Parents Should Test Videogames Before Their Kids Do!
Remember the days of Space Invaders and Centipede for Atari and Mario and Pouch Out for Nintendo. These games were simple and non violent, which is perfect for the family. However, the days of very simple videogames has come to end because now videogames are more sophisticated with graphics, technology, and even story lines. Some videogames have incorporated realistic violence and adult themes, which may be okay for adults to play, but no okay for children. This is why parents should research and test videogames before they purchase them for children.
Research Videogames
First, parents should conduct some research before they purchase videogames. The best method of finding up to date information is through the internet. Parents should look for videogame reviews by visiting popular videogame stores, videogames message boards, videogames blog, etc. to determine if the videogame has strong violence and types of adult themes. This will give parents a good understanding of a particular game; however, parents' research should not stop here.
Test Videogames
Testing the videogame will give you insight on a particular videogame than only relying on message boards, reviews, and rumors. Parents will get first hand experience on the type of violence and adult themes. The best way of testing videogames is by renting them. At GameFly, you can rent and test videogames for your children. GameFly will send you videogames of your choice through the mail, so it is delivered right to your door. It is so easy and simple to test as many videogames you want.
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After testing the game, you can make a better decision whether a particular videogame is okay for your children to play. If the game passes your test, you can even buy the videogame along with videogame book and videogame case for up to 50% less than other gaming stores. However if the game does not pass the test, you simply just put it back in the prepaid postage envelope and send it back to GameFly. Then, GameFly will send you another videogame to test for your approval.
By testing videogames, you will encourage your children to play videogames that are appropriate for their age groups.
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Telescope help??? Meade-80 and Dob10?
I went out to my dads trailer in the woods over the weekend and used my Meade ETX-80 telescope with both my 4mm and my 26mm eyepiece to view the nearly perfect night sky.
The 26mm to locate interesting things and the 4mm to get a closer look.
I saw two interesting things worth mentioning.
Time- 8:30pm-12:30am Saturday January 9th 2010 Harrison county Ohio.
1.- just rising over the trees was something bright and flickering to the naked eye and through my Meade-80 and 4mm eyepece the object appeared to be changing all kinds of colors. [this was earlier in my night watch]
2.North [looking mostly upwards in the sky] I saw through my Meade-80 and 4mm eyepiece a very bright object that appeared purple/violet. The strange thing about this was I looked back over to just above the trees where I saw the first object and it was no longer there and the only thing as bright as the first object that could have been reasonaly enough like it as far as it moving was the second object....was it being closer to the horizon [just above the trees] the reasons for it to look like a bunch of different colors flashing? [a distortion possibly?] then as it rose higher into the sky the purple waseasier viewed?
I havent been able to take my 10 inch dobsonian out to the woods yet because of how big it is and it is hunting season right now, meaning that my dads car is packed with hunting accesories [guns etc.] so I will have to use the Dob10 in my backyard until spring/summer time when we just go out to the trailer/woods to relax and "camp" and there will be more room to take the Dob10.
I did however use my dob10 in my backyard yesterday and have two things worth mentioning that I saw.
It was a pretty clear night, some light pollution, and a few clouds and its in my sub-urb backyard.
9:30-10:30pm Sunday January 10th 2010 Columbus Ohio [Franklin county]
Through my 9.7mm eyepiece.
3. Bright orange/red disc like object looking upwards in the sky.
4.A VERY bright /white looking object in the sky that looked even from the naked eye to be an interesting view.
I have talked to my astronomy teacher about all of these 4 different interesting views and here are some guesses we both came up with.
1.- A galaxy, Nebula, or double star distorted by the atmosphere.
2.Orion, a nebula.
3. Mars, betelguese.
4.A galaxy, a nebula, Andromeda
All help on finding out what these could have been is greatly appreciated.
Also, on a side note I am purchasing a webcam tommorow, I will be using it for recording personal videogame maps that I have built, maybe to chat with friend through and I want to use it on my sopes [sort of a multi-purpose cause]
I was wondering what would be a good webcam to buy for the pricerange of 50-$100?
I am going to be buying it at the store. Also, do I have to hook it up to a laptop or computer while I am recording necissarily? Or can I record it on spot and then look at it later on a computer or laptop? [I realize bringing out a laptop would be easier because looking at the object on screen would make things much easier and I will have access to a laptop sometimes while I do this but other times I may just have to record and look at later on my computer.]
Thanks for the help.
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What is the largest videogame map ever (for real)?
I've seen a few of these questions asked, but I know for a fact none of them are correct. For an example, Skyrim is not even close to the largest videogame map of all time. Older Elder Scrolls games far outsize it. There are also other games that are much larger, such as Red Dead Redemption and Just Cause 2.
From my research, it seems that (outside Minecraft, which obviously has the biggest, but that doesn't count) The Elder Scrolls: Arena has the largest map ever. According to the wikia, it can take up to 10 (real) hours to walk to a nearby town. Is this possibly the largest game ever? I also know Daggerfall (Elder Scrolls 2) is incredibly big, so maybe is that the biggest? (Also, should pre-Morrowind Elder Scrolls Games even count, since a large amount of their maps were randomly generated?)
Anyone know what the biggest map is?
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