Dearest Modder

In light of my recently devised list of 10 Principles for the Digital Family, it was interesting to see an experiment in videogame rating from the perspective of a maternal player, Getting Mom to Play. As a prime directive, I have argued that it's important to play with your child in digital environments, rather than merely serve as a spectator; it turns out that the writer of this case study suggests that it's just as important to play with your parent.

Apparently, even novice players who are in the supposedly media-resistant older female demographic may find themselves enjoying first-person shooters and scorning more ostensibly wholesome entertainment, particularly if the interfaces of nonviolent games like Uno or Table Tennis are too unresponsive or nonintuitive to gratify the first-time player.