I play wow with several of my children. I think it gives us something to talk about to understand and to connect with. Is that the only thing we discuss? No. But having that as a common thread of communication allows for more communication doors to be opened. It allows your children to realize you like to have fun, that you like to get involved in something of little meaning. It helps, in my opinion in a lot of ways.
When my children were younger we would work together and against each other on Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog and even Theme Park. It was the first time my children learned that I was really involved and enjoyed the things that meant a lot to them.
So just like when little boys of the 60's and 70's got their race car sets and dad and child sat in the floor for hours on end, mother and father and children can all join in and play together. The only real difference is the tools needed. instead of cars that fly off the track, you have computers and to me it is all the same.
Now Dora Links includes mom's and Dad's and Grandmama's like me and will promote joining in activities with young children and I think it is awesome. I think it is time for this.

It is parenting adapting to the technological advances of the time. I can not wait to join my children in a hologram settings and really fight some Horde.
Dare I even dream of that? I dare. Oh yes, I dare.

The days have long gone when parents could understand all games and other electronic stuff that children are using. Technological developments have gone way too fast for most adults, while children are actively using MSN, mobile phones, texting, and preferrably all together.

I've watched my niece behind the PC. Four MSN windows open, chatting to her friends online, while sending an SMS, and calling another girl. All at the same time, and she was perfectly in control of it all. I know my way around PCs, but am struggling to have two MSN conversations, and not mixing them up.

Does that matter? No. Children are bound to use more advanced technology than what their parents were/are used to. As long as you can keep control of things when they go wrong (eg cyber bullying), that's fine.

The same is true for this new Dora doll. It's a wonderful new toy right now, but it will pass in a couple of months. Then some other toy, with other capabilities will emerge, and quite possibly that one will be even more advanced.
Just let that happen, but make sure you are in control of when things run out of hand.