Video Gamers Try to Break Slacker Image

By WILL GRAVES, Associated Press Writer, Technology / Other

Abe Bisson of Hamilton, Ohio, performs on the "Guitar Hero II" stage at the World Series of Video Games in Louisville, Ky., Friday, June 22, 2007. World Series of Video Games commissioner Matt Ringel said he's been blown away by the response to the format of "Guitar Hero II" and expects to incorporate more active "lifestyle" games like it in the future. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

(AP) -- Matt Ringel knows there's a certain image that comes to mind when you start talking about hardcore video gamers: think teenage boys with messy hair and dark circles under their eyes from staying up all night, their eyes glued to a screen and their fingers frantically flitting about a keyboard or a controller.

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