Comments on: Does A Surge In Web Time Mean Game Over For Traditional Play? http://www.ypulse.com/does-a-surge-in-web-time-mean-game-over-for-traditional-play Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://www.ypulse.com/does-a-surge-in-web-time-mean-game-over-for-traditional-play/comment-page-1#comment-5662 Melissa Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:54:24 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9997#comment-5662 I am glad to see that dancingcrane has a child who still invests time in old fashioned gaming and non-computerized social interaction. When my daughter was 3-years-old, I stuck her in front of a computer and marveled how she could play a computer game and manuever the mouse much better than my 50-something mother. And I encouraged it. But she also begged for game night. 'Life' was a favorite for her,and we would play for hours. When she was about 10, we designated (at her request) a Sunday-night game night with a board game. We also invested in Nintendo and Playstation and Wii, but they didn't become substitutes for board games. Video/online gaming was something she could do when she was by herself to occupy a sense of boredom. I wonder though what the parameters are that kids today are glued to the Web more. Is it because of how they've learned to dole out their time? Is it because they aren't free to roam their neighborhoods and play like generations before them? Is it because it's easier for parents to sit them in front of a console or computer to engage and entertain them? Or is it just technology itself and the enticement it provides? And what happens to them when it comes time to leave that behind and become productive adults? Have they developed the skill sets they need, like social interaction, to compete? I am glad to see that dancingcrane has a child who still invests time in old fashioned gaming and non-computerized social interaction.

When my daughter was 3-years-old, I stuck her in front of a computer and marveled how she could play a computer game and manuever the mouse much better than my 50-something mother. And I encouraged it.

But she also begged for game night. ‘Life’ was a favorite for her,and we would play for hours. When she was about 10, we designated (at her request) a Sunday-night game night with a board game. We also invested in Nintendo and Playstation and Wii, but they didn’t become substitutes for board games. Video/online gaming was something she could do when she was by herself to occupy a sense of boredom.

I wonder though what the parameters are that kids today are glued to the Web more. Is it because of how they’ve learned to dole out their time? Is it because they aren’t free to roam their neighborhoods and play like generations before them? Is it because it’s easier for parents to sit them in front of a console or computer to engage and entertain them? Or is it just technology itself and the enticement it provides? And what happens to them when it comes time to leave that behind and become productive adults? Have they developed the skill sets they need, like social interaction, to compete?

]]> By: dancingcrane http://www.ypulse.com/does-a-surge-in-web-time-mean-game-over-for-traditional-play/comment-page-1#comment-5581 dancingcrane Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:49:39 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9997#comment-5581 My 14 yr old son is a major gamer, console, handheld and computer. Yet what does he and his best gamer bud want to do when there are more than three people around? Board games! When we have a party, somebody might bring SSB Brawl or Guitar Hero for a few rounds, but the highlight of the night will always be 'Order of the Stick', 'Curses', 'Apples to Apples' or the like. And my 9 yr old twins, also gamers, love chess. There's something about playing WITH someone else face to face, that playing with faces glued to a screen will never match. My 14 yr old son is a major gamer, console, handheld and computer. Yet what does he and his best gamer bud want to do when there are more than three people around? Board games! When we have a party, somebody might bring SSB Brawl or Guitar Hero for a few rounds, but the highlight of the night will always be ‘Order of the Stick’, ‘Curses’, ‘Apples to Apples’ or the like. And my 9 yr old twins, also gamers, love chess.

There’s something about playing WITH someone else face to face, that playing with faces glued to a screen will never match.

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