Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design Posts in the discussion thread "Parenting Guide for Game Design" - I've been seeing a trend. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:20:28 +0000 http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261#post-57884 Re: Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design#post-57884 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:29:36 +0000 hartnell 10978 lol. I appreciate the help though. :) (really) —hartnelll

]]> http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261#post-57800 Re: Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design#post-57800 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:44:08 +0000 u9 12755 oops… don't worry, you are not missing much. It is just people who can't act.

]]> http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261#post-57699 Re: Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design#post-57699 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:57:06 +0000 hartnell 10978 lol, broadband people. :) Why must you torment me? What did I ever do to you guys? LOL —hartnell

]]> http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261#post-57682 Re: Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design#post-57682 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:52:07 +0000 u9 12755 I don't really know how to write such a tutorial, but i could imagine one could find inspiration from http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ and maybe http://www.realprogramming.com . Check out the really horrible commercial at the bottom of the page hehe. Anyways, i don't personally have much time to participate in such a guide, although i think it is a good idea.

]]> http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261#post-55424 Parenting Guide for Game Design http://gamedesign.wikidot.com/forum/t-22261/parenting-guide-for-game-design#post-55424 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:59:38 +0000 hartnell 10978 I've been seeing a trend in the site stats since day one and promised myself I'd get around to it, but never have. Now I've seen it again and I'm asking for suggestion / help. Here's the trend :

  1. Little Shawn wants to make a game.
  2. Little Shawn's parents are active in his life, care about him, and want to be involved and help out where possible. (unlike my parents.)
  3. The parents then look online for what a parent needs to know to help and in general and find… diddly squat.

I say it's time to write (ready for this) The Parent's Guide to Game Design!

Let's help these people out and maybe, just maybe, their kid will grow up to make something better than a Tony Hawk game.

The first thing to do is get in the mindset of the parent. I have no children (that I claim anyway j/k), but, I imagine the first concern would be

  • What does little shawn learn from this?

The second concern is

  • How much is this going to cost me?

and the third

  • How can I be the cool parent?

Comments, suggestions, ideas, slaps? —hartnell

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