All posts tagged 'GamerParenting'
Retro: The Oblivion Re-rating
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Posted on May 8th, 2008 by
by Colleen Hannon, the Momgamer
Back in 2006 a role-playing game called Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was released and it has the distinction of becoming one of the few games re-rated by the ESRB. It began as T-Teen and ended up as M-Mature. GamerDad.com was on top of it at the time - here’s what we said:
What Parents Should Know: PTC Alert about GTAIV
Posted on April 28th, 2008 by
The Parent’s Television Council has decided that they need to get on their soapbox and has issued an alert about the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto IV. After reading it I decided to do as they asked at the end, and share this with every concerned parent I know.
This probably isn’t going to be quite what they had in mind, though.
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The 411 on 420
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by
4/20 has a very special significance here in GamerDad land. Very special indeed, and for many reasons. And not the one you might be thinking about. You’ll have to go to CrispyGamer to find out more. It’s worth the trip. Ladies and Gentlemen: The 411 on 420 in this issue of GamerParenting! (This column actually ran last Monday at CrispyGamer.com - posted late due to the PTA/ESRB project I participated in last week.)
Momgamer: When Everything Old is New Again
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by
I’ve always had this list in my head of things that I wasn’t going to mention to the kids. A partial list would include Dr. Who, The Watchmen, Pink Floyd, and several specific Heinlein novels. Some of my favorite things are stuff I got to discover for myself when I left home. I didn’t want to take that from them by leaving them nothing left to find.
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Live from New York …
Posted on April 8th, 2008 by
We all go through changes in life as we grow up - schools, romances, marriages, kids, deaths, jobs and so on. Last fall, after fifteen years with one company (my 3rd after deciding I’d rather have money than a PhD) I got laid off with a bunch of others due to a slump in the semiconductor industry. Don’t worry - my life was never in real jeopardy: I learned the small-time version of ‘golden parachute’ when I realized my severance and stock grants and options would make sure that we were all set for nearly a year. Fortunately things got busy for me really quickly - I never had the chance for self-pity, and worked on a short-term job before finding a wonderful job with a wonderful company: Corning, Inc.
GamerParenting #3
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by
The oddly named CrispyGamer.com has published the 3rd installment of GamerParenting - the column for the hardcore gamer parent - and in it I describe the concept of “Fence” games. What’s a “Fence” game? Find out in GamerParenting #3: Ridin’ Fences.
GamerParenting: Intro
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by
“So lemme introduce to you… the act we’ve known for all these years!”
Got kids? Do you miss having free time? Sleep? Do you wish you could spend more of your time playing games? Do you “make time” for games, rather than your spouse, when your kids are asleep? Are you planning ahead to introduce your child to the retro games and other favorites from your youth? Good news folks, Crispy Gamer has the 2nd issue of my GamerParenting column up and ready for reading. It’s the parenting column for hardcore gamers.
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