Is Online Gaming Destroying Family Values?

[Steven W]

Gamers are spending too much time online and neglecting their loved ones!


But gaming's fun, I don't want to sit and chat with my girlfriend when there are important objectives that need to be acheived on Call Of Duty 2.

Check out my views on Online gaming in this Feature and tell us if you think online gaming is destroying family communication.

[MAdMaN]

I'm wondering when it became only online gaming that caused the breakdown in family communication, instead of gaming in general.

[Lee @ SCAN]

Gaming.... ruining family life


Shurrup will you. We used to settle all those family issues of who is going to do the dishes etc would be the looser of a quick deathmatch of which game we used to play at the moment, or if more than 2 we'd fire up super monkeyball to settle who was washing the dishes

Communication for family is ideal as well. I speak to more of my family on WoW ( yes.... my uncle and cousins are in my guild along with my brother ) than anywhere. Login, say hello... go kick some alliance ass and then log off

[Steven W]

Unfortunately none of my family are gamers.

It would be great if they were. My brother has an Xbox at home, and broadband and a starter kit but he can't be arsed to set it up. Grrrrr. He's had it for about 6 months.

My mum has just about got the coordination and patience to play through one level of a Mario game.

My girlfriend is slowly coming around to gaming but she'll only play RPG's or adventure games.

[hoodmeister]

What sort of RPG's does your gf like? I've had some great fun playing various coop RPG's... Infact, it's my online gaming genre of choice

[Steven W]

Originally Posted by hoodmeister

What sort of RPG's does your gf like? I've had some great fun playing various coop RPG's... Infact, it's my online gaming genre of choice

She'll be on the beta testing for Final Fantasy on Xbox 360.

Plus she loves Fable,KOTR and KOTR2, Jade Empire. She doesn't use the PC for games. I'm hoping Final Fantasy will introduce to online gaming.

[Twigman]

Is Online Gaming Destroying Family Values?

Yes. Undoubtedly.
I know i can spend hours on my own in my room playing games whilst the rest of the family sit together and watch tv or talk.

[RedPutty]

Is Online Gaming Destroying Family Values?

No it was already destroyed by TV.

Often you will find the people that gripe about you gaming are happy if you sit next to them on a sofa while they spend a few hours mindlessly staring at the TV.

[MAdMaN]

Originally Posted by RedPutty

Often you will find the people that gripe about you gaming are happy if you sit next to them on a sofa while they spend a few hours mindlessly staring at the TV.

Usually watching a soap opera where families are falling apart because they don't talk to each other.