The ECA

Greetings all. I just wanted to point out a new organization (it was created last year) that is a great example of politics in new media. The Entertainment Consumers Association is a non-profit organization "established to serve the needs of those who play computer and video games." The main way that they do this is by trashing the stereotype of apathetic, apolitical gamers - the members of the ECA fight hard to keep other gamers abreast of political issues related to gaming and to combat any legislation that infringes on gamers' rights. ECA also provides ways for gamers to connect and socialize - again breaking stereotypes. The ECA also runs a website called Game Politics which offers reports on all the latest news items which involve gaming and politics. Game Politics is one of my favorite news sites as a game developer - check it out.