Playing Video Games with My Son Isn’t What I Thought It Would Be
I definitely feel games like Sims and Simcity changed my perception of resource safety as a child. I played Sims&#x2F;Simcity2000~3000&#x2F;Civs for hundreds of hours as a kid, and I loved the &quot;realistic&quot; feels and setups of these games. When I started to play I always had later stage trouble when I&#x27;m overspending on building fancy roads and bridges in SimCity or buying expensive items up front. I slowly learned the way of setting up a less impressive base first, and swapping out parts and do re-designs and expansions as more resources became available.<p>I later found out all games have a specific pattern you follow to win, many of these patterns are available in online communities&#x2F;guides&#x2F;cheat sections where I&#x27;d spend tons of time to read, try and experiment. Those were probably the peak happiness and best time I&#x27;ve enjoyed as a little nerdy kid. I never thought too much a big deal of these experiences but nonetheless I believe definitely contributed to a base reality of how resource management work, and how I manage my personal projects, finance, and career choices as I grew up.<p>I&#x27;d be super curious to see research &#x2F; longitudinal study coming up from the past 2-3 decades of gaming on kids, and see if conservative gaming styles leads to conservative financial decisions etc etc.<p>I&#x27;m not a father yet but I thought it would be a really cool idea to understand my kid through game play like this, but I also don&#x27;t want the kids to be limited by my personal value though these interactions - sort of like the &quot;observer and supporter&quot; role the author played.<p>Sidenote: I&#x27;m still playing the latest Civ6 and still enjoy a lot from the dynamics in the economy managements with A.I..