I wrote a blog sometime ago about the transition that I'm making into portable gaming due to lifestyle changes.
Transition to Portable Gaming
What exactly were those changes? Consider the following (important factors underlined):
- Married with 3 children all under the age of 4
- Work in the financial industry so hours can be hectic
- Commute is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes one way into New York City on a bus
- Although its nice to have 3 HDTVs in the house, the primary TV is engaged by 3 little children who refuse to give up the TV controller
- A wife who would like to spend time watching Netflix, specifically Bollywood movies when the children are asleep. A wife that would like to spend time with her husband is a wonderful thing! (can't complain)
Does any of the above sound familiar or applicable to you? There aren't enough hours in the day to allocate to you and when it happens, there is ALWAYS something that comes up. There are a few constant things though. First, I will always have a long commute if I want to work in NY. Second, the wife and kids need me to be present in the living room and not hiding in my "man cave". Speaking of the "man cave", it's been turned into a play room. With my comfy couch and bus seat time, I'll get approximately two to three hours a day of handheld gaming versus two to three hours of console gaming a week. I think my platform choice is obvious considering those metrics.
Enter the term, VitaDads, which characterizes this type of gaming dad who wants to play console quality games but doesn't have the time or television to play it on. This term is another fine addition to VitaBro and VitaMuffin, identities that came from a Vita thread on the NeoGAF forums. As funny as all this sounds, individuals on the forum have raised their hand and have identified themselves being in the same situation. Yes, we are all young fathers and more importantly VitaDads!
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