I recently read an internet article about teens/kids and video games.
As we all know the gaming phenomenon has completely blown up from the
days of Pong, Pac-Man, and Galaga – which still to this day happens to be
my all time favorite.
Now, I have to admit that I enjoy connecting with a few of my buddies to play, or attempt to play Black Ops, and MOD3. Not real sure if I can say that I have earned the title of “Gammer” as of yet. I have stepped it up a bit due to the gift of some Turtle Beach headphones for Christmas. The jury is still out to see just how well it helps my game, I guess if anything I will hear myself about to be shot more clearly.
But, back to the article.
With lager and larger numbers of teens and kids playing first person
shooter games, whether at an appropriate age or not, how can parents
help teach their kids the reality of what is happening on the screen
in front of them? In this article, a parent was referenced as saying
what his son had to do in order to be able to play. His son had to
read a book and learn about the actual war being depicted in the game
and play the game based on the rules of the Geneva Convention.
My question here is this; too much or on target?
No pun intended.
