ZAPPED!

Fonda, Darren (2004) “Zapped” TIME, 12/6, p.60-62.

Toyland is in trouble. In 1983, it was the” Cabbage Patch” doll and by 99’ “Pokemon” was the favorite toy. Now toy r us have to combat their no.1 enemy, the VIDEO game.

Video games are for boys. Girls like dolls. Well, that ain’t necessarily so. Little girls have found video games to their liking the game industry knows what they want.

Boys like video games in a big way, so the combination of both sexes makes the game industry a tough tiger.

Further, video games are interactive and therefore changeable and intriguing to little kids.

The outcome is not always the same. It can be personal, collaborative, or competitive. The software can describe numerous scenarios not often visited by the youngsters. That of course has its ambivalence. Great fantasylands can be outriggered by vice city. Thus, parents should be cautious and aware.