ESSAY: For and against conputer games

Mariy Kuleva

Video game addiction is without a doubt becoming this century's most increasingly worrisome epidemic, comparable even to drug and alcohol abuse. All the while, the video game industry continues to market and promote hatred, racism, sexism, and the most disturbing trend: clans and guilds, an underground video game phenomenon which closely resembles gangs.
The majority of young people play games up to 3 to 4 hours a day. The greatest problem that comes in their way is the ability to distinguish what is real and what is not. Moreover, children are becoming more aggressive and violent, even some of them believe that violence is the only way to solve their problems. Some of the games may lead to a long term depression and sadness. They can also take over children’s live, making them forget their duties and become isolated from their friends and family.
Although, that most of the young people comment that this I s way to relax and have fun with friends, they do not realize that this also harms them, one way or another. When playing games children eat junk food which damages their stomach. Furthermore, they become lazier and they gain a lot of kilograms, which nowadays is often seen.
To sum up, if they play games more sensibly and they do not allow games to obsess their mind and actions, I feel that they can benefit young people rather than harming them.