Saw this article about girls and video games at Utopian Hell. It’s a pretty good article, but this little bit troubles me:
That’s evidenced at GamerzNet where nearly 5-year-old Sarah Grodin and her mom, Heather, play Counter-Strike together. Across the aisle, Kathryn Grodin, Sarah’s aunt and co-owner of GamerzNet, also plays the counterterrorism game.
A five-year-old playing Counter-Strike? That doesn’t strike me as the best way to game with your kids. I mentioned early about the article that a large portion of parents that are gaming, which I think is great, but this seems a little over the top.
But it’s a good article nonetheless. Getting more people involved with gaming is always a good thing. This last little bit made me a little sad, though:
Of the nine girls gathered in a circle minutes before game play, all of them have a PlayStation system in their house. Two have an xBox and five have a Nintendo GameCube as well.
None of them had ever heard of Atari, the first console video gaming system.
That’s not right! Know your roots!
Can’t you just imagine that 5 year old girl running around the house yelling “BOOM! HEADSHOT!! BOOM! HEADSHOT!!” like FPS-Doug?
Yeah, i thought about that. I can see it now:
“Nice stabbing, Susie! Way to beat that guy down!”