Playstation Lures Kids Into Libraries

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an ICWales article reporting the latest consoles are being used to attract children into libraries, apparently "..to dispel their image as scary, boring places." This measure, being tried in some libraries in Wales, may "..make the youngsters recognize that libraries are places for enjoyment, leisure and information", according to a local librarian. However, Welsh politician Valdo Funning was more dismissive, saying: "I was brought up with Treasure Island and Wordsworth and all the great poets, and it gave me a love of those which I still have today at 67. Literature gives you a lifetime of pleasure. I wouldn't have that if I had been playing on a PlayStation."

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[M3wThr33]

Picking a Playstation is a bad idea. There's not enough AAA all-ages titles(No ESRB in Europe). But we can't forget that Europe has some Playstation feitsh equivalent to our "Nintendo" as the generic term. Nintendo hates Europe so they've never really pitched in over that area, since the price-fixing argument and everything.

Anyways, BACK TO DEMOGRAPHICS, they should really reconsider their choice, since the Cube has Animal Crossing, Pikin, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Party 4 and nearly every other good wholesome game devoid of violence, blood, cuss words(THPS), and sex appeal.(I play games with that, but there's no place for it in a library)

If I was a parent, I'd rather see my kid playing Pikmin than DOA:X.

Of course, the first thing after buying the console would be getting the FreeLoader, GB Player and 4 Wavebirds. THEN you'd get kids into the library.

He might read peotry but any good at Tekken?

[DrSkwid]

'cos my lad does both

Do *anything* in this country and the local paper can find some fart to say what a bad idea it is.

I would warrant that this guy hasn't ever enthused his love of literature to young people and encouraged a single one of them to read a single book. I would go as far to speculate that he probably has never even had a conversation with someone under twenty that wasn't in his own family.

Plenty of people here hate kids, even if they don't couch it in those terms.

As soon as someone actually tries to do _something_
the nay sayers come out of the woodwork and tell you what a crap idea it is.

And then they wonder why their cars are on fire.

Same goes for games as for literature?

[KeyserDK]

I was brought up with Day of a Tentacle and Sid Meier and all the great game designers, and it gave me a love of those which I still have today at 21. Games gives you a lifetime of pleasure. I wouldn't have that if I had been reading litterature"

I do enjoy both litterature and gaming. Ofcourse there a crappy games just as there is crappy litterature. But litterature like Day of a Tentacle is something you never forget.

Arrogant Old Fart

[nathanh]

However, Welsh politician Valdo Funning was more dismissive, saying: "I was brought up with Treasure Island and Wordsworth and all the great poets, and it gave me a love of those which I still have today at 67. Literature gives you a lifetime of pleasure. I wouldn't have that if I had been playing on a PlayStation."

I grew up with Treasure Island and Lewis Carroll and I loved them. I also grew up with console games and I loved those too. But this dickhead would have you believe that games are inferior. It's the worst form of arrogance; the idea that because he doesn't like it, it mustn't be any good.

Games are just like books, comics, movies, poetry and any form of entertainment. The great works can influence you for a lifetime.

Re:Arrogant Old Fart

[tsa]

But this dickhead would have you believe that games are inferior.

When he was 13 there weren't any computers around so he probably doesn't even know what he's talking about.