Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ick! Uninstalled after three levels, and not looking back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I kinda like that game. It gets pretty challenging. As far as a waste of time though? I think the same thing can be said for all video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Oh, the most pointless game in the world? Sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ick! Uninstalled after three levels, and not looking back! Two weeks and all my free time gone, I beat it. Then deleted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I kinda like that game. It gets pretty challenging. As far as a waste of time though? I think the same thing can be said for all video games. No, belive it or not, people can learn from video games. This game teaches you...? You know how kids have learned how to read because of video games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 No, belive it or not, people can learn from video games. This game teaches you...? You know how kids have learned how to read because of video games? Way back when (early '90s), my kids learned a lot from "playing" on the computer. BIL hated it - he thought they'd ruin my machine. I told him I'd buy them a new keyboard whenever they needed one. Didn't work out too bad. But those dang birds ate up several of my hours leaving me nothing to show for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Way back when (early '90s), my kids learned a lot from "playing" on the computer. BIL hated it - he thought they'd ruin my machine. I told him I'd buy them a new keyboard whenever they needed one. Didn't work out too bad. But those dang birds ate up several of my hours leaving me nothing to show for it. Exactly its sorta like books. You can read a book on on really nothing and not learn. While at the same time you can read a book on physics and learn a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 No, belive it or not, people can learn from video games. This game teaches you...? You know how kids have learned how to read because of video games? Do they have any that teach you how to write properly as well? I can think of a few people that I would send a copy to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Do they have any that teach you how to write properly as well? I can think of a few people that I would send a copy to. Depends, can a chair teach you how to walk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I love Angry Birds... And I do think dem00n is right in that video games can teach you stuff....a dude i know learned English from playing video games before he moved here from Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG FAN Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Video Games are no more of a mind-rotter than TV or movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Yea, I do think it's fair to say that modern video games CAN teach you things. Newer games are more complex. The only thing Asteroids ever taught me is that teleporters don't care if you reappear right in front of a big rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Video Games are no more of a mind-rotter than TV or movies For me, they are. At least a TV show or movie is over when it's over. Those damm birds just kept wanting more. And the only word I heard were from the Pigs grunting "Nerd"! Does anyone remember "Lemmings"? That one was also a great time waster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG FAN Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 For me, they are. At least a TV show or movie is over when it's over. Those damm birds just kept wanting more. And the only word I heard were from the Pigs grunting "Nerd"! Does anyone remember "Lemmings"? That one was also a great time waster. Cell phone games, yes, most of those are time wasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Video Games are no more of a mind-rotter than TV or movies True.. I've often said that they are LESS of a mind-rotter than TV. At least video games are interactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 If I need to waste time (like during a faculty meeting or something) I generally go for solitaire or scrabble. At least they require some brain power. I noticed that my son has put Angry Birds on my iPhone but I have not played it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'm listening to my 27 year old son on COD black ops. He's playing online. He goes mad at it. Like a little kid. It's quite funny. I hear him calling his mates to get the helicopter etc. They get so involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'm listening to my 27 year old son on COD black ops. He's playing online. He goes mad at it. Like a little kid. It's quite funny. I hear him calling his mates to get the helicopter etc. They get so involved. Perhaps he'll learn how to speak "physics" like dem00n... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 My eldest son learned correct English, spelling, how to type, count money, and manage a budget, not to mention the cool aspect of "if you want money you gotta go work for it", all from playing Everquest while being homeschooled. For him it was just playing a game, but we watched as his performance in the "big 3" increased dramatically... to the point where he passed his HS proficiency exam in April of his Jr. year. When she gave us the score , the lady looked at us bewildered and said: "This is good enough for him to graduate!" I also have had the priviledge to meet a young African lady who taught herself English by listening to Country music and watching Oprah. She'd use the words on the album sleeves while listening to the songs and such. Very clever girl! Which is a VERY long way of saying, I think it depends largely on the individual doing the playing/watching... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 An Angry Birds - Is there a bigger time waster? gry Birds - Is there a bigger time waster? Arguing about the Jonas bros. and Disney.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Ohhhhhh diss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 Arguing about the Jonas bros. and Disney.....? That, and thinking that anyone else thinks that it's important... A plus for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 That, and thinking that anyone else thinks that it's important... A plus for you. thank you sir, and one for you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'm at a point where there's only one game I really play on digital media... http://www.websudoku.com/ Better yet, I have several books of the puzzles that I can pull out occasionally. I don't play very often, but there's something I like very much about them, because they're challenging but never impossible, and the solutions depend wholly on the player's application of logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'm not into video games but I have to admit COD is awesome. My favorite is World at War. I don't really like Modern Warfare 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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