Video games are one of the most influential forms of entertainment in modern society. But do they …….. a good influence or a bad influence, particularly when we consider how popular they are with children? …….. both users and video companies claim that there is no …….. between violence on the screen and real-life behavior, a …….. number of people are beginning to …….. that this may not be true.
What cannot be …….. , of course, is that some of the most successful video games are also the most violent and it would seem that they owe much of their popularity to their violent character. …….. , the plain fact is, non-violent video games just do not …….. commercially, whereas their more violent counterparts do.
Most video games originate in the USA, a country where children are encouraged to be very competitive. Some people there seem to …….. video games because they …….. this competitive spirit in a very basic …….. – man versus man or man versus nature. But ironically, if you ask any English teacher, they’ll …….. you that these two conflicts are the ones most commonly found in great works of literature. It is possible, therefore, that parents, and other people, who are …….. of the influence video games may have on the young, really just …….. to understand them and the part they …. In our culture.