E3: Study Shows Majority of Parents Oversee Gaming Purchases

From Yahoo! News - http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/200...chases20060510

Quote:

New data published Wednesday by the Entertainment Software Association shows that a majority of parents are present at the time games are purchased or rented. Eighty-nine percent of the time, parents are present. The study is also giving rise to a new term — the “gamer parent:” Parents who play games themselves, often with their kids.

The survey, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, also showed that a majority of the parents — 61 percent believe that parents believe games have a positive influence on their children’s lives. And 87 percent of the time, kids are getting their parents’ permission before purchasing or renting the game.

Thoughts? Fairly short article, but its something to discuss anyways.

For me at least, these new findings will give ignorant congressmen less fuel to attack with, and may even shut up ol' Jack Thompson (Who am I kidding, he'll spin this around SOMEHOW). Anyway its nice to know that more parents are acitvely getting involved with thier children's acitivities. I;ve heard it a lot and agree that active involvement in your child's life is much more effective then relying on any one acitivity to 'babysit' them, because the parent wants to have the child without the responsability that comes along (Like TV/Movies/Videogames/etc., taking place of human interactment).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by NYRSkate

Do your parents oversee your thread placement?

Ehh, honest mistake.

There's nowhere I can't reach.