> > Jon Mann wrote: > > For me time is too precious to waste playing video > games. I canceled my cable and minimized my time on Facebook > because they were cutting into my reading time.
> For me, video games, especially played with my son, are > more valuable/enjoyable than most other forms of > entertainment, perhaps more so because they involve thinking > and engagement, rather than merely receiving them. The $60 > or so that I spent on Fallout 3 bought me roughly 300 hours > of entertainment, much of it with my son at my side, > laughing along with me as various denizens of the > post-apocalypse got the better of me. Seems like a pretty > good deal. > Yes, I know that "superior" people are supposed by other > "superior" people to be above enjoying video games, but I > guess I'm just not that "superior". > Dave > I really don't do video games much anymore because it's not > something my > wife enjoys; it's just the two of us, and we are on a > lake. So, there are a > few shows that I watch on TV as a means of sharing company > in the evening, > with a book in my lap, while she works on her take home work > from church > (I'm doing most of the housework because I only work 40-50 > hours a week at > my paid job). > But, she agreed to go sailing with me if I got a sailboat > she can get on, > she has artificial knees and can't go down far from the > dock, crawl on her > knees, etc. So, I just ordered a 16 foot cat that can > be sailed with 1-6 > people. > I think what is superior is that when we are crazy busy, and > have little > free time is to not spend it alone....particularly if we > work alone (as I do > most of the time). So, my feeling is that the sharing > with your son is > integral to the value of the fun. > As I see 60 just over the horizon, I don't want 20 more > years to slip away > without spending as much time as I can with those I > love. So, video games > would not be a good option for me, but sounds like a great > one for you. A > classic YMMV, IMHO. :-) > Dan M. Whew, thanks for that, Dan; sorry if I came off as if I was superior because reading is a priority for me, Dave. I saw my 9 year old son, this fathers' day. He wasn't interested in the soccer or volley balls I got him and just wanted to play DS Mario, so I spent most of my visitation giving my thumbs a workout. Maybe I would enjoy it more if we played Fallout, but his helicopter mother would never allow it. What I really would like to see is my son reading the juvenile Heinlein books I tried to interest him him but he says reading is boring. He prefers to spend his time watching cartoons and playing video games. When I was his age, I played baseball until it was too dark to see. Jon _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
