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Ginsu Victim:
I was five in '82, so it was the best time to start learning. Man, I miss arcades. There was just a vibe you don't (can't) get anymore.

SavannahLion:
Around five or so seems to be the "catch on" time, every child is different. Though if you don't start training them early, their spacial coordination is stunted. I have a seven year old whose gaming coordination is seriously stunted. So with her, relatively simple games on a 2D plane with very few rules are just about her limit. ie, she can play Pac-Man but she can't play Barbie's Horse Adventure (or whatever it's called). She just adores Wii Bowling, probably due to the simple controls. But Wii Tennis is proving impossible for her. Meh.

In any case, Check out the Constructing the Baby Entertainment Unit (B.E.U.). For a three year old, it might be a little too young of a project, but note the software he chose to use. I'm sure there would be similar games targeted specifically to the three year old crowd if you looked around.

I'm considering doing something similar for my (almost) six month old son, except I have some reservations about the impact video monitors may have on the development of a child at such a young age.
patrickl:

--- Quote from: SavannahLion on March 15, 2008, 12:01:57 pm ---note the software he chose to use.
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On my kids first birthday I gave him a Comfy keyboard for babies and todlers (mine looked quite different, but it's the same idea). You hook this up to the computer. At 1 year old he couldn't really do much but bang on the keys and giggle at the colors and sound effects, but at one and a half he could play the easiest level games quite comfortably.

Spaz Monkey:
4yr kid plays first level of Super Paper Mario preaty much by himself.  Only needed help on a few jumps, mini-boss, and chapter boss.
SteveJ34:
When my son (now 18) was 4 he received a Nintendo set for his birthday.

By the time he was 5 he had pretty much mastered play of Super Mario, my favorite series Mega Man, and many others.



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