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With all the negative press and attention that video gaming gets, I do my best to cover the positive aspects of our occupation. Though I may not always catch these events at the right times, I do try to make them known when I find them.

One such example lies in this Newsweek article, which highlights the shared lessons that gaming taught a father and son. It can be read here.

Speaking from personal experience, even though it was my mother who allowed me to buy my first Nintendo, and subsequently, my Super Nintendo, it was my father in both instances that made me treasure the interactions that I had with him while playing. I still remember playing Super Mario Bros. 2 for the original Nintendo at his house, staying up very late in the process and probably making him wonder why I was not asleep.

Speaking of fathers, I wish a happy father’s day to everyone, I miss my father, but I know that he is in a better place.

Moving on to other news, I had always wondered what John McCain’s stance was on video game violence. Yahoo.com has an article here that effectively summarizes the positions of key presidential candidates at the time. Of course, some of those individuals are not with us anymore.

McCain’s mention in that article was limited, so one individual attempted to set the record straight. Gamepolitics has the report of that blogger’s attempt here, and from what it appears, he appears to sound a fair tune, though he did compare games to child pornography, which is odd.

Maybe if he wanted some positive reinforcement about the world of games, he should read this piece, which highlights an individual who has allowed a game’s second life to give him a new lease on his.