Chapter 18. Healthy Gaming

  • Start using Xbox 360

  • Use the Xbox 360 Dashboard

  • Use Xbox Live

WE STARTED GAMING with Nintendo in the 1980s, and we’ve never stopped. There’s just something about playing a game on your TV or computer that brings out the competitive beast within, isn’t there?

Today, there are so many games to choose from that it’s difficult to know where to begin. If you have kids in your home, you’ll want to provide some protections so that they don’t get involved with games that are too mature for them. For you and the other adults in the home, you’ll want games that you can match wits with as well as have some fun with.

In this and the next three chapters, you’ll take a look at what we call healthy gaming—using Xbox 360 for family fun and ...

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