Saw this in my neighborhood the other day ... gave me a laugh.

haha - great point.

A broken clock is still correct twice a day.

I believe the Broadcast Journalism degree trumps all other degrees because to earn it, you're required to know absolutely everything, or at least think you do.

I'm a video game developer - primarily working in areas from lighting, visual effects, 3d modeling and shading to writing tools and other software for our different production pipelines. Here's a couple of projects I've been involved in developing with many other talented folks - our dev teams can be quite large. Some are a bit older in terms of what we were able to do graphically on the hardware of that time versus capabilities of today's PC's and game consoles.
Clive Barker's Undying & gameplay
Medal of Honor Allied Assault: Spearhead
Tiberium
GH Metallica
GH6

haha - I remember that from my Amiga 1000 in the mid 80's.

Cool blog, btw :)

I think the number could be skewed, but 18-35 is still the largest demographic for major releases on the current crop of consoles. The hand held/iPhone areas and social gaming apps are opening things up in a big way...

My wife and I play Little Big Planet together a lot - fun problem solving and quite accessible. Cooperative play in LBP is a blast.

This is becoming less true lately as we continue to try to make games as accessible as possible while offering seasoned players a challenge. It's difficult to get right though.

Yep - more studios are taking a serious/authentic look at the subject matter. The Call of Duty series, for example, regularly uses military advisers to make sure they're being true to the tactics involved.

In the interest of full disclosure, I've been developing video games for the last 18 years.

Absolutely true - the median age of people playing video games is 35 (that's our primary market for consoles). I'm still not sure why there seems to be a prevailing opinion that it's for kids - sure, kids play, but with all the outlets that gaming has - especially now on peoples phones and within applications like facebook (Farmville anyone?), I suspect many people out there play one way or the other and just might not realize it.

As for games being brain-dead, I can't disagree more ... they're one of the most interactive entertainment experiences available. Granted you might not be interacting with a person, or with a person who's across the world from you (and that presents its own social issues for some), but it's a really engaging form of entertainment. Whereas TV and films, it's a one-way street - you're being told a story, rather than participating in one.

lol ... yeah - but at least my 7 week old son cries for what he genuinely needs and can't provide for himself ;)

I think this is just a shift in who their 'parents' are now; from their actual parents to the gov't. It still allows them to justify to themselves that they're all deserving of things while taking zero responsibility.

Like a two year old - "I want, I want, I want! Mine Mine Mine!" ... Whhhhhaaaaaa...

You gotta love Friday's ... Seems to me this is also an issue (and getting play in the news) that he killed things that are "cute". Bugs and ugly things that damage your property and invade your home, that's fine - kill 'em. Mice? kill 'em. Rats? kill 'em. Big black eyes, fur and a bushy tail ... "awwww he's just a wittle guy".

Could you imagine the reaction if his property was being damaged by baby seals and he took action into his own hands? Yikes.

Do teachers and administrators have any clue that they are preparing students to go out and have at least some modicum of success, which in turn pays taxes (their salaries) at some later date?

This simple ecosystem/foodchain relationship appears to be completely lost on them, and I thought it was just basic 6th grade science.

Oh, and Layla, we appear to have been neighbors in the past - I was in Fairfax Co. Schools as well (Lake Braddock) - I remember it being good, and we had to work hard. It's sad to see the state of things now.

...with the exception of our parents who are elected, or appointed 'parent-czars' ... err ... "Parenczars"?

Maybe he can profile himself on his "Worst Person" segment when he's back on the air.

I'm reminded of this, which I keep thinking of more and more lately...

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." - C. S. Lewis

(bold added by me)

It's not your responsibility to make sure I'm being 'healthy'.

Right on Diane - the line is certainly getting blurred. I saw two of the same bumper sticker on a car the other day that had "Obama" bracketed by two peace symbols and "Have Faith". Yikes.