Video games have become very sophisticated and realistic lately, some games connect to the internet allowing teens to play and have a conversation with unknown adults and peers and this could be a threat to them. The truth is that online fighting games make youngsters violent and aggressive at the time of playing the game and later. The reason is that these games do not limit to showing violence before a passive spectator, and that they require the person to identify with the game and act for the character. Also, these games require whoever uses them to be active in the situations of the violence that they represent, creating a true addiction in the player who ends up needing to play repeatedly for hours, otherwise, they can feel anxious and act violently, generating instability in the majority of youth. For this the reason, we must be cautious and avoid its use for too long, it is important to set a limit time when playing certain games that only inspire violence and can become a threat to young people.
Mahnoor Mushtaq, Islamabad
