Debate : Underage Video Gaming
The day Modern Warfare 3 was released there was a great online discussion sparked over on the Blogger.Ed forum regarding the reasons why games and films have classification, especially since the popularity of first-person shooting games grew.
The males in this family are all big gamers. My husband has a PS3 and an Xbox 360 (both online) and the two boys have an Xbox 360 each (one online, one not). My sons are 18 and 12 and have unlimited internet access on the computers in their bedrooms and I have always let them play on games that may be rated above their actual age.
Ruth from Geekmummy has a husband who is also an enthusiastic gamer and they have two young children. They have very clear views on what they will and will not allow their children to have access to when it comes to online content and it has sparked a very interesting debate.
The males in this family are all big gamers. My husband has a PS3 and an Xbox 360 (both online) and the two boys have an Xbox 360 each (one online, one not). My sons are 18 and 12 and have unlimited internet access on the computers in their bedrooms and I have always let them play on games that may be rated above their actual age.
Ruth from Geekmummy has a husband who is also an enthusiastic gamer and they have two young children. They have very clear views on what they will and will not allow their children to have access to when it comes to online content and it has sparked a very interesting debate.
You can join the debate over at GEEKMUMMY today
and we would be grateful for any comments, input and experiences.
To carry on with my point of view over here, if my children had been a similar age to Ruth's then I would (and I did) have a much more focused outlook on what my children would be able to access. However, they have been part of the growth of the online gaming culture and, as you can see from my side of the debate, we have attempted to discuss various situations that could arise along with the fact that we believe we know our children best and we offer appropriate supervision.
What do you think? Do you stick to legal classifications (even with films) or do you relax the rules because you know what your children are capable of handling and understanding?