Kids are great. Really. Just listen to Blizzard's Rob Pardo, who led the World of Warcraft design team, discussing what he's learned by watching his 7 year-old daughter (a level 54 Warlock) game:

Playing games with my daughter is great because it really allows me to see what is fundamentally fun about game mechanics. For example, when she was only 5 years old, she would just jump off buildings over and over and collect lots of different outfits for her character.

I generally have more of an 'achiever' mentality when I play games, and playing with my daughter really helps give me a more rounded perspective towards games.

Father's Day Special [Gamasutra via Alice]

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