I feel compelled to comment on this...'sad to see a young life deteriorate into eating, pot-smoking and gaming'
I am a father of two boys. My oldest is 2 1/2 and he plays close to the 'average' 45 minutes a day believe it or not. I fully intend to guide him into life with a full understanding of what right and wrong is. I play games and enjoy them...and my kids will know the difference between a computer game and real life people.
Is it possible that we must raise the next generation to understand the difference between reality and fantasy? The answer is obvious...however, I refuse to show my son the nightly news and explain how people kill each other over religion or other 'worthy' causes, etc.
Lets all take some responsibility for our actions and realize that your pot-smoking friend had other problems besides just playing games. My children are loved and that goes a long way towards nurturing the "creative thinkers of tomorrow".
Books are wonderful...but games provide an interactive experience that cannot be garnered from a piece of paper.
Katz is not perfect...but this article raises an issue that is sure to be 'on-target' (pardon the pun) for years to come.
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I feel compelled to comment on this...'sad to see a young life deteriorate into eating, pot-smoking and gaming' I am a father of two boys. My oldest is 2 1/2 and he plays close to the 'average' 45 minutes a day believe it or not. I fully intend to guide him into life with a full understanding of what right and wrong is. I play games and enjoy them...and my kids will know the difference between a computer game and real life people. Is it possible that we must raise the next generation to understand the difference between reality and fantasy? The answer is obvious...however, I refuse to show my son the nightly news and explain how people kill each other over religion or other 'worthy' causes, etc. Lets all take some responsibility for our actions and realize that your pot-smoking friend had other problems besides just playing games. My children are loved and that goes a long way towards nurturing the "creative thinkers of tomorrow". Books are wonderful...but games provide an interactive experience that cannot be garnered from a piece of paper. Katz is not perfect...but this article raises an issue that is sure to be 'on-target' (pardon the pun) for years to come.