The Family That Games Together Online

GamerDad has a piece talking about families gaming together online. The article profiles some gamer families. Brian Reynolds, CEO of Big Huge Games, is cited as an example; He games together with his sons. The article also touches on the more serious issues of addiction and quality time. From the article: "Another hidden benefit to online games is that families spread over several states can keep in touch and play online together. Thompson agrees, 'I never foresaw how important the games online would become, but I did actually get a line added into my divorce decree that guaranteed me three days a week that I could get on the computer with my kids, via web cam. So I could communicate and see them. At the time, I wasn't a huge MMORPG player, so I didn't envision the role it would play.'"

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I play StarCraft with my 4 year old.

[LionKimbro]

Her favorite configuration is Protoss (her) & Protoss (me) vs. Zerg (computer.)

I wrote about how she used to play the Terrans on my blog a while back.

If I'm lost in online stuff, I hear: "C'mon daddy, it's time to play StarCraft."

You don't travel much, do you?

[BitterAndDrunk]

As much as I hate to admit it, children are a public good. They should be supported by taxes.

One flight in an airplane w/a squalling infant who takes a dump 3 minutes into takeoff will have you reading Swift's Modest Proposal as a How-To guide.