Scottish Hotel Bans Videogames Over the Holidays

[TheBarefootBandit]

I like this idea.
I don't think that a few days without videogames will do any harm.

Exaxtly. But not too many.

 

[ranger19]

I can't decide whether I like the idea or not. Initially I thinking this was ridiculous, but once I heard about the archery, pools, and laster tag, I realized that games wouldn't matter! So it's an interesting position to take, and a good publicity stunt at that.

Yeah...What right do they have to do that? That is REALLY stupid.

You'd prefer videogames to laser quest and archery?

Ironically enough, I bet this guy is a FPS fan.

On a side note, I find it slightly ironic that holidays are the time I play all my (console) games during the year, since I don't end up bringing them to school. Time to be with family? Ha! This year it's time for MW2, ACII, ODST, and MUA2. Though to be fair, I do play Ultimate Alliance with my dad, so maybe that counts as family time.

 

[Abedeus]

I'm obviously not one to be too critical of kids who want to blow their holidays playing videogames (I've done it myself a few times) and obviously this isn't for everyone, but all in all I think it's a pretty cool idea. It's good to put the controller down every now and then and do something else for awhile, and a holiday stay at the Crieff Hydro should certainly qualify as one of those times.

I agree 100% with you, Andy. I'm 19 now and during the summer holidays this year, while I was home from university, I went to Cornwall (UK) for a week with my family. I used the internet once in that week, and that was only because I needed to check up on part-time job interviews. Gaming is a good hobby, and for me, hopefully a potential career. But when you're on holiday, you're better off doing something outdoors or being social. In Cornwall, I went to the Eden Project, the Tate St. Ives art gallery, various beaches and attractions, and so on. Gaming is good for spare time, but the Crieff Hydro has a great idea here by essentially making sure kids get the most out of their holiday. You can play games plenty at home. On holiday, it's a time to enjoy yourself, see the sights and attractions, and have fun that doesn't revolve around a virtual world, after all

What about playing on a handheld device at 9PM to just pass the time in the evening? Or if my dad also used laptop with a nearby hotel's wireless Internet?

 

[Peachfuzz1000]

As a Scot, id like to pick out the most bizarre thing of this article to me......... who the hell in the right mind takes a holiday in scotland!!!!! The idea of someone doing so is far more illogical than banning gaming in a hotel over the holiday period

But back to the main issue, holiday periods are without a doubt the peak time for people to play games.....especially in Scotland since its generally miserable, wet and windy outside (no seriously...a holiday in Scotland o.0 are you shitting me?)

 

[Captain Pancake]

This actually seems like an idea that I could get into. It's not actively bashing videogames, it's just trying to prioritise family values, and I can agree with that goal.