It’s not easy to stop all children from playing violent games. However, we should protect them from the negative effects. We concluded from a survey that most participants believe that their parents know games they play but they are also not aware of the dangerous effects. Moreover, children get affected easily and they may not know whats really going on in a violent game. Thus, parents should have an idea what games their children play. In addition, they should talk to them and persuade them. There are many other great activities that can benefit them such as playing outdoors.

Social experts want to ban these games in the region because of their dangerous impacts on teenagers and children.

Blue Whale:

It’s a challenging game that continues for 50 days targeting teenagers. One of the steps is it asks them to draw a whale on their arm with a sharp tool and send it. The final challenge is to commit suicide. About 150 suicides happened around the world because of the game.

source: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/22-year-old-commits-suicide-after-taking-blue-whale-challenge

Momo game:

It’s a game sent via whatsapp. It starts by asking personal questions then the suicide challenge begins.

source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6926762/momo-suicide-game-whatsapp-deaths-uk/

Mariam game:

It seems to be similar to the blue whale game. It is developed by Saudis, it is about finding a lost child but at the end it asks for personal information such as the house location. There are several situations that teenagers and kids suicided or hurt themselves when playing it

source: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/08/08/-Mariam-game-causing-a-stir-in-the-region-.html

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/22-year-old-commits-suicide-after-taking-blue-whale-challenge

Video games can benefit children if they play the right games and parents monitor them. However, children should be banned from playing violent video games. There are many negative effects. Our findings are based on games that are recent. Firstly, we found out that there have been many cases that violent games caused suicides and self harm. The number are shocking and its from different parts of the world. Secondly, it can cause addiction and isolation. Children can’t stop playing those games and they don’t socialise as much with others in real life. Finally, studies have found that the more children play violent video games the more they are aggressive.

This blog will talk about a social issue which is how violent games affect children and teenagers. Our purpose is to spread awareness among people especially parents to let them know the dangerous effects.