Video games, kids, and ethics
This series of posts will cover a broad spectrum of issues surrounding video games, kids, and ethics. With Hillary Clinton, the FTC, and pornography secrets lurking in the game Grand Theft Auto, San Andreas – how do parents that don’t play make informed decisions about what is going on in games?
This series will cover:
- Game ratings, what they mean, where they came from, and how should you interpret them?
- Game systems – who’s the primary market for an XBox verses a Nintendo Gamecube? Use that marketing to help make decisions about how to make smart purchases for your family.
- How can parents integrate a conversation about values and ethics into this unknown scary world of video games?
- Which games encourage ethical or virtuous behavior, or at least, provide an opportunity to ‘do the right thing?’
- What are the hidden dangers of video games? Hillary couldn’t be holding press conferences if there wasn’t something out there…but what are those dangers really? And even more important, how do parents tackle them?
