most educational computer game

[F-16Viper]

If you actually have time for other games and porn, you aren't flying enough  

exactly, and wasting your life

[ctjoyce]

You just havent found the good stuff then

Cheers
Cameron

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

exactly, and wasting your life

Hey...it's our life...does that bother you in any way?

[Katahu]

We have a life?

[ctjoyce]

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f***ing big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suit on hire purchase in a range of f***ing fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the f*** you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing f***ing junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarassment to the selfish, f***ed-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life. But why would I want to do a thing like that?  

~Trainspotting

[F-16Viper]

Hey...it's our life...does that bother you in any way?

mabye... mabye not...

We have a life?

LOL! I think so...?

[Paz]

 Actually, most of what I have learned watching porn has served me much better than anything I ever learned in any video game, chances are I will never actually fly a plane or run a city or zoo and I have no desire to do any of these things, however, the techniques I have learned from porn get put to use quite frequently and have been a lifelong passion of mine, therefore I say porn is more educational than video games.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

 Actually, most of what I have learned watching porn has served me much better than anything I ever learned in any video game, chances are I will never actually fly a plane or run a city or zoo and I have no desire to do any of these things, however, the techniques I have learned from porn get put to use quite frequently and have been a lifelong passion of mine, therefore I say porn is more educational than video games.

Hurrah...someone that supports my idea...

[Paz]

The truth is not always pretty.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

The truth is not always pretty.

Yeah...

[ctjoyce]

+1 to both of you, even though I have been flying aircraft since I was about 5 (Father is a Captian at Alpha Flying, and was a CFI before that).

Cheers
Cameron

[wealthysoup]

You must realise that FS is a simulator, not a game. Therefore it is directed at being educational in the ways of flying. All the others listed are games and not educational in any useful sense.

hey...i got secret plans to command my units around using real time strategy maps in later life so therefore command and conquer must be the most usefull...but first I need some power plants  ;)

oops i said too much about my plans already

[flyboy 28]

 Actually, most of what I have learned watching porn has served me much better than anything I ever learned in any video game, chances are I will never actually fly a plane or run a city or zoo and I have no desire to do any of these things, however, the techniques I have learned from porn get put to use quite frequently and have been a lifelong passion of mine, therefore I say porn is more educational than video games.

Oddly enough, that actually sounds reasonable.

[Mees]

Well I guess it would be FS. If you use the sim as intended (real flight to the books) then yes it is educational. However the reason my parents fund my computer venture is because I dont play as many games as use Adobe CS2. I am very proficiant in photoshop, can read and write HTML fluently, know most JAVA. Also along with my software knowladge I am quite the tech junkie when it comes to hardware (infact I'm kinda the local Geek Squad in our town). So my time spent on the computer went twards getting me a job. Currently I work as a floor rep at the local staples, and when I turn 17 my mother is getting me a basic internship at her office (High tech company. I'll be working with their network group).

However theres another point to be argued here. Professionally signed gamers can make upwards of $30K a year + the free stuff from sponsors. There are two CSS players in my school signed by some team that competes all over the world. Recently one recieved a Blizzard X1900XTX from sapphire tech, all he had to do was recommend it to people saying that "I'm a pro gamer, and I like it. You should have one too" Personally I am not signed, however my clan (~ALBINO~) usually makes top 3 in many of the LANs we go to, and therefore we all have gotten some pretty cool parts. We are going to compete in Nor Easter '06's CSS turney, and if we win we all get our choice of a BFG Tech 7900GT, PowerColor X1900XL, or a DFI Lan Party SLi or Crossfire board.

Though I am inclined to agree with your parents. Sitting on a sim for houres at a time is a waste, unless you are or plan on being a pilot. Your best bet in winning them over is to become proficiant in hardware / software. Show your skills off to them there. Then do a few jobs for their friends. Tweaking their PCs to be faster, building new systems etc. Then when you have a good client base (like me) your parents will see that PCs are truely a good hobby for you to spend time with, and wouln't mind if you play video games.

Cheers
Cameron

here comes CAmeron with his hardware..... :-/

[Gidsey]

FS is educational. A budding pilot myself at 15 has found it very useful. In fact i was flying today. Did my first unassisted landing. Mad how organisations like the ATC let kids do that sort of thing.