I've read this article about a guy who died after 3 day gaming marathon and that question arose in my head.
Do you enjoy video games? What kinds? What titles? Which aspects do you like about them and which you don't? Do you think they have bad impact on people? Children? Would/Do you as a parent try to limit the time your children spends in front of PC playing?
I myself have been playing on my PC quite extensively up to somewhere around 18 years old. I liked adventure games the best (The Neverhood, The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: La Chuck's Revenge, Broken Sword: The Shadow of Templars, Gabriel Knight: Sins of a Father, Grim Fandango) , but tried a bit of everything, enjoying also titles like Grand Theft Auto, Unreal Tournament or TrackMania Sunrise. At some point I simply lost interest, primarily because I've mostly seen it as a waste of time. Now I also oppose the kinds of violent and unethical behavior many games promote.
Still l do sometimes check out, if there are some good indie/alternative games released and play few of them in a year. Braid, Kentucky Route Zero and Edna & Harvey: The Breakout are the ones I enjoyed the most in the last few years (FTL: Faster Than Light, Botanicula and Amnesia: The Dark Descent were also really good). Really great experiences. I sometimes play Civilization IV with my friend, but it's such a time consumer that she's literally afraid to play it.
I think videogaming has a big potential as a medium to create some really interesting experiences. Unfortunately it's tragically misused with so many games being mindless and so similar to each other. And the problem of promoting violence is a significant one I think.
Nowadays if I'm to play something indoors, I prefer board games. They exercise my mind and allow interaction with "real" people.