Bored of board games? Family-oriented games can be the solution
While board games may be a fun way a night of family or other social event, children, parents and grandparents, whether they can all meet and have a good time playing video games. Once considered one isolate and marginalize the influence of video games are becoming a favored means of bonding for families.
A new survey by PopCap Games, published last month found that 92% of parents and grandparents of casual games used video games to bond with their children or grandchildren. 70% of respondents also cited that playing video games with their young, can help them improve their eye-hand coordination and memory, and an opportunity for learning, stress relief and building confidence.
Professor Mark Griffiths, professor of gambling studies at Nottingham Trent University, according to the results of the survey:
"Empirical Research has shown that in the right context, computer and video games can be a positive educational benefits, counseling and therapy to a wide range of different ages and subgroups, "he told ElectricNews.net.
Recent years have seen an increase in the amount of games released to the interaction family in memory, the most popular is the Buzz!, SingStar and Guitar Hero video game series, all available for the PlayStation 2.
The Buzz! video game series allows up to 8 players to compete in contests like real TV game show, with host - Buzz - and his assistant, Rose, all accompanied by a public that applauds and laughs in a variety of topics - there are two editions of knowledge and three special issues for music, sports and Hollywood, respectively. The games even the use of special five-button Buzz! drivers for further authenticate the feeling of being in a real game. There is also the Buzz! Junior series, with games party and not try, aimed more at younger children, but can be equally enjoyable for older children and even adults.
SingStar is a karaoke game where players sing to music videos to score points, using microphones connected to the console. Planet is shown at the bottom of the screen and players earn points in real time according to how accurate is your song. The game allows two players to compete simultaneously, and up to 8 players can engage in an number of challenges to sing with the 'Pass the Mic' feature. SingStar is unlike most karaoke where rights have been obtained to use the recording original sound, ie, players can sing the real issue, while the original voices can be lowered or raised in the mix depending on the player, or hearing, choice. The series includes different editions offer a selection of music, including SingStar '80s, SingStar Rocks! and the next SingStar Bollywood.
Guitar Hero allows players to play along to their favorite rock songs in a special guitar-shaped controller. In the game, an extended guitar neck shown on the screen, and as the song progresses, colored markers indicating notes scroll across the screen to the rhythm of music. The player has to tighten corresponding buttons on the guitar controller in order to win points, and the game supports cooperative and competitive modes, which allows two people to play simultaneously. The songs included in the games cover a variety of genres, from simplifying the number, like "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple, the ridiculously difficult, as "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. The latest installment, Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock will be released late next month.
So if you're looking for something that can appeal to family members of all ages and provide hours of fun and friendly competition, the parlor games for the PS2 is the way forward.
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im trying to find a game that's a bit like Guitar Hero is for a computer?
ive played before, but cannot remember the name .. can play your own music on it and go on these lines and the graphics are very bright and cool LOL. I know it's an explanation .. horirble but if your speed up to a fast song and slow if your 3d a slow song too;
The game you are thinking of is called Frets on Fire, often abbreviated as cash flow. Here is where you can download: http://fretsonfire.sourceforge.net/ is a free download.
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