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Margaret Hodge, the Minister of State for Culture, Media & Sport has been invited to give a speech at this year's Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association AGM.
This is something we should keep an eye on... the government is starting to take notice of the impact of gaming, especially on children. Nothing good ever comes of government sticking it's nose into anything. Read more for the link and some excerpts.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91221-1287373,00.html
A choice quote:
"We are thrilled that Margaret Hodge will be attending this year's ELSPA AGM," said Paul Jackson, Director General of ELSPA. "Her attendance lends further weight to the opinion that the government is continuing to recognise the huge cultural and financial impact video and computer games enjoy."
The forum will also address the burning issue of the rise of negative publicity in the games industry over the last year.
(Several political and social studies on societal breakdown and violence have cited computer games as having a potentially negative influence on young gamers such as addiction, obesity, truancy and crime.)
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Tuesday, 09 October 2007, 00:46
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another useless fact i know