I understand that many people would find it inappropriate for 3 year olds to be playing any FPS, as this would probably instigate violent behavior later in life. However, after a certain age, many children would be affected very little by playing games where the sole objective is to blow everyone else away. Due to this immunity, I believe that allowing these children to play FPS would benefit them greatly in the real world, not just in school. I don't know whether or not frazzled nerves and high blood pressure occur from these games, but I am assuming that these effects are determined by the person playing the games and how often they play the games. However, it has been proven conclusively that people who play FPS on a regular basis have quicker reflexes and better multi-tasking abilities than people who don't play them. These enhanced reflexes and multi-tasking abilities are also instigated by games with large amounts of micro-managing, such as starcraft or warcraft, but the results are not quite as drastic. If there are no unfortunate side effects to playing FPS (such as "frazzled nerves" or raised blood pressure), then I am all for allowing children of a certain age access to them.
Some people may have already touched on this, but it is a truly valid point. This folding LCD technology is incredibly useful for frequent LAN meeting attendees, and although this is not a very large overall product market, I know quite a few of these gamers who would shell out some serious cash just to make it easier for them to move all of their equipment to the meetings. The fact that some people would be willing to pay serious money to have a more easily portable monitor almost outweighs the fact that this is a very small portion of the entire computer community.
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I understand that many people would find it inappropriate for 3 year olds to be playing any FPS, as this would probably instigate violent behavior later in life. However, after a certain age, many children would be affected very little by playing games where the sole objective is to blow everyone else away. Due to this immunity, I believe that allowing these children to play FPS would benefit them greatly in the real world, not just in school. I don't know whether or not frazzled nerves and high blood pressure occur from these games, but I am assuming that these effects are determined by the person playing the games and how often they play the games. However, it has been proven conclusively that people who play FPS on a regular basis have quicker reflexes and better multi-tasking abilities than people who don't play them. These enhanced reflexes and multi-tasking abilities are also instigated by games with large amounts of micro-managing, such as starcraft or warcraft, but the results are not quite as drastic. If there are no unfortunate side effects to playing FPS (such as "frazzled nerves" or raised blood pressure), then I am all for allowing children of a certain age access to them.
Some people may have already touched on this, but it is a truly valid point. This folding LCD technology is incredibly useful for frequent LAN meeting attendees, and although this is not a very large overall product market, I know quite a few of these gamers who would shell out some serious cash just to make it easier for them to move all of their equipment to the meetings. The fact that some people would be willing to pay serious money to have a more easily portable monitor almost outweighs the fact that this is a very small portion of the entire computer community.