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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 1686975" data-attributes="member: 8447">I dunno.&nbsp; Maybe I'm in a minority (...I usually am...), but I don't really feel there is a great need for a group like GAMA.&nbsp; Such groups tend to feel pretty artificial and also tend to reinforce the games that are already selling well, rather than inspiring innovation.I feel very little &quot;draw&quot; to such organizations.&nbsp; When I swim with my friend, we all just swim; the highest organization we belong to or are interested in is the local pool, where if you pay a very nominal fee you can swim during &quot;off&quot; times, thus being able to actually do laps rather than bob up and down in place.&nbsp; When I read, I feel no need to belong to a book club, a reading circle or a group that promotes reading in America.&nbsp; When I play a video game, I feel no draw to go to E-cubed, to be part of a larger network promoting computer games, and suchlike.&nbsp; When I game, I feel no real draw to conventions, to GAMA-sponsored events, or even in getting a newsletter from a higher organization -- I just want to game, to make sure that my particular group is happy.&nbsp; In the end, I suppose I am just not a joiner.As for &quot;promoting&quot; gaming, well, I do it on a small, local, one-on-one basis.&nbsp; Is there a real need for GAMA (or other such organizations)?&nbsp; If so, what is it's real function?&nbsp; Does it truly do much for gaming in general?&nbsp; Does it do much in the way of advertising outside of the very few gaming journals?&nbsp; In other words, is it only preaching to the choir and, if so, does it have any real point to promoting gaming?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 1686975, member: 8447"] I dunno. Maybe I'm in a minority (...I usually am...), but I don't really feel there is a great need for a group like GAMA. Such groups tend to feel pretty artificial and also tend to reinforce the games that are already selling well, rather than inspiring innovation. I feel very little "draw" to such organizations. When I swim with my friend, we all just swim; the highest organization we belong to or are interested in is the local pool, where if you pay a very nominal fee you can swim during "off" times, thus being able to actually do laps rather than bob up and down in place. When I read, I feel no need to belong to a book club, a reading circle or a group that promotes reading in America. When I play a video game, I feel no draw to go to E-cubed, to be part of a larger network promoting computer games, and suchlike. When I game, I feel no real draw to conventions, to GAMA-sponsored events, or even in getting a newsletter from a higher organization -- I just want to game, to make sure that my particular group is happy. In the end, I suppose I am just not a joiner. As for "promoting" gaming, well, I do it on a small, local, one-on-one basis. Is there a real need for GAMA (or other such organizations)? If so, what is it's real function? Does it truly do much for gaming in general? Does it do much in the way of advertising outside of the very few gaming journals? In other words, is it only preaching to the choir and, if so, does it have any real point to [I]promoting [/I] gaming? [/QUOTE]

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