How many times has some vocal politician who knows absolutely nothing about games come out and say something like, "This game is deplorable! Would you let your child play this game?" Well, with so many game developers being parents, they've got a great idea as to exactly what content they think is child friendly or not, and are proving that some of the best developers are indeed the parents.

From the article:

Parenting and politics are two things you don't talk about in polite company because they reach down into the core of human issues that provide driving forces in our lives. These two topics have only begun to germinate in the gaming world, and it's a sure bet that they start fires wherever they go.

In a recent Slashdot discussion responding to a student who asks whether he should get a Master's degree in game development or computer science, one commenter notes that "[t]he fact of life in the videogame industry is that once you been in the industry for 10 years and/or over 30 years old [sic], you're no good to the cheap bean counters who run a lot of these game companies."

This sentiment runs deep through game development, and with over half of developers expecting to leave the industry within the next 10 years, a frightening mass exodus has already begun. While many studios are working to deliberately create a family-friendly environment for the benefit of their family-minded game-makers, no one really talks about why studios ought to be
stepping up to the plate for families for the benefit of their games.

And they should. Parents tend to be more in tune with target game demographic trends, enforce saner development practices that provably improve reliable product delivery and keep a project focused to achieve goals faster - so that they can go home. We ought to be talking about this, and we also ought to be talking about how game developers make some of the best parents around.

Read the full article over at the escapistmagazine.com