Video Games

I have never been a one to play video games. Growing up, we had a wii and sometime I would watch my brothers play games, but I never got into them myself. They just never seemed to interest me like other forms of media. Well recently, my husband and I got a ps3. We got it after the lecture on video games, so I, of course, had some hesitations and laid out some ground rules. We both decided we never wanted sexual or violent games in our home. Soon after getting the game system, we headed to Game Stop to purchase our first game. I was pretty disappointed that there weren't a whole lot of games to choose from that fit out guidelines. That was kinda sad to me, but it also makes sense- violence and sex sell.  Eventually, in the used game section, we found one that sparked our interest: Lego Harry Potter. I'm guessing someone had sold back this game because it wasn't exciting enough? as in.. it literally has no sexual themes and no violence (other than casting spells).

When we got home, we decided to try this game out. We sat down on the couch together and played for about an hour. Much to my surprise, it was so much fun to play this game with my husband. The game involves a lot of looking around for small clues and trying to figure out what you are supposed to accomplish in order to move on. It felt good to work as a team and progress through the levels. After playing, I felt closer to my husband- as nerdy or weird as that might sound haha. I can relate to the study done on brothers and sisters playing together and having less contention afterwards.

This being said, while at first I was skeptical, I now see a place for video games in our family- as long as they have good themes and encourage the bonding my husband and I felt. I guess it goes to show, don't knock it til you try it.