Gaming age
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Congratulations on that. My daughter is a little over a year old and despite how difficult it can be at times (and booooy can it) there's still nothing better. Nobody can put it in perspective for you, just one of those things you have to experience first hand. I'm not sure if you're male or female, but if you're male, make every effort to be in the delivery room man. That period of time is the highlight of my entire fucking life.s69-5 said:
Sorry to gush, enjoy yourself.
In my oppinion, a child can start gaming whenever he/she can and wants to. It's more of what they play than when they start playing.
The age certification system doesn't really work as it should. The 3+ and 7+ stuff are ok, but I would let 7 or 8 year olds play a 12+ game if it really had nothing in it. I think shooters like Halo is something you can play at the age of 11 (halo have a 16+ rating here). By shooters like Halo I mean shooters that have no truly realistic content, just dudes in armor shooting eachother with future guns. And around the age of 15 is the time to move to the 18+ games (atleast some of them). I see no reason why Mass Effect or Gears of War (lots of gore but I think its up to a funny extent really) have a 18+ rating. Some games like GTAs an understandable rating, but usually it's just a rushed response to this videogames kill bullshit.
The age certification system doesn't really work as it should. The 3+ and 7+ stuff are ok, but I would let 7 or 8 year olds play a 12+ game if it really had nothing in it. I think shooters like Halo is something you can play at the age of 11 (halo have a 16+ rating here). By shooters like Halo I mean shooters that have no truly realistic content, just dudes in armor shooting eachother with future guns. And around the age of 15 is the time to move to the 18+ games (atleast some of them). I see no reason why Mass Effect or Gears of War (lots of gore but I think its up to a funny extent really) have a 18+ rating. Some games like GTAs an understandable rating, but usually it's just a rushed response to this videogames kill bullshit.
I began playing games around 4-5 years old, and currently am 26 working as a designer/engineer in the games industry (currently with EA). I make great money, have lots of friends, and enjoy what I do.
So don't worry that it might to too soon for gaming. You could, in fact, be providing a future career.
So don't worry that it might to too soon for gaming. You could, in fact, be providing a future career.
I started playing games at the age of 2 (Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Bomberman) and my dad who was in his like 30s/40s used to play them too along with my older sister. Which got me interested in them, they also slightly taught me how to read which explains why by the time I was in year 2/3 I was reading GCSE biology books on atoms and understood it (yes games don't just make little kids retarded it can also make them smart).
My first violent video games were Body Harvest and Hybrid Heaven and I was like 5/6 when I saw my dad playing/and played those games for myself. My parents really didn't have that much content control for me and my sister or my little sister, only things they didn't approve of at that age was sexual content. Other than that I was allowed to play violent video games and surprsingly enough I did not turn into a psycho-hominicidal maniac who rapes people like all thos anti-video gamists seem to believe video games do.
In fact I believe that war and violence should only be used when absolutely necessary. Video games pratically raised me and with a balance of studying and games when I was growing up I was a happy and intelligent pupil. So I think that extremely violent video games at a young age like Gears of War (although that hasn't effected my little sister who saw the stuff at the age of 3 at all), Silent Hill or Bioshock isn't appropriate to young kids. Games like mario, pokemon etc... I would encourage a child to play because it promotes basic problem solving skills and makes them think and also gives a good introduction into video games.
I think a child can start playing at the age when they can understand your commands, but shooters like MW2, TF2 should be saved for like 8/9 then 10 they can start playing stuff like L4D but it is more important to raise them with good values first.
I did turn out liking guns and martial arts but that not the games fault, Dragonball Z and power rangers introduced me to martial arts but I would only use it for self defence and I enjoy light sparring and I want to fire a gun (not to kill anybody just to hit targets). But thats just boys being boys.
My first violent video games were Body Harvest and Hybrid Heaven and I was like 5/6 when I saw my dad playing/and played those games for myself. My parents really didn't have that much content control for me and my sister or my little sister, only things they didn't approve of at that age was sexual content. Other than that I was allowed to play violent video games and surprsingly enough I did not turn into a psycho-hominicidal maniac who rapes people like all thos anti-video gamists seem to believe video games do.
In fact I believe that war and violence should only be used when absolutely necessary. Video games pratically raised me and with a balance of studying and games when I was growing up I was a happy and intelligent pupil. So I think that extremely violent video games at a young age like Gears of War (although that hasn't effected my little sister who saw the stuff at the age of 3 at all), Silent Hill or Bioshock isn't appropriate to young kids. Games like mario, pokemon etc... I would encourage a child to play because it promotes basic problem solving skills and makes them think and also gives a good introduction into video games.
I think a child can start playing at the age when they can understand your commands, but shooters like MW2, TF2 should be saved for like 8/9 then 10 they can start playing stuff like L4D but it is more important to raise them with good values first.
I did turn out liking guns and martial arts but that not the games fault, Dragonball Z and power rangers introduced me to martial arts but I would only use it for self defence and I enjoy light sparring and I want to fire a gun (not to kill anybody just to hit targets). But thats just boys being boys.
I think once they start asking you If they can try the game you're playing. So maybe around 4 or 5, and only then maybe an old school game...
Kids are smarter than most people realize. I'd let them try most any game out. Of course, it would be stupid to not at least check it out first.
With my kids they have to start on the Atari 2600 - Once they top my score on Megamania they can upgrade to the Sega Master System and so on....
Both me and the wife are huge gamers and own nearly every console there is. We both don't feel that video games ruin kids or teach them to go shoot up people.
My wife has joked that we are going to train our first born to run a Disc Priest in WoW so they can keep us healed. 3 man Arena team perhaps?
Both me and the wife are huge gamers and own nearly every console there is. We both don't feel that video games ruin kids or teach them to go shoot up people.
My wife has joked that we are going to train our first born to run a Disc Priest in WoW so they can keep us healed. 3 man Arena team perhaps?
I would think it's more about what games you give them, Rather then just "NO GAMEING UNTILL 13, SON!" I mean, I think it's fine to game from whatever age, Depending on the game, It's fine to play "rainbowkiddygame" at whatever age, But think about how mature the kid is before you give him "scary horror game", It's all up to the parents, Really, If you think your kid is old enough to play GTA 3, Then go ahead.