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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago: (root)
A coworker asked the question: "What do I show my eight-year-old son on the computer that'll get him interested in it?" After talking for about 20 minutes about old computer
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norwaygirl in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
My brother and I spent hours on end using Kid Pix. We had a great time with the coloring pages, drawing random stuff, and using the stamps. And of course we played some of the games you mentioned in
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CapitolZebra in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Other than the periodic computer lab time at school, I didn't spend a considerable amount of time in front of the computer until I was probably in junior high or around that age. And after
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
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Green Man in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Disclaimer: it'd be a far cry for me to put forth empirical evidence to disprove any links to such developmental problems. However, I'd hazard a guess the prevalence of ADD/ADHD
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MrFood in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
And I'd say it has even less to do with either of those than pure biological factors. Shitty parenting and electromagnetic waves only exacerbating the problem.
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
I'm all about the "go outside and play" philosophy, but there is the inevitability that the kid will have to deal with computers and technology in his life. I'm asking what
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CapitolZebra in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Yeah, there is no way to avoid the fact that we all need to work with computers at some point in life, and so will this kid. But at such a young age if he doesn't have the interest to be
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CapitolZebra in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
But, to get off my soap box and answer your question... My first computer game favorites were things like Kid Pix when I was at school, or Sim City when I was at home. Those somehow seemed really
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Not a demand to cite your sources, but I'd be interested in these studies, if you happen to recall their names (though, I'm confident I wouldn't understand the results). Rereading
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CapitolZebra in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Yeah, there is a TON of contradictory information out there on it. I started getting interested in it in recent years because I have a good friend who is very involved in Autism Speaks and the
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
I'd be interested, but certainly don't go out of your way. I'm in no way involved with the healthcare field, and I should probably be less resolute in my assumptions based on what I
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CapitolZebra in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Ok, this is just what I'm finding right off hand without looking too hard... I will continue looking later this weekend to see if I can find the more detailed stuff I had read before. But
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
Thanks for tracking those down. I can wrap my head around the ADD / ADHD ones. I'm confident that television makes people assholes, kids included :)
...after which +2 weeks passed until...
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Scrotor in Asked and Answered, about +15Y ago:
My time with computers came late, and also coincided with my introduction to the internet (at 14.4kbps). But I'm pretty sure it was games. Lord of the Realms II, to be precise.
...after which +3 months passed until...
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kitacek in Asked and Answered, about +14Y ago:
until i got to college, the only thing i used a computer for was a word processor and internet browser. we never had a computer decent enough to do anything else. We also had a mac, which means i
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kaiden in Asked and Answered, about +14Y ago:
Ha. And after, your uncanny ascent into FPS gaming, and meteoric descent into Counter-strike clan membership.
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Green Man in Asked and Answered, about +14Y ago:
I still don't know how you managed to get into (back into?) console gaming after truly appreciating the mouse/keyboard.
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kitacek in Asked and Answered, about +14Y ago:
i think the years of deprivation attributed to the extreme swing. i had missed out on YEARS of gameplay, and had to catch up. it's probably half the reason i spent 5.5 years getting my
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kitacek in Asked and Answered, about +14Y ago:
i like computer gaming so much that i can point to the two reasons that made me switch to consoles: 1) in college i spent $5,000 building a cutting edge machine (it's on idkfa v2
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