Actually, my sighted children now 12 and 13 used to happily sit and play Snakes and Ladders and Jim Kitches Monopoly with me and they did have a Game Cube they were playing. My youngest was stil a baby at that time but I know he would do the same. They never complained at all and there are probably some others that I can't think of right now. I do know that my 8 year old nephew wouldn't last 5 minutes however. He plays games on his Galaxy S5, his tablet, and PS2 and he has always had the most recent games and technology. I am sure most of my sighted fam and friends would agree with him but I bet if they found themselves in my position they'd sing a different tune! In fact, honestly I wish god would give everyone a weekend of total blindness so they could experience life as a blind person doing as much as possible in that time to get a true glimpse inot my world! Thomas, haha! I cracked up and I was wondering what all those strange terms were. Ishan, what does champion mean in your country?
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].
