| Ever since games became available in the late | | | | spend hours browsing through them, some of |
| seventies and early eighties to the masses | | | | the most visited categories are action and |
| they have caught the attention of millions of | | | | war games, these are violent in nature and |
| people who became addicted to their | | | | portray several "killings" as they advance |
| innovative interface and rapidly changing | | | | from level to level, the fact is that most |
| technology. Parent's bought these games | | | | players are not thinking about the killing |
| because they represented a nice gift for kids | | | | they are doing in the game but instead they |
| and teens who have always been fascinated | | | | want to overcome all obstacles to using the |
| with entertainment and technology related | | | | resources given to them, just like when they |
| items. Children and teens on the other hand | | | | play super Mario or Donkey Kong. |
| thought of them as a good way to kill their | | | | |
| free time. | | | | With today's international problems several |
| | | | parents have formulated the idea that these |
| The first few graphics Nintendo games | | | | games are intended to train kids for war, the |
| featured were not very realistic so any | | | | fact of the matter is that if they are |
| killing or war game was pretty much innocent, | | | | playing these games online they have several |
| but as technology evolved so did the | | | | other choices such as board games, racing, |
| graphics, consoles and variety. Today we have | | | | cards, puzzle, memory, strategy, and so on, |
| free games available through the internet as | | | | in other words they will not become fixated |
| well as stand alone and portable consoles, | | | | in just one type of game due to the variety. |
| which has completely changed the rules of the | | | | On the other hand parents who buy expensive |
| game sort to speak. | | | | games to play in stand alone consoles at home |
| | | | might indeed be feeding this mentality to |
| Nowadays, we have kids and teenagers of all | | | | their children because purchased games go to |
| ages playing games almost all the time, this | | | | a different level, the violence and graphic |
| is why parents have grown concerned of the | | | | nature makes them too intense so it is |
| types of games they play. The internet has | | | | important to read the warnings and |
| made available thousands of flash games at no | | | | recommended age labels that each one has. |
| cost at all, so anyone can access them and | | | | |