Child Psychiatrist Calls for "Exercise Ratings" on Games
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Unfortunately, most people outside the games industry (and a lot of people in it) don't realize that.V8 Ninja said:
Sedentary: Games played by pushing buttons while seated. No increase in heart rate, no increase in metabolic rate. Comparable to reading or watching television.
Now thats just ignorant, I've played plenty of normal games that got my heart rate going. Playing LoL gets my heart going ever time I pool miliseconds before getting grabbed by blitz or amumu or hitting zhonya's with 20 health left as my team wipes out the remaining enemy champs. and L4D had my heart going every time we were 2 men down on the finale.
Now thats just ignorant, I've played plenty of normal games that got my heart rate going. Playing LoL gets my heart going ever time I pool miliseconds before getting grabbed by blitz or amumu or hitting zhonya's with 20 health left as my team wipes out the remaining enemy champs. and L4D had my heart going every time we were 2 men down on the finale.
they do it it'll just be avoided even more so it would be like M for mature and S for sedentary I would like to see a company make an M rated game that requires as much moving as wii fit...on second thought never mind it'll suck
Rated X for eXtreme. Requires players to use those Wii controls.
Calumon: Have in big words at the top, "Warning, if you are fat, or lazy, avoid this game unless you want change."
Calumon: Have in big words at the top, "Warning, if you are fat, or lazy, avoid this game unless you want change."
This is actually a pretty reasonable idea. I'd rather have the game industry regulate itself in both content and physical activity if it lead to more anti-gaming critics seeing games as beneficial.
As long as the government has no say in what we play, it's fine by me.
As long as the government has no say in what we play, it's fine by me.
I think that it has apparently reached ever increasing levels of desperation, we need one and only one more rating:
Rated G, For Go!!!!
[sub]But really for Get your head out of your ^%&!!![/sub]
Go to the bathroom mirror, go slap yourself, and go be a parent. Go buy some food that is not composed of chemicals and lard and packed in a Happy Meal. Go tell your kids to go get some fresh air, go play in the park, go imagine something. Heck, go find a tree and pretend it's freaking Narnia; you're a child GO!!!
While I think active games in an appropriate and safe enough environment could be helpful, there are too many other problems that would be more practical to address because all of the arm flailing in the world can't save someone from health issues if they are eating processed food and otherwise not be encouraged to be active outside of motion controlled games, for example.
Rated G, For Go!!!!
[sub]But really for Get your head out of your ^%&!!![/sub]
Go to the bathroom mirror, go slap yourself, and go be a parent. Go buy some food that is not composed of chemicals and lard and packed in a Happy Meal. Go tell your kids to go get some fresh air, go play in the park, go imagine something. Heck, go find a tree and pretend it's freaking Narnia; you're a child GO!!!
While I think active games in an appropriate and safe enough environment could be helpful, there are too many other problems that would be more practical to address because all of the arm flailing in the world can't save someone from health issues if they are eating processed food and otherwise not be encouraged to be active outside of motion controlled games, for example.
I have an idea.
GO OUTSIDE.
What the hell happened? Is there some sort of virus that causes people to die if they step outside for exercise? You don't need a personal gym, you don't need a fucking wii to get off your ass. We have legs, use them. We have arms use them. Take a run, go swimming, ride a bike etc.
Games should be games, not exercising machines for lazy parents who don't do anything for the wellbeing of their kids. This is getting fucking stupid.
GO OUTSIDE.
What the hell happened? Is there some sort of virus that causes people to die if they step outside for exercise? You don't need a personal gym, you don't need a fucking wii to get off your ass. We have legs, use them. We have arms use them. Take a run, go swimming, ride a bike etc.
Games should be games, not exercising machines for lazy parents who don't do anything for the wellbeing of their kids. This is getting fucking stupid.
No, you are spot on. Thanks to news being nothing but death and destruction, parents seem to forget what they did when they were kids. It is almost like we are being brainwashed that everything is going to kill us, and we must be extremely over-protective and isolate our kids.Irridium said:
I saw parents walking their kids with a fucking leash. A LEASH! What the hell happened?
It's so adorable when people who don't understand video games try and regulate them
I saw that today. If you need to put a leash on your kid, you don't deserve one.The Lost Big Boss said:
Logic? In this day and age? My good man, you are clearly insane!Mr.Pandah said:
On topic: If parents want little Timmy to get skinny again, why not buy him a bike or take him to the park? Yes, a bike may be more expensive than a videogame, but in the long run it'll be cheaper and better for the kid. At worst, they get slightly more vitamin D. at best they'll stay healthy.
Breaking News:The Lost Big Boss said:
Recent studies show that whenever your kids step outside your house, they have a 2.56% chance of being looked at by someone who may or may not have met a potential sexual predator in a previous life!
Better stay home and play some videogames today kiddies.