April 19, 2008
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Now here's an interesting book that's been released recently. "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do" by Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson. While I myself haven't read the book, I did watch an interview with the authors about it, and some of the things I got from what it's about is surprising to hear. One particular thing got my attention, in that the book has information that suggests that the kids of today who don't play video games, are now becoming the minority of the youth society. Wow, that's pleasantly shocking to me. Is it time for everybody as a whole to stop treating video games like something that people are suppose to outgrow? The Nintendo Wii in itself has got people of all ages, from little kids to middle age folks, to grandparents playing video games, that we really should stop treating video games as a "kid's hobby." When I first started playing video games with the Atari 2600 in the early 1980s, I wished that this "hobby" of mine would one day be accepted as a valid form of entertainment for all ages, such as TV, music, and movies are. With books such as this being published, and more adults getting into gaming, I may just live to see that day happen.
- watch the interview with the authors of Grand Theft Childhood (video)
Comments (1)
i never really considered it a kid's hobby, but i can see pros and cons to playing video games throughout life =P
- i didn't really play them as a kid so i can't play certain games--racing games, bleh.
- some games don't really require you to know the combos--fighting games for instance. people tend to overthink it and just yell at me for "button smashing" just because i won. i figure out what does what and utilize it dammit! poor sportsmanship!
- being that close to a tv screen that often canNOT be good.
+ hand eye coordination? you can get this from sports too but not everyone's good at sports right?
+ i don't really like playing against other people, i like to beat my own high scores. i think people should be happy with their personal best and realize that they can't be good at everything and it's OKAY!
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