March Blog carnival-Video Games

[Faith]

So the open ended topic is Video Games.

Here is an older post from Diana Jenner: http://hannahbearski.blogspot.com/2007/01/wow-education.html full of Diana's usual wit and wisdom.

Jennifer over at Peaceful, Joyful Abundance wrote: http://peacefuljoyfulabundance.blogspot.com/2009/02/video-games.html her experience with games and gaming. Her limits to being able to play herself and her thoughts about her children and the flow of daily life with computers and games.

Meredith at The Dismal Life; http://the-dismal-life.blogspot.com/2009/02/march-blog-carnival-video-games.html muses about multi-tasking while video gaming and how the brain prefers stimulation even in the peripheral. Also about paper sculptures, Ed, Edd and Eddie, programing software and soft furry animals. It ends with the world being saved.

Lisa at Perpetual Joy writes: http://perpetualjoy.blogspot.com/2009/02/joy-of-video-games.html about a Lego Star Wars passion, her gmaing experience and the ins and outs of gaming with a young child.

Laura, piscesgrrl wrote: http://piscesgrrrl.blogspot.com/2008/01/unschooling-q-how-did-we-ge... about her journey towards embracing screen time. Ever wondered where video games might lead your kids? It is quite insightful. with fun picture.

Kelli at Joy Full Life blog : http://ourjoyfullife.blogspot.com/2009/02/march-09-blog-carnival-on..., answers the questions using her experience with 2 teens and a third that is close. She has not always embraced video games but her oldest's love of gaming helped her see that video games don't rot your brain.

Faith at Bearthmama; write three posts that chronicles her thoughts about gaming and screen time. Dreary day talks about limiting screen time. http://faithvoid.blogspot.com/2007/01/dreary-day.html Then TV talks about her epiphany. http://faithvoid.blogspot.com/2008/10/tv.html Lastly GHWT is all about finding creative ways to support your child's interest. http://faithvoid.blogspot.com/2008/10/guitar-hero-world-tour.html writes about supporting your kids interests creatively. They find away to get a game they want with no money.


Rebecca writes: http://thystle.blogspot.com/2009/03/screen-time-vs-page-time.html and thoughtful piece on screen time and book time.


Have fun reading!

[Meredith]

Hi, Faith, sorry to post this here, but I can't figure out the email address you sent me. Here's the address for my blog post:

http://the-dismal-life.blogspot.com/2009/02/march-blog-carnival-video-games.html

Sorry its so long!
Meredith

[Silvia]

Ok, I didn't write a post specifically to answer these questions, but I did in the past write about gaming, specifically WoW, on my blog. This is the article, if you're interested.

[Meredith]

Lets see if I can create a better link to mine:Try this

[Monica Manzano]

Let me address this theme with putting more Spore pics on my blog. I need to change gears and get off the computer soon. I'm on a computer diet. Monica