politicians suck! whats next miss make playing illegal,shut down online gaming companies, prohibit gaming development? what?

in real life they are called politicians, in online games they are called scammers!!!!!!!!!

buti d xa character sa online game kos sana yan…..

You play World of Warcraft? You’re hired!

“Hontiveros-Baraquel spoke against online games during a part where she told graduates about the skills necessary to find jobs, as well as the means to survive the current economic situation.”

This statement is stupid! I suppose these politicians should think first before they speak. If not for the high level of corruption among politicians, local schools should be able to incorporate advance courses found in 1st world countries wherein skills can be developed further. It just sucks to see top-notchers in high-school ending up as nurses.(No offense to nursing students and I’m not a nursing student) But I know these people deserve a better career. The government should promote and improve other courses that would at least match the level of education there is in advanced countries so that foreign employers would have no excuse saying that that Filipino Doctor or Engineer’s level of training is inadequate.

Now when it comes to online gaming, it is true that it can get addicting and can even ruin your studies but again let me quote this statement she said:

“Instead, she stressed the need for the graduates to take up a sport to remain physically fit. ”

Do we even have sports facilites that have good quality? Perhaps there are and are scattered over the country but either these are rare or never heard of.

And one more thing, I think she mentioned this, knowing that new graduates have the luxury of time to spend in Fitness Gyms since there are no jobs for them-not to mention her saying the need to develop skills to find jobs. (If you’ll find one.)

Summary:

The government just keeps asking people to do things without even thinking if it’s possible. -.- *Sigh*

very nice article for the graduates. Don’t waste your time playing or you’ll end-up playing in your parents basement for life.

Students to Solon: Don’t steal money from our country…

Lol she’s underestimating games. MMO’s to an extent help build EQ. Also most games sharpen hand to eye coordination and quicken thought processing.

They may not help getting a job but will definitely make you more viable employee.

“it won’t be able to teach you the skills you need for your first job, or for higher education”

My first job was to promote games, and might I say that I earned more than that person’s ideal ‘first job’ would. These games let me exercise my ability to speak up and work well with others.

That person doesn’t really have a clue. You can’t always blame the first thing you see just cause you were too scared to put the blame on things that would often have the edge over you.

Everyone isn’t a working robot and sports don’t really provide enough excitement for everyone. How foolish of one to think that everyone would enjoy 1 thing in general.

I think it’s quite unfair a sweeping generalization about games in general. Don’t blame the games for the kid’s mistake of being addicted to them. I think its crass to say that games are bad, ’nuff said. There are a lot of factors when it comes to the youth acting irresponsibly and I think it’s downright irresponsible to blame the first thing that the youth are addicted to.

I still say that pinpointing the fault of games for the problem of today’s job woes is not smart thing to do. The community, the family even the government itself has a hand with the current situation, I have been a gamer since I was a kid, more so when we had our internet at home. But I knew since I was a kid, BECAUSE IT WAS INFUSED BY THE PEOPLE AROUND ME, that I need to get a job eventually and that I need to live my life in a responsible manner.

As of this moment my work is related to the games industry as a reviewer and I am earning more than the usual minimum wage earners we have here in our country. It’s due to games that I got this job that is why I still say that blaming EVERY online game is wrong.

These MMORPG’s and DoTA are made generally for one purpose… FUN. The makers of these games didn’t create them so you can learn calculus or make you a diplomat or even help you become a CEO in a multi-national company. They were designed so people can PLAY and have fun.

Haven’t you ever heard the saying “All work and no play makes you stupid and grey?”.. well it goes something like that, you get the gist. Well if all your life you dedicated everything to work or job then you wouldn’t really call that life would you?

If your point is to keep preparing for jobs and work then an engineer graduate shouldn’t bother going to the beach now would he? A biochemist shouldn’t read Harry Potter and physicist won’t need to watch a movie.

We do things, random things that are fun for us… we need that.

I played since I was 5 and I’m now 24. My first job was in a gaming magazine. I still play online games. I still have a job… and it’s still in the gaming and tech industry.

I’ve learned valuable skills and discipline because of gaming. I do think it’s quite unfair for Rep. Hontiveros-Baraquel to have seemingly discriminated gaming in her speech just because she wanted to stress a point to these graduates.

Too much of anything is potentially dangerous. Even in sports, playing too much basketball is not good. Even too much studying is not healthy.

I’d have appreciated it better if she encouraged them–the students–to be more well-rounded in activities that could possibly help them hone their skills.

I felt belittled by the implication that when you play games, there is no future for you. I suggest she does some research on Korea’s gaming culture and the gaming industry in the Philippines in particular.

I think that she should be briefed on what Online Gaming is all about and the uber good benefits of playing one. There are a lot of skills that people gain when playing online games that can definitely land them on their first jobs. I am one of these people who did.

She’s right about how it should be played in moderation though. Too much gaming is exhausting. It’s a bit far from the title of the article. Playing in Moderation VS Stop Playing? Layo, Tsong. Super layo.

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“Treat it for what it is – an addictive game.” Is gaming the next cigarette? Labels on all forms of electronic gaming anyone? “Warning this game is addictive and may pose a serious risk to your health.”

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I appreciate her concerns about the youth but her knowledge about how an online gaming can enhance the ability of the youth to communicate virtually is too shallow.

I never been playing any computer games but I know by heart what the benefit it will contribute to the youth in his first job. That is why most of the outsourced job in which The Philippines is good at will go to the youth mainly because they can effectively communicate virtually.

She is also wrong in telling that unless you are a game developer, you should not play online game. I am a game developer myself but I don’t play online games.

She should not comment on matters where she is not knowledgeable enough because it will only cause damage to skill building.

I’ve been a gamer long before I could even write. And if it wasn’t for gaming, I wouldn’t be what I am now. There are benefits from gaming like expanding your vocabulary, creativity, logic and confidence. There are a lot more. But yeah! I kinda agree with her on this. A lot, and I mean a great lot of youngsters game their lives out. My mom and pops only allowed me to game every Friday afternoon to Sunday noon back when I was in GS and HS. Since I couldn’t play, my interest diverted to game dev instead. So I took up BSCS and not to brag, I was really good at programming (I was pretty advanced for my age) when I was in HS and college. I didn’t really pursue a programming career after graduation but I still live for gaming.

the idea should reach to all youth, for them to understand reality against fiction. . .

I agree with Risa that these games should be played with moderation. And these games really doesn’t give you any skills, but some MMOs sometimes gives people social skills. Then again, years of one’s life to gain such little is a total waste. I should know, I was one of them.

But I don’t agree with the title, it should not be DONT, but a PLAY WITH MODERATION.

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Thanks for the reaction guys. This is a good discussion. Keep them coming.

Sadly, many politicians still misunderstand games, or gaming. It’s like blaming the ills of the society on violence on television or whatnot.

@ Admin : Of course they dont. These people would normally just dismiss anything without digging for further information. Games are addictive yes… but talking about it like its some kind of drug is just wrong…

I’m proud to say that my brother (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080812-154145/RP-wins-silver-in-WCG-Asian-Championship) is an avid Online gamer… He’s one of the top students in his class and his accomplishments are probably good enough to make his country proud. Now he wouldnt get this form of recognition if he was doing something unproductive right? If these politicians would heighten their scope of JOBS then perhaps they would understand this situation from a different and more reasonable perspective.

The problem is that most pre-teen and teen players have no self control when it comes to playing games. Not everyone can be a cyber-athlete. A lot of players will just be fodder. There are many cautionary tales about students ranging from high school to med-school who have flunked out due to excessive playing. The moral of the story- level up ka muna sa RL boi!

Dahil sa online gaming.. yumayaman malaki ang kita ng export sa Korea and China! She should do research first before bashing the entire industry!

“Won’t teach skills for your first job”… at least 4 kinds of JOB sa mga MMORPGS and more! Online worlds simulate life in a virtual setting, where kids can practice virtues!

Ba’t hindi niya na-bash yung mga tele-serye, at mga Eat Bulaga and Wowowee na wala naman katuturan???

Video games and Online games help kids be more techy, which we definitely need to learn as this is the INFORMATION AGE and NOT THE STONE AGE WHERE AKBAYAN BELONGS!!!

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Yes, the problem is not with the games itself (so you cannot say that online games are the “evils” per se). Moderation and balance are the keys to having fun with online games as well as doing well in your studies.

There are also a lot of values you can learn from online games / team games. There’s teamwork, valuing other’s opinions, friendship, trust… things that most people nowadays need. Sometimes they just work for the money disregarding the fact that we have workmates to interact with too.

Also, gaming does not purely have negative aspects. As these reactors before me said , there’s a lot of things to gain here and I know former gamers who found their job because of online games and are now part of big companies. Some of them are even running their own companies and own internet cafe chains.

Clearly, some politicians should give an open mind to things they think only give useless entertainment. Sometimes, there are more to a thing than that which meets the eye.

just to clear my comment below, I have nothing against Rep. Baraquel and her message to my fellow UP students. I entirely agree too that there should be moderation ^^. My only concern is not to tell people “not to play” online games. That is quite an exaggeration on anyone’s part.