How old should a child be before he or she is allowed to play video games?

[XSGames]

I'd say 10 at least

your thoughts?

[Shiro♌]

As long as the child can prove that they can behave? Two or three would be the minimal age.
Naturally, dependable on the genre of the videogame.

I have been playing videogames since I was four.. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in particular.
Guess what.. I have managed to learn the alphabet before going to school, as typing the cheat codes has involved reading what do they do and typing the same codes over and over again..
I do remember a lot of those codes even to this day.

It does depend on the parenting and how do the children can behave and how well gifted they are.. There's no age that tells you what should and shouldn't be done, if you ask me.
It's all up to the child and the child's parents anyway.

[Raelic]

Whenever they show interest. Video games aren't about which age.. The problem with video games is that you have to be there too and teaching them moderation. You being there isn't to avoid certain content, but to talk about it and digest it in a healthy manner when it does happen.

[lightwo]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Shiro♌:

I have been playing videogames since I was four.. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in particular.
Guess what.. I have managed to learn the alphabet before going to school, as typing the cheat codes has involved reading what do they do and typing the same codes over and over again..
I do remember a lot of those codes even to this day.

Funny you said that.

At that age, you would have learned even more had most of the cheat codes not been complete gibberish, all because the way they stored them made it possible to use dozens of different letter combinations for the same cheat, which is what the community ended up discovering.

Many years later, the actual codes leaked, but not even an official list in form of a manual or magazine article? Come on. You could've taught writing actual words too!

[🍋 Lemonfed 🍋]

it's depend , what kind of kids , how mature they are and what kind of games.

if I had a kid I try to get him to not play the realistic and violent games , These days gores in video games is way much more detailed then what we had when we where kids back in the 90's.

[apathy]

10 YEARS OLD?

What games are you thinking of? Resident Evil? Outlast? Silent Hill?

[🍋 Lemonfed 🍋]

there been time even I been shocked by how much detailed some of the newer mortal kombat fatalities had became , seriously , I don't think any kids or teen should be exposed to this before being at least 16 or 17.

old arcade mortal kombat 1 to 3 where a joke compared to the newer mortal kombat 11 and 1 level of violence and gores.

[Candyy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af XSGames:

I'd say 10 at least

your thoughts?

Whenever they show interest in them... Restricting videogames for them just does not make sense...

Kids are not stupid, some adults forget this...

[LeviathanWon]

In the womb.

[InfamousBozo]

Playing video games can help develop hand-eye coordination, so 2D side-scrolling family games can be beneficial for children.

[Shiro♌]

Oprindeligt skrevet af 🍋 Lemonfed 🍋:

These days gores in video games is way much more detailed then what we had when we where kids back in the 90's.

That's a very solid point!
Red boxes instead of what looks like a blood is a huge difference.. At least to me.

Oprindeligt skrevet af lightwo:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Shiro♌:

I have been playing videogames since I was four.. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in particular.
Guess what.. I have managed to learn the alphabet before going to school, as typing the cheat codes has involved reading what do they do and typing the same codes over and over again..
I do remember a lot of those codes even to this day.

Funny you said that.

At that age, you would have learned even more had most of the cheat codes not been complete gibberish, all because the way they stored them made it possible to use dozens of different letter combinations for the same cheat, which is what the community ended up discovering.

Many years later, the actual codes leaked, but not even an official list in form of a manual or magazine article? Come on. You could've taught writing actual words too!

Well, there weren't many other games back in the day.
Maybe Quake III Arena or OpenArena?.. Those did come a bit later, though..

I don't remember anything specific, so I can't really provide any related answer.. It's just that I have found that little detail somewhat interesting, and perhaps somewhat surprising, especially to the current younger generation..

[GunsForBucks]

The new norm will probably end up with kids having to wait until they can buy their own.

So must get a job first.
Child labor stimulus!

[Devsman]

Oprindeligt skrevet af GunsForBucks:

The new norm will probably end up with kids having to wait until they can buy their own.

So must get a job first.
Child labor stimulus!

Honestly the most believable resolution to the labor shortage.

[GunsForBucks]

fair wage shortage?

No worries children can be underpaid since they are small and can't do as much in theory.

[Nabster]

2 days old

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

How long is a piece of string?
Everyone is different and does life at different paces... there's no one age for video games.
This post is low effort thinking.