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Yeah, I’m guessing video games took over as the primary form of entertainment. Probably when we were playing with He-Man dolls some old timers were asking why marbles and jacks weren’t popular anymore.

Without getting too “get off my lawn” technophobic, is there not something missing?

Perhaps in less linear video games, there’s more room for creative thinking, but there’s got to be a wider range of creativity possible with action figures than what’s available on many games kids play.

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Posted by Celery

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Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:01 pm to UndercoverBryologist

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Without getting to “get off my lawn” technophobic, is there not something missing? Perhaps in less linear video games, there’s more room for creative thinking, but there’s got to be a wider range of creativity possible with action figures than what’s available on many games kids play.

There is surely something missing. Imaginative play, creativity, or just learning how to be content without constant stimulation. That being said, I’m sure there are parts of the brain being used by gaming that are not used by playing with action figures. My point with the marbles and jacks comment is that the world has always kept moving and the future will be digital and computerized. I wonder if in some way, video games is potentially a better way to shape kids brains for the future world.

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Posted by dgnx6

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Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:37 pm to UndercoverBryologist

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Perhaps in less linear video games, there’s more room for creative thinking, but there’s got to be a wider range of creativity possible with action figures than what’s available on many games kids play.

I had this Batman fold out set and would take whatever action figures I had and have battles.

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