[Novalug] Wii iiiiii !!!!!!!

[Tom Rhodes]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:28:28 -0500
James Ewing Cottrell 3rd <JECottrell3 at Comcast.NET> wrote:

> Video games are a complete waste of time.
> 
> If you want to promote hand-eye coordination, try sports or music.

Doom keeps me sane ...

> 
> As for mental acuity, video games are transient. Games like Pac-Man, 
> Invaders, and Missile command are log gone. So will Doom and Half-Life 
> someday. Funnel their minds into something timeless, like chess, bridge, 
> or other card games.

It's so difficult to get my (or any previous) girlfriend to play
chess with me.

> 
> Worse yet are the societal values that seem to be so prevalent in todays 
> games.
> 
> Finally, you are playing into the hands of the Commercial Software and 
> Copyright monopoly. I find it ironic that a champion of FOSS would allow 
> himself to be seduced by the enemy, albeit in a slightly different domain.
> 
> JIM
> 
> gregory pryzby wrote:
> 
> >We picked up my son's Wii and have played a few of the sports games.
> >What a blast!
> >
> >I am sure this is what we need to get my daughter into video games.
> >Yes I think it is important for eye-hand coordination. Really!
> >
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Tom Rhodes