Hi Dark, That's possible I suppose. I'm not sure what it is myself but whatever is responsible there does seem to be a narrow minded focus by some gamers to exclude everything and anything that isn't the latest and greatest console games which is sad.
On 10/21/14, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > while your probably correct on less than perfect parenting, at the same time > > I don't really see this as a shift in games. > > After all it's been a common thing ever sinse the first tv, and there were > certainly plenty of parents in the 80's and 90's who saw their games > consoles as an excuse for child minding. Remember, Roald Dahl included the > character Mike Tv in Charley and the Chocolate factory to lampoon that sort > > of behaviour, and that was a book published in the late 60's before anyone > had ever considdered computer games as entertainment. > > I don't personally think parents expecting kids to go off and amuse > themselves with something electronic is particularly new, or that the narrow > > minded experience is that much of a change. The only major difference is the > > far greater availability of games and the way some companies not only churn > > them out somewhat indiscriminately, but also that often they include > mechanics that are inherently meant to addict the player to repetitive > actions rather than providing an actual challenge that could be stimulating > > to the brain. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
