A bully is defined as someone who uses his or her personal strength to make others feel weaker. In multiple cases, video games have been found in the houses of bullies. It is thought that bullies use the video games to simulate what they want to do to other children. If the bully gets obsessed enough, he/she will go out into the real world and use the new skills learned on actual people. In 2011, there was a game released with the name Bully. The game was a classic example of stereotypical bullies in society. There were many complaints about the game due to the realism of it. Gamers may lack the ability to distinguish between fantasy and reality. They get confused and want to play a real version of the video game. Experts say teenagers should be able to recognize the difference between real life and a game, but it is questionable (American Academy of Family Physicians 43). Grossman states how difficult it is for a child up to the age of seven to understand the difference between fantasy and real life. Even after that age, no one knows for certain if children and teens who play video games truly understand that it is just a game. …show more content…
The average time an addictive person plays video games is extremely high. Obsessive gamers do not easily give up gaming. In February 2011, 16 year old Kendall Anderson repeatedly and brutally beat his mother to death with a claw hammer. His reason: she had taken away his Playstation and forbade him from playing video games due to a juvenile crime he had committed. This case shows how extreme video game addiction is. Addiction centers have been built for those who cannot get away from games. The addiction of video games has been added to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Some gamers say playing is an escape from the real world, but is it a healthy