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>They get to be kids - lots of activity outside the house and lots of creativity inside, music, acting, painting. It's hard though as most of their classmates a

>They get to be kids - lots of activity outside the house and lots of creativity inside, music, acting, painting. It's hard though as most of their classmates are screen zombies. Why do you consider things like painting, acting, and music "creative" things, but not gaming? When I was around 10 years old I was playing Command and Conquer pretty much every moment I could get. I was creating worlds, coming up with my own "metagames", abusing the minimap to draw things in the game. Hell I'm pretty sure I even made up my own story line because I either didn't care about or didn't understand the real one. Even when I was older playing World of Warcraft or any other number of games, it was an experience exploring worlds, creating things, and socializing with friends. When I've seen younger family members playing Minecraft, or Halo, and even Fortnite, I'd argue that it's an extremely creative activity, especially when they are playing with friends online in it. I'm not going to say that constant screens are a good thing, but in moderation (like just about everything), I think they can be a fantastic outlet and an awesome canvas for kids to grow up with.

badpun 8y ago
Video games, esp. the ones that kids are into, are consumer items - they are made so that the experience is always relatively easy and rewarding. Pursuing hobbies such as drawing or playing an instrument requires much higher level of dedication, which is great for building character. Games in moderation can be for some entertainment and escapism in an otherwise balanced life, but let's not forget what they truly are - a chewing gum for the mind.
- Reedx 8y ago
  It depends on the game. Some are junk food and some are nutrient dense. There's a huge difference between Candy Crush and Kerbal Space Program, for example. Plus games are often inspiration for learning programming, design, art, music, writing. Video games are a combination of all these.
- manfredo 8y ago
  Plenty of games require significant dedication. Mobas like DOTA and league of legends are immensely competitive, and have deep and intricate metagames. Simulation racing games are at least comparable to motorsport. Kerbal Space Program taught me more about space craft than any class or book. Ultimately games are no different than any other medium. Like books, you've got your Twilights and you've got your The Old Man and the Sea. Like film you've got your Transformers and you've got The Godfather.

badpun 8y ago

Video games, esp. the ones that kids are into, are consumer items - they are made so that the experience is always relatively easy and rewarding. Pursuing hobbies such as drawing or playing an instrument requires much higher level of dedication, which is great for building character. Games in moderation can be for some entertainment and escapism in an otherwise balanced life, but let's not forget what they truly are - a chewing gum for the mind.

Reedx 8y ago
It depends on the game. Some are junk food and some are nutrient dense. There's a huge difference between Candy Crush and Kerbal Space Program, for example. Plus games are often inspiration for learning programming, design, art, music, writing. Video games are a combination of all these.
manfredo 8y ago
Plenty of games require significant dedication. Mobas like DOTA and league of legends are immensely competitive, and have deep and intricate metagames. Simulation racing games are at least comparable to motorsport. Kerbal Space Program taught me more about space craft than any class or book. Ultimately games are no different than any other medium. Like books, you've got your Twilights and you've got your The Old Man and the Sea. Like film you've got your Transformers and you've got The Godfather.