I'm teaching my mom to play video games (first time ever) and she is STRESSED

The deep game design questions coming at me right now. "In video games, is it typical that you can use a resource and then when you go back to it will it be there again?"

We've tackled why different consoles have their own controllers, "you're supposed to use your thumbs the whole time?", what completionism is

I am getting a lot of why questions lmao 😩 doing my best here like "sometimes people enjoy playing in this kind of way..."

I made the mistake of telling her jumping is often a hard part for people "in video games" (every question is like "in video games are you supposed to...") and now she's like HERE'S A JUMP every time

Questioning my choice to make a highly exploratory artsy little game (Journey) my mom's first video game but I think it's right 🙈🙈

We've graduated from "where do I go" to "oh I'm going to follow these" 🥳🥳

The huge gasp and SHOOT coming out of this woman's mouth every time she tries to jump and turn at the same time are killing me 😂 same tho Mom

One interaction is now named "The O" for the button you need to press to invoke it. "Was I supposed to use The O??"

Omg she made a jump from a far platform that I did not think was the right one and it was the solution, the smugness in this house right now

She just asked me how much a PlayStation is 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 we're winning fam

"I'm riding it! I'm riding it! Woo! Aaaah sand!!" May the people who made this game enjoy perfect cups of coffee, cool pillows, and ideal weather for their preferences for the rest of their lives

So fun to listen to developing game literacy in real time. "Hm it's making sure I saw the light"

She's putting the controller on my hand every time it vibrates to show me it's doing it 😂 "what does it MEAN" the things you never realize you don't have a verbal answer for...I looked at her and was just like "emotion??"

I have the best update after teaching my mom to play her first video game a month ago 😂

My little brother and I were catching up and he said "Can you please explain to me why I called our mother and she started talking about "superior graphics" in the choice between gaming consoles?!"

My bro: is mom.......a........gamer........????

Me, knowing FULL well mom was repeating word for word something I said to her: I mean sounds like it

My bro: she started asking me about games and I suggested she get a Switch and she SCOFFED

Me: I mean some of us like graphics, you know, those of us who are ACTUAL gamers

(saying this sitting next to my switch because it's about the top tier sibling gaslighting opportunity 🥰)