I’m sure all of you have heard of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo. These are often called shooting games. These games are where you play against a team and try to protect yourself. The whole objective of these games is to kill the people on the other team.
Most boys from young ages start to play these games. When starting so young, you start to get addicted. Girls rarely play violent video games because most girls don’t like violent things and bloodshed.
Another thing that is not good about these video games is that they cost a lot. In a year the average amount of video games you would buy is five. One video game is about $60. That means you’re spending $300 on video games each year. You could donate all that money to hospitals and charities. How many times will you even use those games? You’ll beat it and then just put it away.
Also, there are so many gaming devices that you buy one, and then another kind comes out that you think is better. Then you buy the new one and throw away the old one, or sell it. This means you throw away the games too. I mean what a waste of money. Sure you can play them once in a while, but not too much.
So the next time you buy your kids a game or you buy one yourself, think about it first.
Simran Bhullar
Grade 7 student, Hyland Elementary School
