March Game Advocacy Roundup

[Mike "Talien" Tresca]

It's been an interesting month for kids in gaming, ranging from the Boy Scouts launching a new badge to the Girl Scouts beating them to it by several years.  Anita Sarkeesian launched her first installment from her controversial Kickstarter examining women's roles in video games, and a 9-year-old (helped by her mom) launched a provocative Kickstarter to help her go to "RPG developer camp." The game industry seems to be doing better and the press is finally starting to realize that video games can have health and social benefits.

• Girls benefit when parents co-play video games http://www.examiner.com/article/girls-benefit-when-parents-co-play-video-games
  
• 9-year-old RPG-developer launches Kickstarter (Photos) http://www.examiner.com/article/9-year-old-rpg-developer-launches-kickstarter
• The Girl Scouts have game badges too    http://www.examiner.com/list/the-girl-scouts-have-game-badges-too
• Do role-playing games promote teamwork among players?    http://www.examiner.com/article/do-role-playing-games-promote-teamwork-among-players
• Boy Scouts of America introduces Game Design merit badge http://www.examiner.com/article/boy-scouts-of-america-introduces-game-design-merit-badge-at-sxsw
• Health benefits of video games mirror role-playing games http://www.examiner.com/article/health-benefits-of-video-games-mirror-role-playing-games
• 2012 Game Industry Survey: Things are looking up    http://www.examiner.com/article/2012-game-industry-survey-things-are-looking-up
• Anita Sarkeesian releases first Tropes vs. Women in video games http://www.examiner.com/article/anita-sarkeesian-releases-first-tropes-vs-women-video-games-episode