Friday, April 10, 2015

I am a member of the last generation of men who did not grow up playing video games with their fathers.


I'm 20 years old. My father is in his 50s. We had many of the typical "father-son" experiences; playing catch, coaching my soccer team, camping, and teaching me how to shave. One thing that we never shared, however, was video games. He simply is too old, and didn't play an Atari when it came out. But for the rest of human history, people will play video games, and they will do so with their children.


I realize that my title may sound like it favors men; of course mothers and women will game with their children as well.


EDIT: a more accurate title would be "I am a member of the last generation of people who do not see gaming with their parents as a common experience shared by a large percentage of people, similar to learning to play catch." Yes; many people older than me gamed with their parents, but is that common?






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