http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/09/30/the-gamerparents-of-pax/ Games from a Parental Perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/09/30/the-gamerparents-of-pax/comment-page-1/#comment-13096 David Greenspan Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:50:06 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=1342#comment-13096 I agree that PAX is not necessarily the most kid-friendly convention, and Penny Arcade does little if anything to hide its adult themes beyond referring to "Fruit Friends" instead of the alternative. However, I think that PAX represents the ultimate opportunity for parents to connect with their children and understand the culture of gaming. Would I let a child run around unsupervised at PAX? Absolutely not. Is a kid necessarily going to appreciate having his/her mom/dad/both hanging around all the time? Probably not. But that doesn't take away the potential to make it an overwhelmingly positive experience. Parents need to see the true nature of social gaming, and not the garbage fed to them by overtly paranoid sensationalists and profit-mongers. I agree that PAX is not necessarily the most kid-friendly convention, and Penny Arcade does little if anything to hide its adult themes beyond referring to “Fruit Friends” instead of the alternative. However, I think that PAX represents the ultimate opportunity for parents to connect with their children and understand the culture of gaming. Would I let a child run around unsupervised at PAX? Absolutely not. Is a kid necessarily going to appreciate having his/her mom/dad/both hanging around all the time? Probably not. But that doesn’t take away the potential to make it an overwhelmingly positive experience. Parents need to see the true nature of social gaming, and not the garbage fed to them by overtly paranoid sensationalists and profit-mongers.

]]> http://www.gamesanityblog.com/2008/09/30/the-gamerparents-of-pax/comment-page-1/#comment-13060 Mike Anderson Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:28:41 +0000 http://www.gamingwithchildren.com/?p=1342#comment-13060 Great story - and whoever didn't take it lost a gem! Great story – and whoever didn’t take it lost a gem!

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