Video Tips for Greener Gaming
by Kristin Underwood, San Diego, CA on 08.22.08
Image source: ChannelFlip.com
There are several recent video games which teach kids to consider natural resource protection and promote planet-saving activities, but what about greening the act of gaming itself? Flip produced a 5 minute clip on several ways to green electronics and gaming habits. Narrated by Katharine Fletcher, one of the bloggers on Flip, who admits that while she is not saying that kids shouldn't game, she wants to incorporate her greenness into one of her favorite hobbies and share these tips with other fellow gamers.
Rechargeable batteries, using a bye-bye standby, and turning off screens while downloading large files are just a few of the tips offered. Fletcher is probably not much older than most gamers, the target audience, so she is easier for kids to listen to.
Game on!
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Nice little video for gamers :-) I just wish more RPGs let you save mid-screen instead of making you run to a save point! Unfortunately, running all the way back to the beginning of the dungeon to save just for the duration of dinner is still not really practical from a gaming standpoint. (I try to reserve big blocks of time for RPGs to prevent this kind of thing, but still.)
The largest demographic of gamers is 19-24, and the second largest demographic is 25-30. THEN comes 13-18, followed by 31-36, then 8-13, then 37-42. Just so you know.
A lot of gamers get annoyed at the idea that video games are mostly for kids-- they view it as disrespectful and inaccurate, which it is. Gamers don't fit into an age group such that you could say 'older than most gamers' unless you were talking about people over 27 or so.
So that last line there, "Fletcher is probably not much older than most gamers, the target audience, so she is easier for kids to listen to." Yeah, definitely not cool. It's like saying someone is much more intelligent than most church-goers.
A couple things:
1. PC gamers (as opposed to console gamers) tend to be older: average age is over 30.
2. I use one computer (an old 2 GHz P4 with integrated graphics) and a small LCD for web surfing and documents. I leave my gaming machine off unless I'm watching a movie or gaming, since it draws so much more power.