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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1205414" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think a balance can be struck, but like everyone else is saying.. the game package doesn't always really indicate the content of the game, and they all have the disclaimer than online content may differ.</p><p>I play games once in a while on PC.. I quite enjoyed Quake and Unreal (shoot-em-up's), and Civilization 4 (empire building).. I go months and sometimes years without playing them, and they I get into them for a while until I get bored of them again. I also still enjoy wrenching on something in the shop, designing something in Autocad, training and taming my cattle, or going for a ride in the mountains on the dirt bike. </p><p>I honestly don't believe there's such a thing as an "educational game".. or at least not any that actually are any good.. A kid that wants to learn to read is going to do that.. they don't need to know the alphabet at 4 years old.. they need to let their mind wander and imagine things.. Perhaps when they're in their teens and are getting bored with school, you can find some computer-related program that will be entertaining, and a job skill in the future.. say a 3D drawing program, photoshop, autocad, web page design, music remixing, and programming languages to name a few things.. Many kids just seem to want to be in front of a computer screen. They won't mind giving up *useless* games as much if they can still do something else that is fun.</p><p></p><p>Again, this is from a guy with no kids!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1205414, member: 9096"] I think a balance can be struck, but like everyone else is saying.. the game package doesn't always really indicate the content of the game, and they all have the disclaimer than online content may differ. I play games once in a while on PC.. I quite enjoyed Quake and Unreal (shoot-em-up's), and Civilization 4 (empire building).. I go months and sometimes years without playing them, and they I get into them for a while until I get bored of them again. I also still enjoy wrenching on something in the shop, designing something in Autocad, training and taming my cattle, or going for a ride in the mountains on the dirt bike. I honestly don't believe there's such a thing as an "educational game".. or at least not any that actually are any good.. A kid that wants to learn to read is going to do that.. they don't need to know the alphabet at 4 years old.. they need to let their mind wander and imagine things.. Perhaps when they're in their teens and are getting bored with school, you can find some computer-related program that will be entertaining, and a job skill in the future.. say a 3D drawing program, photoshop, autocad, web page design, music remixing, and programming languages to name a few things.. Many kids just seem to want to be in front of a computer screen. They won't mind giving up *useless* games as much if they can still do something else that is fun. Again, this is from a guy with no kids! [/QUOTE]
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