Cola and I have been gamers since we were kids. We are both born in 1977 and therefore blessed to have experienced the rise of the video games in the US (Cola) and Germany (Thomas). We also belong to the first generation of parents that actually has grown up with computer and video games.

Initially founded to develop and publish videogames that are both fun and have a learning value, we utilized the KidConfidence domain and our small team of amazingly talented individuals to create a computer game, video game and virtual world review website, blog and community. We set out to create compelling content that is easy to understand and appropriate for the entire family – no prior video game experience necessary.

We are very pleased to announce that we will cover the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in the coming week. We will report on exclusive product premieres and announcements, in addition to conducting interviews with most prominent individuals from the interactive entertainment industry.

Being a small and independent company allows us the freedom to explore what we (and you) deem worthy. Leave a comment or contact us directly with your questions and topics you would like to see covered.

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We are KidConfidence - a community dedicated to helping families and parents navigate today’s video game and media jungle. Join our community and share your knowledge and experience by becoming a featured blogger on our site - you can even link to your own blog or website.

At KidConfidence, we believe that the right video games represent an opportunity to connect with our children and help them learn in new ways. We’re a resource for parents to help sort out which games are both educational and fun for their kids, and which ones to stay away from.

Interested?

• 1) Take a look at our Video Reviews and Blog to see if our approach is something you agree with.
• 2) Create a Member profile (skip if you are already a member)
• 3) Email your Member profile Name to blogger@kidconfidence.com (more…)

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Kudos to our ‘Nightowl‘ Vessie Simeonov for re-designing KidConfidence.com and to Ricky Brent for coding! We are currently working on optimizing our ‘Site Search’, in addition to creating a KidConfidence Wii Channel. Yes that’s right: A “KidConfidence Wii Channel”. Excited?! We are too. More details on our Wii project coming soon.

Your KidConfidence Team

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Recent feedback suggests that we get a lot more traffic from game savvy parents then we thought. Many of these video game knowledgeable parents appear to play games themselves and want our reviews to have more depth and gaming lingo.

We created KidConfidence to help non-gamer parents find the right games for their children. We show actual gameplay footage in our reviews and try to explain the games in a way that is easy to understand, even for parents who have never played a video game before. We welcome all visitors to our site, but experienced gamers may get more from IGN or Gamespot.

The second most common question is concerning our different styles of video reviews. We are still experimenting to find a good mix between casual, informative and appealing. As a result, you will see several review “styles” in our library of video game reviews. We contemplated taking the “old” reviews of our site, but decided to leave them up for now since we feel they still provide value. We are constantly evolving our review methodology and video production and hope you’ll notice our reviews improving all of the time.

Last but not least, many of our visitors argue that SuperPaperMario, Zelda and other games we choose are not suited for children.
This is true. Every week we select games based on popularity. We found that kids ask their parents for games that are popular- but not necessarily age appropriate. So we feel it is necessary to provide coverage of many of these games, and to provide our age recommendations for each game in addition to the ESRB Ratings. However, every child is different, and only you know what is appropriate for your child. Therefore we recommend closely watching the actual gameplay footage in our reviews to determine if a game is right for your family.

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The Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2007 was a great success for Kidconfidence. Click the image below for our “GDC Impressions” video.

More interviews, articles and videos are coming soon, aside from what we already posted. Check out our site and subscribe to our feed.

We would like to thank Ian Bogost, Ph.D. - Persuasive Games, Shigeru Miyamoto – Nintendo, James M. Bower, Ph.D. - Whyville.net, Tom Crago - Tantalus, Randall King – US Army, Judy Shasek - RedOctane, Jessica Hammer – Columbia University, Dan Roy – MIT, Dr. Debbie Reese – WJU, Ed Fleming – VGXPO, Kan Anant, Ph.D. – PhaseSpace, Professor David Williamson Shaffer - University Wisconsin, and all other speakers and exhibitors who interviewed with us.

Our Kidconfidence GDC video is featuring music from Sonic Picnic.
 Sonic Picnic specializes in sound design and music composition for games and other media.

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