Video Games Should Not Be Banned

Introduction

Every one of us has played video games in some part of our lives. The field of video and online gaming is vast, dynamic and ever-developing. Video and computer games have been a bone of contention between the parents and their children since 30 years now. It has long been a debatable issue whether these video games should be allowed to play or not. Most parents' regards this activity has thoroughly time wasting; and complain that it rots the brain and results in lethargy. However if we look deep into this topic, we find out that it has both positive and negative aspects attached to it. The only concern is to limit the amount of time that one should spend in playing these video games. It should not affect, in any case, on our studies. While most children have found many good reasons to defend their desire to play endlessly on these games, it still has not gained much of the parents' concern. There are many parents or people in general, who believe that the video games should be banned. According to my thinking, video games should not be banned if they there is no harm to the other activities and responsibilities of a person (Rabinowitz, pp 101).

Discussion

Nobody really knows when the video games took over in popularity from the movies. In fact, video games are so popular that Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell has proclaimed that the golden age of movies have come and gone. People prefer video game now because unlike in the movies where one is simply a spectator who cannot participate in the unfolding story, a video game allows the player to participate and create his own storyline each time he plays the game. The outcome of a video game is not predictable unlike the movies where plots are standard and endings are predictable. The problem with the video games is that designers tend to go overboard with their storylines simply because the computer graphics available to them these days are tremendously impressive, allowing the designer to get as crazy as he wishes to be . A video game can use computer drawn effects that cannot even be used in movies yet. The issue this all boils down to is when and how the designers should draw the line with regards to the games they are designing. After all, video games are receiving a lot of flack about how it encourages violence amongst the populace. One thing we have to understand is that creating a video game is the same as developing a movie. It requires research, analysis, story development, and finally, the artistic consideration for the look and feel of the game. Video games have a twofold function in the world of entertainment. The first is, to give people a few hours of fun and relaxation by allowing the players to immerse themselves in a becoming part of that world by engaging in the storyline. The other is to educate the players ...