http://blog.arc90.com/2007/07/09/brain-games/ Web Application Design & Development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:34:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.arc90.com/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-341 tim Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:25:08 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-341 Yep, agreed. As a friend reminded me after reading this, social skills are as (or since we are social animals, perhaps more important than) other technical skills. Yep, agreed.
As a friend reminded me after reading this, social skills are as (or since we are social animals, perhaps more important than) other technical skills.

]]> http://blog.arc90.com/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-340 Joel Nagy Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:45:47 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-340 As evidenced by the cited articles video games can improve your child's skill sets and help them learn and even stay active. But like everything in a child's life, the parent needs to make sure all activities are balanced. Then you won't have that zombie kid playing DS 24/7. As evidenced by the cited articles video games can improve your child’s skill sets and help them learn and even stay active. But like everything in a child’s life, the parent needs to make sure all activities are balanced. Then you won’t have that zombie kid playing DS 24/7.

]]> http://blog.arc90.com/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-339 Tim Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:08:15 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-339 As a parent, I have mixed feelings about video games and my kids. I grew up, of course, obsessed with video games - but also built forts, made up games, got dirty, fought, read comic books and real books, rode my big wheel / bike. You know, a healthy balance of stuff for a kid. I guess my position then is I'd like my kids to be into video games (and computing in general), but only in a limited way, and never at the expense of other "real" activities. I fear the zombie kid playing DS 24/7 while not being able to carry a conversation with a human. As a parent, I have mixed feelings about video games and my kids. I grew up, of course, obsessed with video games – but also built forts, made up games, got dirty, fought, read comic books and real books, rode my big wheel / bike. You know, a healthy balance of stuff for a kid. I guess my position then is I’d like my kids to be into video games (and computing in general), but only in a limited way, and never at the expense of other “real” activities. I fear the zombie kid playing DS 24/7 while not being able to carry a conversation with a human.

]]> http://blog.arc90.com/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-338 Chris LoSacco Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:49:19 +0000 http://blog.daniell.acr90-dev-02/2007/07/09/brain-games/#comment-338 One of the greatest successes of the Wii was bringing gaming and things normally not associated with video games (physical exercise, mental exercise) together. Nintendo made playing the system less about "zoning out" and more about getting involved. Great triumph in the industry. One of the greatest successes of the Wii was bringing gaming and things normally not associated with video games (physical exercise, mental exercise) together. Nintendo made playing the system less about “zoning out” and more about getting involved. Great triumph in the industry.

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