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Game People is a UK based video game review website whose style, which could be categorised as New Games Journalism, is centered on video game coverage that focuses as much on the people playing the games as the games themselves. Each writer has his or her own niche perspective, and Game People states its aim to be "social, mini, and friendly"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Game People )〕 rather than Mass Media. The site was largely unreferenced for the first few years of its existence. Paul Govan's family gaming coverage was then picked up by Wired's GeekDad blog in 2008, and later for Game Pro's Family blog〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gamepro.com Family Blogfaction )〕 in 2009. But it wasn't until "Game People" launched Rebecca Mayes' video game review songs - a departure from the traditional review structure obviously inspired by Ben Croshaw's Zero Punctuation - that the site truly began to garner broader attention. The popularity of Mayes' musically-slanted reviews led to them being featured in online magazine the Escapist〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rebecca Mayes Song Game Reviews )〕 and more notably on Charlie Brooker's BBC TV Gameswipe〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Thair's blog about Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe )〕 show. This attention enabled the site to broaden its reach and range of coverage. Game People's reviewers (artisan as they call them) have since written close to 1000 articles〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nintendo 3DS Review )〕 covering a range of perspectives: Considered, Domestic, Dressup, Eclectic, Family, Fitness, Frugal, Intimate, Multiplayer, Perpetual, Race, Returning, Scared, Soulful, Sports, Story, Soundtrack, Teaching Teen, Touch, and Tech. This is most clearly observed in coverage of bigger games such as Fable II, where the site offered some 9 different reviews. During 2010 the site was referenced more regularly by the mainstream media. Early coverage of left-field games like Deadly Premonition were picked up by The Independent. The more wide ranging opinions on gaming have also features on BBC Radio 4.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC Radio 4 Appearance )〕 As well as writing, the reviewers also use more unusual media. This has involved from the simple use of Rebecca Mayes' songs to origami, photography, animation〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animated Game Reviews )〕 and even teletext to communicate contributor's impressions concerning games and gaming. Game People writers have been featured on BBC TV,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe )〕 The Times,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gaming for Glory at Greenbelt ) 〕 Greenbelt Cheltenham Arts Festivals〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Video Games as Dark Stories in Safe Spaces )〕 and mainstream print like ''Official PlayStation Magazine''. Some writers also contribute to Wired, IGN and Game Pro. They also provide a weekly Game People Calling column for The Escapist. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Game People」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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