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Posted by f_klock on March 15, 2008 at 4:14:52 pm EDT
In reply to People prefer videogames to the outdoors posted by Bill S on February 5, 2008 at 7:48:13 pm EST

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People hear the word "video game" and they immediately think of a sedentary overweight child, stuffing himself with Cheetos. While this is certainly correct in many cases, it is not the video games fault, it's the parents.

Do you have kids, MTB416? If so, see above quote.

I think you're preaching to the wrong crowd here. Ask any environmental educator, like myself, and they will tell you that today's youth (and adults) need more reasons to sit inside an play video games, like they need more malls, bombs, and drugs.

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Once the video game industry matures I believe game makers will start developing games that are meant to teach, rather than solely entertain. There are already games such as these, but when video game consoles become as common as say the TV, these devices will be seen as more than just an entertainment device.

Once the industry matures? MATURES?! Didn't Atari come out in like '74 or something? How long do think it's going to take this modern miracle of technology to mature? Are you aware that they said the EXACT same thing about television. Look how well that turned out - real quality educational programming there!

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Don't be suprised if in 10 years you start seeing PlayStations in schools as teaching tools.

In 10 years there will be no such thing as Playstations. By then there will have been 10 NEW electronic games for consumers to spend hundreds and hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars on. There WILL, however, still be baseballs, hiking boots, skateboards, bicycles, tents, and any number of current outdoor activity products available. Now, tell me more about industries that have matured...

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