As she quotes, “games of environmental responsibility animate our capacity to respond, to affect and be affected, to engage with others: other species, other people, and the otherness of our own planet.” They offer a chance to consider play from an ecological perspective. The games in this list take inspiration from Alenda Chang’s Playing Nature book. These games encourage players to consider the impact of their actions on the environment, as well as their interconnectedness to the world in which they live. There are, however, many games that offer quite the reverse. It’s easy to assume that video games are all about building big cities or running successful economies. Understand which is the best fit for your child depends what it is about a game that means they want to play it. Secondly, with the breadth of video games on offer there are loads of age appropriate alternatives. Many families don't let children play games until they reach the related Age Rating. If you don't think your child is old enough, it's completely fine to say no. Our Grand Theft Auto guide enables you to do this in a matter of minutes. Here's what to do:įirstly, It's important to understand the content of the game before you make a decisions. Children can paint a picture that this is something they need to access or be excluded from friendship groups and playground banter. It's rated as suitable for adults but younger players do access the game. Check out our page for the game and if you don't think you they are ready you can suggest one of the great alternatives.Īn enduring example is Grand Theft Auto V. However, you don't need to feel pressured to letting a child play a game. Children tell parents that there's nothing else like them, and 'all their friends are playing' this one game. There are some games that seem inescapable. Still Life - capture the inanimate, mundane and overlooked elements that make the game world what it is.Īrchitectural - find ways to photograph the buildings in various states of build, decay and renewal. Sports - capture sporting moments, including not only players, but the crowd and coaches. Photojournalism - create a photo diary of the events of the game to be annotated later.įashion - document the different outfits and wardrobe styles your character chooses. Portraiture - capture images of the people you meet. Some families have tasked their expert players with capturing a certain type of photograph as they play: This means you can take really beautiful and engaging pictures in the games you play. Beyond this, many games offer a Photo mode that allows you to freeze the action and take control of the camera - even letting you control effects, depth of field and shutter speed in some cases.

At a rudimentary level this allows you to take pictures of your adventures.

All modern video game consoles enable you to capture an image of the screen. Photography is one aspect of this as Paul Buttle recently highlight on Twitter. This means that you can often put video games to unusual uses. However, because games are open to the player, how you play, the direction you move and what you do in the game is up to you. The spaces and places that video games create are often designed with a particular interaction or way to progress through them.

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