- I don't get it why my dad doesn't want me to play Roblox
because I can just do sport on Roblox.
(dramatic music)
- I just wanted her to limit video games
and enjoy being able to go outside.
(dramatic music begins to crescendo)
- I totally agree, (shouting)
10 minutes of workout, (laughing)
and the rest of the day, playing Roblox.
- Playing like half a day on a screen,
it's not that healthy.
(applause)
(laughter)
- Hi!
- I'm Mackenzie.
- And I'm Mackenzie's dad Chris.
- My dad wants us to be more active.
But I liked to play video games.
- If she wins,
I'm willing to play video games once a week with her.
- That doesn't sound like that much time.
One day?
- Two days?
- Four days?
(awkward silence)
(laughter)
- All right. Four days.
I'll leave it at four.
- All right. That's good.
- So now if I win,
she has to go and play with me
outside at least an hour a day, all summer long.
- Hi judges. - Hi judges.
- I'm Bruce Leroy. AKA Darnell's Barbells.
I'm a rapper and a personal trainer.
- I'm Anara.
I am a video gamer.
I'm also a streamer.
(ooh)
- Hi, my name's Austin.
And I'm a kid.
(laughter)
- He's going first. - Ill go fist.
- I'm going to choose number five.
Dance Debate?
- Let's go.
(whoosh)
(ding)
- I want to just tell you guys that whenever,
oh gosh,
I'm going to break a hip.
- You're also going to break the debate.
- Whenever I just want to go outside
and hang out with her.
She gets sidetracked
and just wants to play on her video games.
Her video game of choice is Roblox.
Oh, this is bad.
(Anara giggles)
I just wanted her to limit
the ability to play video games
all day and just enjoy the outdoors
because there's so much
good stuff.
- Judges, what did you think of my debate
And more importantly, my moves?
- I can respect any man.
That's willing to embarrass himself for his kids.
You know what I'm saying?
- We got to present some more options for her.
- I'll get you on that next one.
- Stack 'Em?
What is that?
- Okay.
(whoosh) (ding)
- Start stacking.
- You can code on Roblox.
So it, it can be educational in a way.
You wouldn't understand how fun
it is because when you were a kid
I don't even think cell phones were invented
and you didn't understand how fun it was.
But if you did,
I'm pretty sure you would like it
because it's very fun in this generation.
It's okay that you were born in another generation.
You've just got to get used to it.
(buzz)
(loud thud)
- How did I do?
- I think you made some very good points.
- Thank you!
- They can be educational.
- I have Roblox too.
- I told you everyone has it.
- Yeah it's fun, but I wouldn't,
I would still love to be outside.
- I think you did really good.
I like how you finessed the,
generational gap,
But I need you to address
why you don't play outside
in the next round.
- I'll go with this one.
Exercise?
Some exercise.
- I'm ready.
- He's ready!
(whoosh)
(ding)
- All right.
So one of the things as we got into the pandemic,
we were trying to figure out,
how to support our daughter
with physical fitness.
One of her passions is gymnastics.
So we got her a beam,
we have her gymnastics bars
and she'll play on it.
Until she finds her iPad.
And we'll play,
sometimes,
as a gymnast,
in Roblox.
(panting)
She's like, "it's kind of the same thing."
I'm like,
"Kinda not." (buzz)
(applause)
- What do you think?
- Your burpees get a participation award.
(laughter)
- I couldn't get past the horrible burpees.
I'm not going to lie.
- Maybe you guys can practice your burpees together.
- Yeah! (Anara giggles)
I'm down with that.
- Ready. Set. Dodge!
- No, I don't think so.
- Be easy on me dad! Please! (giggling)
(whoosh) (ding)
- So I like Roblox because in Roblox,
in some games you can work at a job.
I also like Roblox -
(laughter)
I also like Roblox because,
I don't get it why my dad
doesn't want me to play Roblox
because I can just do sport on Roblox.
(applause)
- So what did you think?
- I think you did pretty good, but you're nine.
And today was your first day
ever playing Dodge ball.
So I think dad's got a little case
on his hands right now.
- That's my parents fault!
- I gotta say,
even my three-year-old sister knows how,
what dodge ball is.
- I think if you want to win the debate,
you should say what you think,
the video game offers you outside of real life,
fun and playing.
- Thank you.
- I'll pick number two.
S-S-S-Cary?
What do we got?
and your daughter is going to scare you.
(whoosh)
(ding)
- Are you nervous?
- Yeah, a little nervous.
- I'm a little nervous too.
- That makes me excited. Yeah.
(bang)
So we've been kind of throwing stuff at her,
like getting her a beam
(bang) and getting her rings
(nervous chuckle)
and getting her things that we thought she would like
and just have at it.
And we haven't been fully engaging with her.
And I think that's the piece that we need to do.
I think my wife and I would make sure that
we are putting in the time,
not just to say go outside,
but to have some intentionality
of it so we can help.
(bang)
(chuckle)
We can help Mackenzie enjoy
(buzz) being outside.
(applause)
- It was so loud!
It felt like you had to like you had them
right in my ear.
Game Over.
- What does that mean?
- Yeah.
(whoosh)
- Yeah. I'm ready to debate.
(ding)
- Another reason,
I feel like I do
enough sports.
I feel like I do enough sports (laughing)
I dodge my dad.
(Mackenzie screaming)
(laughter all around)
(Mackenzie screaming)
(Chris laughing)
- I like Roblox, because
Roblox can be educational,
I thought we agreed, 10 minutes of workout
and the rest of the day,
playing Roblox. (buzz)
(laughter) (buzz)
- Good game.
(whoosh) (ding, ding, ding)
- Okay.
I think McKenzie here, nine years old.
Really good with words,
almost turned me into a believer there.
I'm going to have to say, that today,
you played your first game of dodge ball,
going with dad.
Going with Chris. - But those burpees!
- Hey, I gotta respect that.
I gotta respect the attempt.
- I totally see where Mackenzie's coming from.
I would play every single day,
when I came home from school,
I totally get how addicting they are
and they are so much fun.
But I think my main thing too,
is that the video games will always be there.
Your imagination will always be there,
but your childhood isn't.
So I'm going to have to give it to Chris.
- I thought both of you were really good,
but playing, half a day on a screen.
It's not that healthy.
Sorry, Ms. Pac-Man game over.
I think Chris won this debate.
(ding ,ding ,ding ,ding)
- She doesn't like to lose.
- Thank you.
(applause)