Posted on April 25th, 2008 by GamerDad
It’s my birthday. The First Day of the Rest of my Life.
Yep, it is and believe me. for a while there it looked like I wasn’t going to see another one of these. I’m still grappling with it. Almost dying late last summer I mean. 37 is the age when men tend to have a “midlife crisis” – the “heart attack revelation” is supposed to be reserved for those north of 50 – and I’m still dealing with the notion that my “midlife crisis” might have been the end of me. I still think about it a bit. I still get thoughtful email from people asking about my heart. My heart is good. Strong. more…
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by GamerDad
Happy Birthday Maggie! (Late, I know, the actual day was 4/20) My daughter and first born is now 8-years old, super sweet, and learning – every day – better tactics on how she can butter up dad. I gave her an MP3 player (she must keep it in her room for now) and an iDog speaker thingie to play it. She got the obligatory Hannah Montana games, Super Smash Bros. (we’ve already had a few battle royales hereabouts), clothes and some stuff from The Littlest Petshop. See? 8 is where the little girl meets the tween and they eye each other nervously. To celebrate, lets go back in time to the day it all began.
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by GamerDad
On Wednesday April 23rd at 7pm EST, the ESRB’s President Patrica Vance, National PTA President Jan Harp Domene, and Your Friendly Neighborhood GamerDad were joined by the host of WGN’s Technology Tailor radio program, Alex Goldfayn, for a video presentation on Internet Safety and Video Games. We even had a Q&A afterwards! It could not have gone better. Want to read it? See it? Hear it? Then click it!
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Mike Anderson
by Mike Anderson
So you want to change the Game World? Mods aren’t well-understood by parents and Mike’s here to change that.
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Posted on April 21st, 2008 by GamerDad
Here’s the good news in a nutshell: The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) have teamed up and hired GAMERDAD to publish an online safety booklet –Available Online (PDF)– But that’s not all! I’m jetting off to New York City tomorrow to participate in an Online Seminar/Webinar, a helpful video for parents, and participate in an online Q&A. On Wednesday at 7pm EST you can see both the GamerDad, a representative of the PTA, and Patricia Vance, President of the ESRB, will be having a web based chat. Joining us for the first part will be National PTA President Jan Harp Domene and hosting the whole shebang is the WGN Radio’s Technology Tailor.
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Posted on April 21st, 2008 by GamerDad
Dr. Byerly is a GamerDad reader and an MD. He was kind enough to send us this Op/Ed on gaming and how it helped him become a doctor.by Dr. Erich Byerly M.D.
Video and computer games get a lot of bad press. People blame games for everything from teenage violence to childhood obesity. I personally believe that playing these games does have some redeeming qualities.
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Posted on April 20th, 2008 by GamerDad
Big things are happening for GamerDad. In fact, an important press release is sending parents here in droves. We want them to understand what we’re about as quickly as possible. Here’s your primer! more…
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 by GamerDad
Have you heard about God of War? Well, if you’re a parent – you should have. The game sets new benchmarks for both “Intense Violence” and “Sexual Situations” – and the ESRB descriptors don’t stop there! But guess why your teen really wants to play it more…
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 by GamerDad
Nobody emailed me about it. There was no outcry. Heck, maybe nobody even noticed – but in case they did I want to personally apologize for the Grand Theft Auto IV banner ad that’s been running on this site over the past week. It’s not an actual ad, but a part of a service most websites use called Google Adsense. It’s a clever little program that analyzes your blog and puts up paid ads (paid to Google – then paid to webmasters based on viewership) based on what you’re talking about.
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Posted on April 18th, 2008 by GamerDad
Ask GamerDad this week is all about Myths, Misanthropes, and Animal Headed people. Here’s a sample:
“Liking this kind of game is dependent on believing in it. If you’re the type who looks for the wires, obsesses at how that magician did that trick, and simply won’t ignore the man behind the curtain. . . “
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It’s my birthday. The First Day of the Rest of my Life.
