Comments for The 360 Extreme http://the360extreme.com For all your 360 needs! Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:27:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on Board games are “better” for you than video games by thickcowhideshoes http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/26/board-games-are-better-for-you-than-video-games/#comment-260 thickcowhideshoes Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:20:48 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-260 Im sorry Im sorry

]]> Comment on Board games are “better” for you than video games by Yehuda http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/26/board-games-are-better-for-you-than-video-games/#comment-256 Yehuda Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:30:04 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-256 1. secure: maybe. But I think it's more because parents associate video games with television screens. And television is "not good", at the very least because you are staring at a screen instead of looking at your fellow players. 2. fun: are you serious? I can't imagine any parent complaining about the quality of fun that video games provide. 3. inappropriate content: At this, parents are 95% correct. Even family-friendly games often involve nothing more than manual dexterity and shooting skills. Teen games have more visceral content than a typical movie, and again, often little to offer other than shooting skills. Now there are plenty of game that offer more than shooting skills and manual dexterity. RTS games certain offer a lot of strategy, but then eventually get to the visceral parts anyway. Casual games don't always require shooting, but most often manual dexterity and little else. And then most games that requires thinking, no shooting, and no dexterity are online versions of - wait for it - board and card games. So why not play those without the $300 console. :-) And let's not forget the overall point: it's not what games "could be played" it's what games "are" played. And the vast majority of these are focused on manual dexterity and shooting, while board games more advanced than Candyland offer a whole lot more. 4. social: Once again I will point out the obvious: it's not what games "could be" played, but what games "are" played. In the case of the Wii and some other games, it can be very social, as social or more than board games. To a lesser degree, multi-player online games are social, just not FtF, which takes away a bit. But most games played, and certainly most parent's experience of games played, is single player stare at the screen without any interaction. Even two simultaneous players generally have no verbal interaction. You'll have to have a limited game selection to include mostly social video games. 5. good for you: depends on the board game, too. if you're selecting nostalgic games like Snakes and Ladders or Hungry Hungry Hippos, even a standard video game is probably better. But if the choice is Scrabble, Chess, ore some modern games like Settles of Catan or Ticket to Ride, board games are often the better choice. And cheaper. And let's not forget, quieter, which is really all that parent want. :-) Yehuda 1. secure: maybe. But I think it’s more because parents associate video games with television screens. And television is “not good”, at the very least because you are staring at a screen instead of looking at your fellow players.

2. fun: are you serious? I can’t imagine any parent complaining about the quality of fun that video games provide.

3. inappropriate content: At this, parents are 95% correct. Even family-friendly games often involve nothing more than manual dexterity and shooting skills. Teen games have more visceral content than a typical movie, and again, often little to offer other than shooting skills.

Now there are plenty of game that offer more than shooting skills and manual dexterity. RTS games certain offer a lot of strategy, but then eventually get to the visceral parts anyway. Casual games don’t always require shooting, but most often manual dexterity and little else.

And then most games that requires thinking, no shooting, and no dexterity are online versions of - wait for it - board and card games. So why not play those without the $300 console. :-)

And let’s not forget the overall point: it’s not what games “could be played” it’s what games “are” played. And the vast majority of these are focused on manual dexterity and shooting, while board games more advanced than Candyland offer a whole lot more.

4. social: Once again I will point out the obvious: it’s not what games “could be” played, but what games “are” played. In the case of the Wii and some other games, it can be very social, as social or more than board games. To a lesser degree, multi-player online games are social, just not FtF, which takes away a bit.

But most games played, and certainly most parent’s experience of games played, is single player stare at the screen without any interaction. Even two simultaneous players generally have no verbal interaction. You’ll have to have a limited game selection to include mostly social video games.

5. good for you: depends on the board game, too. if you’re selecting nostalgic games like Snakes and Ladders or Hungry Hungry Hippos, even a standard video game is probably better. But if the choice is Scrabble, Chess, ore some modern games like Settles of Catan or Ticket to Ride, board games are often the better choice. And cheaper.

And let’s not forget, quieter, which is really all that parent want. :-)

Yehuda

]]> Comment on Daily Lolcats! by greendaydud14 http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/23/daily-lolcats/#comment-250 greendaydud14 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:57:24 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=276#comment-250 This is a great idea! This is a great idea!

]]> Comment on Hello Everyone! by greendaydud14 http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/22/hello-everyone/#comment-249 greendaydud14 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:49:58 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-249 I look forward to reading the posts that thick writes for poetic to enjoy in which both he and I will in turn enjoy... ;) I look forward to reading the posts that thick writes for poetic to enjoy in which both he and I will in turn enjoy… ;)

]]> Comment on Hello Everyone! by thickcowhideshoes http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/22/hello-everyone/#comment-248 thickcowhideshoes Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:50:59 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-248 Thank you sir, I look forward to writing posts which you can then in turn read Thank you sir, I look forward to writing posts which you can then in turn read

]]> Comment on Hello Everyone! by Poeticsoul44 http://the360extreme.com/2008/08/22/hello-everyone/#comment-247 Poeticsoul44 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:44:20 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=238#comment-247 As a Fellow writer i want to Welcome you to The 360 Extreme and look forward to reading your posts. As a Fellow writer i want to Welcome you to The 360 Extreme and look forward to reading your posts.

]]> Comment on It has struck me…. by greendaydud14 http://the360extreme.com/2008/04/20/it-has-struck-me/#comment-196 greendaydud14 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:36:25 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-196 wow, retype that, I can't seem to understand what your saying. Use periods and commas lol. wow, retype that, I can’t seem to understand what your saying. Use periods and commas lol.

]]> Comment on It has struck me…. by Six3rd http://the360extreme.com/2008/04/20/it-has-struck-me/#comment-195 Six3rd Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:10:37 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-195 My disk drive went bad the day Halo 3 came out and thats not under the extended warranty i dont think so I towled tricked and got RRoD a week later yeah Halo 3 be a system Killer My disk drive went bad the day Halo 3 came out and thats not under the extended warranty i dont think so I towled tricked and got RRoD a week later yeah Halo 3 be a system Killer

]]> Comment on It has struck me…. by legendtaker117 http://the360extreme.com/2008/04/20/it-has-struck-me/#comment-191 legendtaker117 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:32:39 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-191 I just tracked in on UPS, and it tells me where my 360 is. My first one took me about a month, and my second is taking about 3 weeks. I just tracked in on UPS, and it tells me where my 360 is.

My first one took me about a month, and my second is taking about 3 weeks.

]]> Comment on It has struck me…. by greendaydud14 http://the360extreme.com/2008/04/20/it-has-struck-me/#comment-190 greendaydud14 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:22:03 +0000 http://the360extreme.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-190 how do you know you get it tuesday? How long did it take? how do you know you get it tuesday?

How long did it take?

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