Brenda Brathwaite has a great article over at The Escapist that aims to uncover the source of widespread disdain for videogames amongst “non-gamers”

Myth of the Media Myth via The Escapist

A really frustrating aspect of this debate is no matter how reasonable the game advocates seem to be, the debate too often falls prey to the Fox News effect. Ultimately I think the industry is still largely to blame for giving these people far too much ammunition. The increasing costs of game development in the PlayStation era have forced a cheap focus on the core male demographic that will effect the industry for years to come.

We will continue to see comments like ‘There is no redeeming value to be found in gaming’ until we can give more concrete counter examples. Ultimately people need to be given more reasons to actually respect the medium, more examples of that “redeeming value” being represented through Meaningful Play.