Survey: More Parents Playing Video Games

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that video games are becoming more popular as family entertainment, a national survey released Thursday indicates joysticks aren't just for kids.

Thirty-five percent, or about one in three parents, say they play, too, and 80 percent of that segment play video games with their children, according to the new survey commissioned by the Entertainment Software Association, a video game industry group.

The average "gamer parent" spends 19 hours a month playing video games, and spends roughly half that time playing alongside kids, the survey found.

Two-thirds of the gamer parents said they feel that playing video games has brought their families closer together.

Count among them Andrew Bub. "It makes us all laugh at each other," said the Milwaukee stay-at-home father of two.

As the founder of GamerDad.com, a Web site with game reviews and a discussion forum for parents, Bub has promoted the idea of video games as a family-bonding tool for years.

"Kids are going to play what they want to play, and parents are better off getting involved instead of sitting on the sidelines," he said.

Other survey findings: The typical gamer parent is 37, and almost half the group are women. Twenty-seven percent of gamer parents began playing video games around the same time their children started.

The survey of 501 parents with children between the ages of 2 and 17 was conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates in November 2005. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percent.

The Entertainment Software Association, which is challenging various state laws banning the sales of violent video games to minors, noted that about two of every three parents surveyed agreed it is not the role of the government to protect kids from violent games.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_hi_te/gamer_parents
 
Interesting, my children tried to teach me how to play computer games or PS2 games but it is still not working on me because I'm tooooo stupid... :giggle:

My children accept that I'm not interesting to try with computer games or PS2 games but computer designs/artwork.
 
my older daughter's 4 yrs old learned fast not bad to play than me, my 28 :o
 
I used to play Mario party with Markus he is soo good at it, I was always losing, he collected the most coins than I did. :giggle: And played Madden 2005, and it was all-right not as good as Markus. :P
 
I never liked playing video games, even when i was a kid.. never.. i was always outside playing. my daughter plays the xbox once in a while but plays outside most of the time
 
I do love play video games, but haven't play it for LONG TIME. before my son born. When my son get older, i prolly play w/ him as challenge ehehe.
 
my son love video games, so when he want to play to changelle me so i have to pretend to be losing the game and let him win alltime.. he's damn good with Sonic even i tried to struggle to spin and he beat me that game!
 
My boys always seem to have a way beating me, I'm not good as playing games as they are.....

But I must admit I like playing the Mario Party game with my boys, it was fun!! ...


RR and I played a few games but he beats me every time..... :laugh2:
 
I agree. The government should stay out of our business about game ratings. If they want to know who to blame, they should blame the parents for getting the violent games for their kids or the store for selling it to them. If you see a game with "M" on it, then it's got sex, profanity, and violence. Don't go crying... "OMG! The game is naughty!"
 
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