We all saw it coming last summer: videogaming getting even more physical. Used to be, waving around a Nintendo Wii controller was the ultimate in physical videogame play. But with Microsoft's Kinect – which entered the marketplace last week – gamers now don't even need a controller. This is both very cool and, at least in this first iteration of the Kinect technology, a bit problematic, <a … [Read more...] about Kid & family ‘Kinect-ing’ from Microsoft
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Kid videogame picks & pans
Just a quick heads-up for any last-minute shopping: CNET has a "18 top game picks: The DOs and DON'Ts of games for kids." The guide includes screen shots so you can see what the games look like, and it offers "nine games you can count on for your child, and nine you should shy away from (or keep for yourself)." They're all good games, just not all child-appropriate, CNET adds. There is one "don't" … [Read more...] about Kid videogame picks & pans
For videogamers’ parents
Less than half - 43% - of parents of kids who play video games play them with their children, the Associated Press reports, citing a just-released AOL/AP survey. "Overall, the survey highlighted how pervasive - yet age-related - interest in electronic gaming is today." The survey found that 81% of children 4-17 play computer or video games at least occasionally, compared with 38% of adults. As for … [Read more...] about For videogamers’ parents