what do your Parents think about Video games?

[Amberella]

My Grandma hated the fact that I played video games. And I started to play them at a young age as well, all thanks to my cousins and what not. Well when I would get caught playing a video game it would result in me getting yelled at in front of my family/friends and me grounded. Yeah, I was grounded a lot as a child. It might be why I'm such a hermit now. I was never allowed to go outside or go over my friends house.

 

[blackdwarf]

my parents see that i enjoy it and do support me in trying to get a job in the industry. they can be sometimes (mostly my dad) interrested in what is happening in the industry, but never really about gameplay, more about economical and socail aspects of it. but they both agree that there are higher priorities in live and i fully agree on that. so yep, pretty nice.

 

[ejb626]

My mom is kind of indifferent of them but she often asks why they always have to involve shooting people. This is more of joke though than serious.

After several CoD-multiplayer related freakouts my dad has tried to move me away from "shoot-'em-up" games though he doesn't want me to stop playing all together, he just encourages me to try different genres.

 

[bulbasaur765]

My mom plays the casual games and guitar hero. She asked my brother to buy her a PS2 and spends the time after work playing in her room.

 

[R4ptur3]

My parents are cool with it. I only live with my Mum, and she thinks its fine as long as i'm not on there 24/7. My Dad's fine with it as well, as when I was younger he used to play my N64 a lot.

 

[Ashcrexl]

They kind of treat it as a disease, an existing condition, like being paraplegic. They hate it but realize there's absolutely nothing they can do to eliminate it.

 

[BlackEagle95]

My dad really hates it. Then again he had to work his ass off his whole life, so I get why he hates anything he doesn't see paying off. I think he looks the other way most of the time because my grades are decent.

My Mom doesn't HATE it, but treats it more like anyother hobby. She just gets mad that everything cost so much. Waited almost two years for my 360. I protect it under threat of death.

 

[Sky Captanio]

My dad's intersted in them and loves the look of Assassin's Creed but doesn't really get into them because he doesn't have the time. My mom has the usual "kids toys" approach.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

My dad thinks they're silly and weird (then again, he doesn't have much imagination, I find. He also scoffs at the words "Suspension of disbelief"). But he does think that some are cool, mostly ones that look realistic. Like...his main comment after seeing "the Dark Knight" on my PS3 (blu ray), his main comment was "Oh wow....the picture was amazing". That's pretty much it... >_>

My Mom thinks they are a total waste of time, outside of brain age, Professor layton and DDR. But she understands that Gaming is what makes my world go round, and she doesn't bother me about it anymore. I mean, I'm 23. She understands that she can't really tell me what to do anymore. That, and the above games have softened her stance on gaming considerably.

My younger brother? He thinks they're kinda cool, but he really isn't into them. He's more into drawing. And my GOSH can he draw. He has played a few games with me before, but hasn't ever really gotten into them. And I don't blame him. To be a good gamer, you need good instincts, and good technique, and he lacks both. And the patience to acquire either.

 

[Tax_Document]

My parents really don't take much of an interest in me.

At all, they hardly speak to me.

 

[Sleepy Sol]

My mom plays a few simple puzzle games; I don't think my dad ever really got into playing any games. My grandma actually plays the Wii so I think she's more into games than my mom and dad ever were. The only game we could really play together as a family was Wii Sports bowling, which when you've played so many more complicated games gets boring after a while. Other than that my parents usually believe it's a waste of time but aren't really anti-games.

 

[Allspice]

They don't really care, they just view it as something I like that they don't. My dad and I used to play racing games together sometimes but he won't play anything with me anymore because he says he isn't any good at it. My mom played a little of Phoenix Wright and enjoyed it, but she never finished it.

 

[Rodin]

I have a rare allergic condition with my eyes that puts me in almost constant pain. Gaming helps me forget about the pain by being immersed in other worlds.
I think my parents get annoyed at how much me and my brothers play games, however my brothers would see it as unfair that I could play more than them if they were told to stop
Not to mention that XBOX Live is pretty much the only social life I have. (Yes with RL friends)

 

[Awexsome]

I think they accept that I view them differently since I've grown up with them... but they still have the viewpoint of, "I wonder when he'll grow up and leave the videogames behind and become an adult."

Luckily they don't pester me about it. Much.

 

[Muh_Balls]

My parents never seemed to mind, I introduced the step-dad to PC gaming with counter-strike: Source, but he fell into C.O.D.

 

[SoulSalmon]

Considering my mum bought the SNES for herself right before I was born...
She's no longer a 'gamer' as such; but she sees the value in it

 

[yuval152]

My Mom and dad are fine with this.and they can't judge because they play alot of time at facebook games.

 

[Thaius]

Mom has heard me talk plenty about games as a narrative art (since that's my area of study and general passion in life), and she understands the artistic viability of the medium. I even played Heavy Rain for her so she could watch it like a movie, and she made most of the choices and such. She really liked it, understandably so. But she does not seem to see much value in the time I spend playing them or, to a lesser extent, even the time spent making my own game for which I am project director. But Mom doesn't play much; I think the most "hardcore" game she's played is Professor Layton.

Dad just makes no sense. He has no obvious problem with video games, and apparently wants a console now, but his actual thoughts on them seem to be scattered. For instance, he has watched me play Gears of War with absolutely no problems, but when I was jumping on a Hammer Bros.' head in Super Paper Mario, as Princess Peach no less, he got upset 'cause I was "hurting that guy." But then, my father is a sociopath and manipulative master of douchebaggery, so I've given up on trying to understand him. For that matter, the desire for a game console really may just be a "you should like me better than your mother" ploy. Who freaking knows.

 

[THE M3RCENARY]

My parents are okay with it.

My Dad was a master of Defender back in the day. He would turn the game to reset.
He used to play Football and Racing Games with me, but he doesn't like to play First Person Shooters with me.

My mom thinks I'm insane, but she still supports me.