It is known that we are living in technological era. The video games became the part of youngsters’ life and irreplaceable tool in every day life of almost each of them. Video games have become one of the favorite time-spending of young people all ages, and even some adults. There are two reasons to explain why citizen crazy about playing computer game. The reasons why the citizen are attracted to video games is because of enjoyment and diversification. One of the spheres of the life is leisure. Therefore, majority of young people spend their leisure playing video games and surfing through the internet. Thus, video games have negative effects and also have dangerous influence on teenagers’ psychology and health.

        Most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence they contain. The effect of video game violence in kids is worsened by the games’ interactive nature.  In many games, kids are rewarded for being more violent.  The act of violence is done repeatedly.  The child is in control of the violence and experiences the violence in his own eyes. For examples, killing, kicking, stabbing and shooting. When playing the video games, the kids can pick up the bad language and behaviour from other people and may make the kid vulnerable to online dangers. For instance, the kids may release their stress, frustration and anger by following the action of video games such as boxing and fighting.

        As children play video games for a longer period of time, they begin to lose socialization skills. They get so caught up in the video-game world that they no longer desire one-on-one human company. True, many video games allow the player to interact with other players via the Internet, but these other players become part of the game itself and there is no real contact between two bodies. They will even skip school just to play their favorite match. Some people will even skip meals just to play, which we all know is not good for one's health.Parents should look out for their children becoming increasingly withdrawn into the video-game world.

        Playing video games for long hours may cause children to neglect their studies. There is a correlation between time spent playing video games and the decline in academic performance. The video games act as an addictive substance that causes the user to neglect other areas of the  life. Parents need to monitor their child's grades and look for a connection with excessive video-game playing. Spending many hours in front of the monitor and not going out enough could also cause social problems thus resulting in them becoming shy and introvert.

        People who are too attached with games forget about their health, they stop exercising and eat junk foods while playing. The worst part is, some people are too addicted with this recreation that they forget about the difference of real life and in-game life, and this is the result why there are children who are performing "out of this world" acts. Video games may also have bad effects on some children’s health, including obesity,  postural, muscular and skeletal disorders, such as tendonitis.

        In conclusion, video games have a lots of disadvantages but it depends on how it is used. If we don't want these things to happen to ourselves, we need to guide limit our time for playing games. Although these games may be helpful for us sometimes, the risks of them getting addicted to games are too high but we can use our own intelligence to weed out the bad ones.
By Huey Li