LA Times - Geek Fun Isn't Frivolous

The LA Times Opinion Section ran an article by Raph Koster. He is the chief creative officer of Sony Online Entertainment.

"It all rests on our learning to take games seriously. If we continue to consign them to the ghetto of frivolous playthings meant for children (fail to update our mental models, as it were), then we'll continue to see unreasoned fear in the headlines. If we, on the other hand, learn to see games as important, we'll open doors for both the medium and for society in general.

When you see the media blitz accompanying E3 this week, try to keep that in mind. It'll seem crude and loud and desperate for attention. But this is a medium in its infancy, just realizing its potential, and most babies tend to make a fuss. When games grow up, they'll help save the world."

I don't know about saving the world ... but, they're sure to change education as we knew it!

I'll be there this week, at the Education Arcade and the E3 Expo ... and it is sure to be exciting .... in a geeky kinda way.

Thanks to Kathy Dawson for the article link.