Welcome back to the Question Of The Week! This week we look at a topic that is rarely discussed or questioned.. and yet a huge percentage of our children and adults spend copious amounts of time shooting, beheading, gunning down, and generally causing mayhem to other people in virtual worlds and games. These days the games are getting more real than ever before, and it wont be long before its hard to distinguish it from real life! The question is, why are so many of us into this kind of violence? It's fair to say the most people who play them are not violent in real life, and would probably never even hit someone let alone fire a rocket launcher at their head! What i find especially interesting is that this is a trend that spans the entire globe, all cultures and people from all walks of life.

I once read a news story about a man who was riding down the highway on his motorbike in real life. He almost lost his life because he forgot it was real and he literally got off his bike whilst riding at high speed. Needless to say it wasn’t pretty and he was badly injured. The line between reality and gaming is getting thinner, and its fair to ask whether there are any effects that these games have on us. Whilst it MAY be true that these games don’t really cause most people to become violent I wonder if there are any significant effects on us from playing them.

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Let's have a quick look at the current top 5 games just to drive the point home!

1. League of Legends. This game is is a multiplayer online battle arena video game

2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is an online tactical shooter video game .

3. Valorant is a free-to-play multiplayer tactical first-person shooter

4. Minecraftt! (the exception!)
The purpose of the game is simply to build and explore (and survive).

5. Counter-Strike:
Global Offensive is a multiplayer first-person shooter

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It's interesting, and it seems like most of the violence these days uses weapons, large and small. Its rare to see hand to hand combat any more, although it used to be quite popular with games like Mortal Combat. I can still remember playing that game on occasion. I was terrible at it, and i can remember being beheaded many times by my obliging friend.

So what do you think about this?! Do you think its a good release and escape, a way for us to vent our frustration as well as be completely immersed in another world as a wonderful escape from normal life? Or, do you think we could benefit from other kind of games? Perhaps you know of one that is not violent and encourages good habits or ideas? One example would be Sim City, which was based more on creating and building things, but it is not very popular these days. In fact there is no kind of simulation game even in the top 20!

AS always, feel free to post about any aspect of gaming. If you are an avid gamer yourself I would love to hear from you and what your experience is. Do they help you in some way? Are you someone who has violent tendencies and find relief when you play these games? Do you play a LOT and feel like you may be addicted? IF so what is it about these games that are so compelling!?

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