I am a giant nerd. Which means I am obligated to raise nerdlings.Aidan and I spent an hour playing Starcraft 2 last night, and the kid couldn't be more into it. He made sure to keep an eye on the mini-map for Zerg spawn while I made sure to vaporize them with my laser cannon as I tried to recover the artifact my wife married a stud.
Anyway, there was a great article in the Wall Street Journal yesterday (linked via my twitter account PLUG!) about Starcraft 2 fans invading sports bars, and taking over the TV's that were previously allocated to sports. One owner was quoted as saying these "Barcraft" events have raised his revenue by 50%. 50%!
Now I know what you're thinking. Joe, why are you exposing your kids to yet another activity where he stares at screen for an hour without blinking. But where Starcraft is different is that it actually requires a bit of economic intelligence and strategy. This isn't Call Of Duty where you just point and kill (by the way I love that game and own a pair of COD-branded night vision goggles), it requires more a bit more thought and preparation.
I should probably stop at this point to prevent further embarrassment. Shameless.
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