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Being a kneejerk parent. Perhaps you should have been in the room or maybe even reviewed the game beforehand? |
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And of course the younger childs want to play the same as their older peers: --[[User:Dagoflores|Dagoflores]] 05:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC) |
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:95 percent of teenage boys play video games each month, according to a survey conducted by Jupiter Research in April 2003. |
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:Children are leaving traditional toys and play at younger and younger ages in favor of electronic entertainment. Toy sales were stagnant in 2001; video game sales were up 43 percent over 2000. (The Washington Post, 2/17/02) |
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:'''"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"''' I was watching my son play with a friend's hand-held video game -- a game both boys had earnestly assured me was not violent. The outburst occurred because my six-year-old was not as adept as his friend in manipulating the game: He was not killing fast enough. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, virtual killing has become an acceptable form of child's play. Children are encouraged to "kill" bad guys on a regular basis at a variety of settings. |
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Lets hope killing will not be taught. --[[User:Dagoflores|Dagoflores]] 05:25, 9 March 2010 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 03:47, 3 April 2010
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Doom is a first person shooter game with content that is probably not suitable for young children, but is great fun for older ones.
Freedoom is a free software clone of Doom, based on improvements made to Doom's 3d engine with new maps and monsters.
Things to Avoid
Being a kneejerk parent. Perhaps you should have been in the room or maybe even reviewed the game beforehand?