The Seattle Times · Aug 5, 2015
Geek culture has gone too far
From left, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Sandler, Josh Gad and Peter Dinklage star in “Pixels,” a film that pits a bunch of dorky losers against real-life video-game characters. (George Kraychyk/AP)Comic books, superhero movies, video games and other forms of popular culture have gotten self-referential to the point of tedium. Prime examples: the movie “Pixels” and the book “Armada.”
Commentary
There was a time when liking video games was seen as some sort of abnormality.
Once, knowing one’s way around a console controller was considered an affliction worthy of being attacked with virgin jokes.