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quantities for everyone alike and many game has Popeye as ate these games and people buy these
new versions are available in 2D and hero and he fights games for fun and pleasure.
3D formats also. against a big person
to save a girl as Cathartic effect
Video games have become more inter Popeye gets energy
esting and is appealing to more from eating spinach. Some communication researchers say
younger generations compared to Pacman is yet an that violence in video games create
older ones. other game that is on violence tendencies in men and women
net as well as on regu as some others say playing violent
Violence debate lar arcades and it in video games lets off violence in a per
volves completing a son. This is called cathartic effect and
Violence in media has been a topic of round and scoring it could also be said to be true in some
discussion among communication points before being caught. cases. Watching violence movies or TV
scholars and others as there has been programs will help to let off violence
two perspectives to this debate. Video games in the US tendencies in men in some cases and
People blame violence affecting men this is true in case of playing violent
tal health and it is that this perspec Video games have gained importance video games also.
tive has been a dominant one as oth in the US and it is case for other inven
ers say it lets off violence or cathartic tions, it was started in the US. Many Video games and society
effect it has on people. This has not game arcades have come about and
been a dominant perspective although are in malls in big cities in the US as Society has been taking a increasingly
some people still subscribe to this. Ei some cinema theatre complexes also stern view of video games as these
ther way, it has been found that me house some video games. affect mental health like violent TV
dia violence affect mental health in programs or movies. Society wants to
some way or other effectively. Video games are popular among safeguard itself from violence and like
young and old alike in the US, many violent TV programs affecting mental
Violence has been increasing in media play for fun mostly in all places today. health, video games also affect citizens
as well in video games as it is that Many computer innovations have in greater measure. Video games have
people find violent shows and games made video games more fun and inter been providing entertainment in larger
are more interesting. There is killing a esting in many ways and help pass measure to citizens and that got to be
man or shooting down a plane or a car time easily in playing these. a welcome measure.
is involved in most of video games and
if a person does it successfully, he gets Computer Games While Kent (2001) traces the history of
a score. it, Video games have been providing
Video games are played on computer
Video games and internet and these games are popular for many
reasons as time is easily spent on play
Some times Video games use internet ing these effectively. Computer games
and people use internet to play many are popular among young and old alike
times on computers especially on per and are used to spend time effectively
sonal computers. Internet access in playing.
makes video games quicker and faster
to play and many different games are Computer games afford you to play on
available on net for every one. a PC and then spend time the way you
like as it is interesting and exciting to
Popeye is one game and it is that this do. Many leading manufacturers cre
“If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.”
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