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The availability of entertainment such as video games on handheld devices are harmful to individual and to the society they live in. To what extent do you agree and disagree?

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The debate on
video
 games has been going on since they
first
 introduced to the public. Some people think
video
 games are an enjoyable form of entertainment while others are strongly against them due to
game
 addiction and its consequences. In my opinion,
video
 games are can be harmful, but they can bring benefits to people and the society as well. Every millennial has played
video
 games and a number of young people become addicted to them. There have been extreme cases that games addicted parents neglect their newborns and leave them to starve to death.
Video
 games come in different genres from educational to violent. The most popular games on the App Store or Play Store are mostly violent, and since they are Very easily accessible to people, children are often seen playing fighting, shooting and killing games at a very young age. Some children cannot differentiate games from reality and end up becoming violent. There was a case that a teenager killed his grandmother because she nagged at him for playing games too much. When during interrogation, he said he thought his grandma could resurrect like
game
 characters, Not to mention sexual related and gender stereotypical contents where female characters wear over-revealing outfits.
Therefore
, it is understandable that many people do not have a positive opinion on
video
 games,
On the other hand
, there have been any research proving the correlations between playing games and harmful behaviours. Whereas educational games are helpful for students, especially those with special needs. They can learn about the outside world, sounds, music, languages, history, etc. Some mobile games can be used in the classroom to engage students and improve their learning.
Moreover
,
game
 designing and
game
 developing have become popular professions since the
last
 decade. The father of Flappy Bird has made thousands of dollars from it. Many talented young people are carrying a large amount of money from competing, playing and making games. In conclusion, playing
game
 can be addictive and destructive to other real life activities.
However
, I believe there are ways to control the quality and manage the age of
game
 players so that
video
 games can serve better educational and entertainment purposes.
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