Friday, September 22, 2006

One of the Things I Would Do If I Had More Time

Online gaming and the like is something I could get lost in if I had time and got myself started. Fascinating stuff and I know very addictive.

There was a time when I was playing the Sims a lot and found it very comforting. You know, it is great when you and program a little person to do something that you want it to do. I work hard to get my kids to do things, but they never listen. Playing an online game let me click on a person and tell it to go somewhere or do something and it OBEYED.

Take Dominyk, for example. Telling him to go take a shower can be a very time consuming and annyoing experience. Since he showers in the morning before he takes his medicine, he really isn't clued into things. So, I may have to ask him in several ways, several different tones of voice, and with gentle prodding.

However, if I am playing the Sims, I can click on the guy, click on the shower, and immediately I get compliance. So it is tempting for me to want to delve into online gaming and watch little people OBEY.

Just came across this today. It’s a place where you can create your own personalized avatar. I played with it a little bit tonight and it’s pretty cool. You can dress your little guy or gal with all kinds of different accessories. And unlike Dominyk, if you click, the avatar gets dressed.

The title is a little weird, “Dress Up Games for Girls” but it is really just a place to make an image to use when chatting or playing online games.

Dress Up Games for girls










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