Child's Play is up and running again this year. Over at Penny Arcade it says they're at around $100k at the moment, which is great. If I lived at all close to the Seattle area, I think I'd try and go to the formal dinner they're having again this year. The menu certainly looks pretty amazing. It's always good to see positive press for gamers. Too often gaming makes the news for violence and the "what is it doing to our kids" storyline. The real truth is that gamers are people and just like there are all kinds of people, there are all kinds of gamers. And we support charities just like others.
One of my favorite gaming sites used to be The GIA. They're gone now, so no link for you, but you can find some of the staffers running around some of the bigger sites now. They had a letters column that was my daily highlight. I even contributed a letter or two while it was running. One of the topics that I did chime in on was where you saw yourself in 20 years or so. Gaming is starting to be mainstream enough that it can be a worthwhile family activity. Just about any game on the Gamecube makes for a better family activity than what passes for prime time "entertainment". MarioKart and Warioware are certainly more enjoyable activities than some of the values that get paraded around on TV. But it doesn't even have to be videogames. We've been playing Don't Break the Ice and Gobblet as well. Time spent together is worth quite a lot.
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