Comments on: Penny-Arcade/GamerDad Overview http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/08/11/penny-arcadegamerdad-overview/ Games from a Parental Perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rich Neves http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/08/11/penny-arcadegamerdad-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-10752 Rich Neves Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:01:57 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=814#comment-10752 That post on PA is how I found GamerDad. I came, I read, I decided that what was going on here was something important and started participating. You do an amazing job Andrew and hopefully one day I will get to meet you either at PAX or something else. Have you ever thought of going "on tour". I think that with the sponsorship of the National PTA you get very good turnouts at regional PTA meetings. They would be a great place for you to get your message across and educate parents about gaming in general and the ratings and so on. I live in Long Island and I swear every kid over the age of 6 has some type of gaming device. I think parents would love to get some advice on how to handle the situation, what the ratings mean, and so on. I can't tell you how many times I have seen parents in GameStop buying M rated games for kids who are around 13 or so because the kid asked for it and the parent has no clue. Also, any chance you could tape your talk at PAX and put it up on YouTube? That post on PA is how I found GamerDad. I came, I read, I decided that what was going on here was something important and started participating. You do an amazing job Andrew and hopefully one day I will get to meet you either at PAX or something else.

Have you ever thought of going “on tour”. I think that with the sponsorship of the National PTA you get very good turnouts at regional PTA meetings. They would be a great place for you to get your message across and educate parents about gaming in general and the ratings and so on. I live in Long Island and I swear every kid over the age of 6 has some type of gaming device. I think parents would love to get some advice on how to handle the situation, what the ratings mean, and so on. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen parents in GameStop buying M rated games for kids who are around 13 or so because the kid asked for it and the parent has no clue.

Also, any chance you could tape your talk at PAX and put it up on YouTube?

]]> By: GamerDad http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/08/11/penny-arcadegamerdad-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-10750 GamerDad Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:20:49 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=814#comment-10750 Scroll down the PDF Cary, it's listed on Sunday at 230 as GamerDad: Gaming with Children and, hey thanks Kevin! Please do spread the word and come again, it's a very different speech. It's better! Scroll down the PDF Cary, it’s listed on Sunday at 230 as GamerDad: Gaming with Children and, hey thanks Kevin! Please do spread the word and come again, it’s a very different speech. It’s better!

]]> By: Cary Woodham http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/08/11/penny-arcadegamerdad-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-10747 Cary Woodham Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:42:57 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=814#comment-10747 I'm looking at the schedule right now: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=66189 So does that mean your panel is called "10 Reasons Why the Industry Doesn't Suck?" It starts at 2:30 if I read the schedule correctly. Though there is a Sex, Violence, and Video Games panel at 3:00 pm.... Well, I'll be there with my brand of awesomeness. Whatever that is. --Cary I’m looking at the schedule right now:

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=66189

So does that mean your panel is called “10 Reasons Why the Industry Doesn’t Suck?” It starts at 2:30 if I read the schedule correctly. Though there is a Sex, Violence, and Video Games panel at 3:00 pm….

Well, I’ll be there with my brand of awesomeness. Whatever that is. –Cary

]]> By: Kevin in Sacramento http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/08/11/penny-arcadegamerdad-overview/comment-page-1/#comment-10745 Kevin in Sacramento Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=814#comment-10745 I saw your presentation last year, Andrew, and appreciated the clarity and reasonableness of your thoughts on gaming. Continued good luck to you, and I look forward to hearing you speak at PAX 2008. What you are doing is critical to the success of the gaming industry given that there are so many uninformed talking heads in the media with nothing more than knee-jerk reactions when it comes to issues of gaming. I saw your presentation last year, Andrew, and appreciated the clarity and reasonableness of your thoughts on gaming. Continued good luck to you, and I look forward to hearing you speak at PAX 2008. What you are doing is critical to the success of the gaming industry given that there are so many uninformed talking heads in the media with nothing more than knee-jerk reactions when it comes to issues of gaming.

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