Current Events > Gay gamer becomes Colorado's new Governor

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Gaming is good, Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado, says. It involves critical thinking skills. It involves tactical skills and strategic skills. And I absolutely think its helped me navigate Washington tactically. And even if learning the ins and outs of say, Blizzards Overwatch doesnt directly translate into knowing how to make a bill a law, Washingtons gamers say that their shared knowledge has enabled them to make connections with colleagues, reportersand voters.

Polis will be at a town hall in Fort Collins, or maybe a meeting with marijuana advocates, and a constituentusually, but not always, a dude, most often in his 20s or 30swill bring it up. I know you main Maokai! theyll say. Its one of his favorite characters to play in one of his favorite video games, League of Legends, a multiplayer effort in which otherworldly creatures battle using fantastical magic. (Maokai is sort of like a mutant tree, with brambly hands and devastating magical powers.)

Often, they want to play with him. League of Legends is the kind of game you play together, but alone: You may be at home in Colorado, but youre fighting off other teams with players in Korea and Belgium and Japan. So, once hes vetted them a bittalked with them on Reddit for a while, or maybe even met them in personPolis might give them his handle. (I made the faux pas of asking if its close to his name, but he told me that a handle like that would be considered tacky.) I think people in my district get kind of excited, Polis, whos 42, says. I played against my congressman!

favorite video games, League of Legends

TwinStars posted...

favorite video games, League of Legends

lol

People that play LoL aren't gamers

think of the children what would they they do knowing a gamer was elected?