Welcome. It’s time to stop pretending that video games are only about kids. Sure, recent statistics show that 100% of American kids report playing them. But game industry statistics tell us that more than 70% of all gamers are over the age of 18. The fastest growing demographic of gamers isn’t children or teens: it is retired persons. You’ve hit the website for the only book for adults wanting to understand other adults who game. Game Widow is also the only book endorsed by both the Executive Director of the International Game Developer’s Association and the President of the Institute on Media and the Family. Advice for kids won’t work for adults. It’s time to have a grown-up conversation about games – one with more facts and less partisanship. Games are now sophisticated enough to require some driver’s training, not only for gamers, but those who think not playing will save them from the consequences created by those who do.
Game Widow was written by Wendy Kays, married to the lead designer of the SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals series for Playstation2 and producer of many casual games for Real Networks. It contains thoroughly researched but plain English answers to questions like:
➢ How can a kid’s game capture the attention of an adult for so many hours?
➢ Why am I competing with an elf (soldier, wizard, fill in the blank here)?
➢ Is video game addiction a real issue or an urban legend?
➢ Can a video game actually kill someone?
➢ Is the games industry concerned about gamers who abuse the games?
➢ Is there any escape from the misery of being constantly ignored?
➢ What can I expect in the future from the influence of video games?
➢ Where can I go for information that isn’t hidden in piles of fan chat and surrounded by pictures of mostly naked creature drawings?
If you want to stop fighting about video games in your home, family and life, Game Widow is where you need to start.
Endorsed by:
Nick Yee - Founder of the Daedalus Project, Member of Research Staff at PARC
Erin Hoffman - celebrity blogger, video game industry activist & game widow
Dr. Kimberly S. Young - PsyD, Director of The Center for Internet Addiction Recovery
Dr.David Walsh - Ph.D., President, National Institute on Media and the Family
Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association
Game Widow is also available at your favorite bookseller, online or off.
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