tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135882972024-10-05T05:14:49.008+02:00Simple tips and information on how video games can be good for you, your kids and your whole family, from a parent just like you.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169028075185658665noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588297.post-10574699373839740952007-11-02T14:03:00.001+02:002007-11-02T14:04:47.868+02:00

Super paper mario is a great example of why Wii is the best console for families today. The game is beautifully attractive for kids (this is not the HD images for the teens shooters). The control is very intuitive, the jumps can easily be performed by 4 year kids. The adventure can be played together, as you can be the partner who talk, think and discover together the way to find more and more "

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Succeeding in the first trial is fun,failing and quiting is bad,but failing and then succeeding after several trials is the most fun.The more you can give your kids the positive experience of "I did it!", after the feeling "I can never do it...", only because he kept on trying and got better and better until he really did it, the more confident he or she will become for future problems. The kids

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I read recently an interesting book; "The Kids Are Alright: How the Gamer Generation Is Changing the Workplace", published by Harvard Business School:"Think video games are kids' stuff? Think again. According to authors John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade, all those hours immersed in game culture have created masses of employees with unique attributes. This new generation that's 90 million strong has

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Games are mirror of lifeKids are learning all the time. They are learning to handle and master the complexity of the world. They learn to roll, crawl, walk and then run. They learn to cry, make sounds, say words, compose sentences and then read and write. It always starts with the basic, and if they can't master these basics they have troubles in moving to the next level. It is important to have

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The second tip that can boost your mutual enjoyment from video games is the usage of cheats or game guides.It is almost impossible to finish every game without some external help. Even if you are a veteran of many games, you are going to get stuck, somewhere in any game, and it will happen more frequently if you are a new comer to this world. You and your kids will find you wandering around a

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You don't like watching your kids play alone their "stupid" video games?Why not play with them?Whenever your kid is about to start a new game (that you bought him or he got from a friend), this is your chance to step in. After they master the game they will need you less and you will not be able to contribute anything to them.Video games are best solved and played when played as a group. Even if

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Many people are talking about the war between the "next-generation" console between XBox-360 (Microsoft), PlayStation 3 (Sony) and Wii (Nintendo). I won't hide my bias toward my favorite candidate: Wii. I'm sure that for most people, including most of your family members, playing with the Wii will be fun, while I can't guarantee the same family fun with any of the others.Your kids, if they are

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Sensitive-Kid: Wow, I did it. Dad, look how I killed that beast. Anti-Guy: What’s that? That’s horrible so much violence and blood everywhere. I don’t want you to play such a violent game. Calming-Wife: Dear, there is so much violence in the movies, on TV, in the books. Beside, this is just a game. A.G.: In the game the kid feels that he is doing the actual killing, the next step is to do it

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Anti-Guy: If I hear that music piece one more time I’ll break the machine! Calming-Wife: Another bad day at the office, dear? Anti-Guy: What does that has to do with that horrible music? Calming-Wife: You always pick on the video games when you have a bad day. Anti-Guy: No, I’m not, I’m picking on the games all the time, but that is beside the point. I’ve been hearing the same annoying song

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Every game, not just video games, involves some level of emotion in it. The right amount of the emotion determines the enjoyment of the kid from the game. When the level of emotion in the game is too low, the kid is likely to quit playing. You can easily see that in too long cut scenes that you have in many of the games. On the other hand if the level of emotion is too high your kid might break

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When entering a new territory, the first things to take care of are security issues. The rumors and the stories that you heard about the new world of electronic games are mostly exaggerated. There are no 20 feet monsters or fire blowing dragons. But still too many people had visited it for short time and return with terrible stories. To help you get over the dangerous shores of this fascinating

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This question is the easiest to answer but the hardest to solve."Many kids, on a minute-to-minute basis, are told what to do, what to wear, what activities they can or can't do," says Warren Buckleitner, editor of Children's Software Revue. “When they get their hands on a mouse or a game controller, they can do things that they may not be able to do in the real word”, he notes. “Such as race cars

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Would you like to hear your kid say “Mom, can I read my book for few more minutes?”, “Dad, can I keep on making my homework?”, “Granny, can I play the piano for a while”, “Grandfather, I want to play chess with you?” I guess that there are parents that enjoy the privilege of hearing these sentences, but for the common parent like me and you, it is not like that, at least not as often as we would

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Tech-Kid: Dad, Mom, I think you should read this book! Anti-Guy: I don’t need a book about your annoying video games! Calming-Wife: Don’t talk like that to him, he is your son. Try to listen, please? Tech-Kid: Really, this book can help you understand that video games are not just noise and violence, but also great educational and family-bonding tools. Sensitive-Kid: Mom and dad, you

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