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molding their careers greatly and Violence debate Conclusion
squander away their times by playing
these games. Thus it is that everyone agrees there is Video games are interesting to play and
violence in video games as in media and in information society it has become a
Video Games in the West it affects mental health badly. Those requirement for a past time. Video
who play and patronize violent video games have been growing greatly and
Video games are highly advanced in games will also become a prey to it and as media violence has been increasing
the West and use high technology to their reality would be badly affected as so also violence in video games has
build these games effectively and to those who watched violent movies. been growing too. Violence has made
play. Player skill is important and Even Media violence and video game violence video games more attractive but it has
older people also play these games affect mental health badly and people its effects also as it affects mental
and these provide greater entertain need to watch TV to a little extent and health badly in many ways.
ment to those who play it. play video games to some extent only.
They should not get addicted to these Video games will continue to attract at
There are adult video games in the greatly as these would have a role in tention of everyone and would become
west especially in America and these affecting mental health badly. a major past time activity everywhere as
have caused concern to people who people are attracted to it more often.
play such games especially to children There is a need to restructure Gaming industry has gained attention
who are not supposed to play such videogame scenario to include more worldwide and would become a major
games. There is a wave of old time entertainment especially quality one activity of youngsters and old alike every
games as board games are becoming and less of violence effectively so that where no doubt in future.
popular in Canada as Al Jazeera TV people can get benefit out of such
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