Get the feedRe: In Praise of Gaming
Wednesday, Oct 14th 2009
While it's tempting to dismiss this as having come from the Battlestar Galactica aficionado who recently stated that college dating was "overrated," I suppose that I may as well deal with it on the merits.
Ultimately, I don't disagree with your "moderation and supervised" premise, I do understand people's knee-jerk reaction. Mine inclinations are similar (even though we do have video games).
The concerns are two-fold:
First, many initial video games didn't allow for interaction or, if they did, conflict resolution. There was always a right answer. The runner was either safe or out. The field by my house had completely different dynamics - we had to resolve close plays, strikes and balls, whether the knee was down before the fumble.
Second, the new world of online gaming is scary. The fact that is allows social interaction and thereby social growth is...awful. For all I know my child's fellow guild member is a forty-year old man who likes little girls (or boys, for that matter).
So beyond the fact that the options of lack of interaction or allowing interaction with strangers are both pretty lousy, I think that video games are great. Especially within the family and friends, and within limits.
College dating or not.
Nathan Whitaker
Nathan Whitaker is the co-author of many books, most recently Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living along with James Brown.
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