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During the past 50 years the way kids have been brought up and played has seen so many changes. Most games until the 80s used to take place outdoors as kids’ activities were more physical and where consisting mainly of sports.
It is not easy to judge and say that kids of previous generations were luckier or healthier because of the games that were available to them as each era has its own unique conditions and necessities. Adults and people who didn’t have the chance to be part of the digital games revolution oppose strongly in that great influence computer games have in their kids lives and their main argument is that computer games are too static and they do not motivate children to move and excercise!
Nevertheless, when it comes to how much today’s kids know compared to older generations it seems that they know more as they are exposed to a greater deal of information through the internet, the TV and even the computer games.
It can be said that creativity and emotions into kids’ play has been remained pretty much the same although the way kids sense them has totally changes. A very good example taken from the time I was a kid is a great game boys used to play which we were calling ‘exploration’. The game was about locating an dilapidated residential building or a warehouse, break into it and try to get in every single room in order to collect as many strange and unusual objects as possible.
I will never forget the day we entered that warehouse that used to belong to an electrical components entrepreneur who’s business had gone into liquidation. Our imagination was running with 100 miles per hour each time a very odd object was on our way varying from cable ties to circuit breakers , it was all stimulating our minds big time.
Some of today’s adventure games still give me the same sensation as I can freely make my character enter a building, use some objects and move from place to place within seconds. In both cases, adrenaline is floating massively and the emotions are equal. Having the chance to experience both traditional games and the digital ones I can say that the emotional and mental excitement I was getting out of the two was equally important and by no means one was better than the other. Therefore, I cannot agree with all those who claim that computer games are dangerous are worthless just because they are not physical enough.
Tags: creative play, Kids, society, teenagers
Posted in Kids · July 1st, 2010 · Comments (0)