ABC’s Dropping A Show For Parents About Gaming

17 responses to “ABC’s Dropping A Show For Parents About Gaming”

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   whitepointer

   October 11, 2019 at 5:00 pm

   Intellivision. Nice.

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   wikig1itch

   October 11, 2019 at 5:16 pm

   Aye! NichBoy returning to ABC, I dig it.

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   dire_wolf

   October 11, 2019 at 5:37 pm

   Reading that title I thought the show was already out and ABC was canceling it.

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   1. 

      pookie101

      October 11, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Glad I’m not the only one

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      derrick

      October 11, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      So we’ve got this new show about gami…aaaand it’s cancelled.

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         pylgrim

         October 14, 2019 at 2:07 am

         “When they said it was a show about gaming, we thought they meant pokies and the such. Thankfully we caught on the minute before it was going to air and killed it.”

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   djbear

   October 12, 2019 at 12:44 am

   If it was hosted by a combination of GG hosts and the guys from the checkout it would be a great informative show.

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      stormo

      October 12, 2019 at 8:55 am

      Well, it’s got Nichboy, for sure!

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   Toffee Nut

   October 12, 2019 at 1:34 am

   Information is power….at least to those over thirty!

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   ody

   October 12, 2019 at 2:18 am

   What rocks have these parents been living under? Guaranteed they grew up with the first home consoles at the least.

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   1. 

      stormo

      October 12, 2019 at 8:55 am

      Not every gen-xer grew up in a house with gaming systems.

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         whitepointer

         October 12, 2019 at 9:57 am

         Yes but even if they didn’t own one themselves they almost certainly knew someone else who did, and would have played at least a few games in some capacity.

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            beatsbynelly

            October 12, 2019 at 2:53 pm

            not sure if NES or N64 era gaming knowledge is entirely applicable for kids playing modern games that include microtransactions and online play.

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            1. 

               weresmurf

               October 13, 2019 at 11:42 am

               Any and all gaming knowledge is. The platform itself doesn’t define knowledge about the benefits of limiting screentime and endorsing outside exercise, the potential for gaming addiction if you don’t instill responsible amounts of gaming time and self control as well as potential other aspects such as content in games i.e. classifications and violence. That’s always been a universal thing?

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               beatsbynelly

               October 13, 2019 at 1:17 pm

               I don’t think it’s as universal at all.
               Not everyone who grew up with games will have all the tools they need to apply those restrictions and knowledge of micro transactions to their kids.
               There is most definitely a higher risk of the kids coming into objectionable content with internet connected devices compared to what you could get on a game boy.

               There is of course plenty of parents who “had a console” but wouldn’t identify as a gamer. They might have played Mario kart for an hour before going outside or having to do homework, and never had to be actively time managed by their parents.

               This is all sort of borderline “you’re a bad parent if you don’t know x” which is bullshit

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               weresmurf

               October 13, 2019 at 1:36 pm

               You’re picking one sole aspect, the microtransactions, which itself is an evolutionary standpoint granted. I’ll concede I was a bit ahead of myself saying *all* knowledge, what I did mean is that by and large, the common sense applied to consoles has a fundamental set of knowledge that relies on common sense which can indeed be applied across all of them. When you get into microtransactions, you’re heading into more advanced but still necessary territory these days (especially given we had a family member whose kid just racked up 500 bucks on fortnight on their credit card *sigh* but thanks Epic for refunding after 8 weeks and multiple emails…) The whole thing of identifying as a gamer is kind of moot, the only thing about being a bad parent is this:

               You’re a bad parent if you used a console to raise your child rather than being a parent yourself. I’ve got a lot personally invested in that comment myself on a personal level and I 110% believe in it.

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               beatsbynelly

               October 13, 2019 at 1:54 pm

               I picked on micro transactions singularly as I had already written a lengthy comment while in line for lunch.

               The risk of objectionable content is exponentially higher. The games are designed using similar methods casinos use to keep players playing. And the online chat in games opens the kids up to cyber bullying and other threats.

               There is definitely common sense, but then there’s also specific knowledge that some parents might not have to be able to make an informed decision.

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      BonzoBits

      October 13, 2019 at 8:43 am

      There are a lot people who know that games exist, but know nothing about them other than the words ‘Nintendo’ and ‘Sony’.

      And I’m fairly certain first gen consoles are nothing like today’s machines.

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      darath

      October 14, 2019 at 12:26 pm

      My wife was never allowed gaming in her parent’s house, and her default response now is that games are bad and the kids can’t touch them. I think this could be beneficial to show that there are also ways built into the consoles themselves to set time limits.

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   James Thornton

   October 12, 2019 at 10:18 am

   Yeah sure Nichboy going to be host for ABC’s Help! my kid is a gamer! Well guess what not going to watch it ever since Channel 7’s Screen Play got cancelled along with Good Game.
   Hey Nichboy where’s Hex?

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