These opinions are not biased but partially true. No doubt, computer games have brought a revolution in children-entertainment. They have sharpened their brains, created 3D-world of fantasy and extended their mental horizons. However, they have given birth to a sedentary life-style, psychological imbalance and negative impact on health. They reduce social skills and detach one from reality. They are highly addictive.

         Virtual Games are a Reality

In this world of high technology anything is possible. In the last decade we have seen a revolution in children-entertainment. Virtual games have added a new dimension and given a new definition to entertainment. Virtual games may not be true in the true sense but they are ‘virtually true’. Science fiction has enlarged the horizon of man’s mind and his memory. The ‘Virtual Reality Technology’ has broken fresh grounds in fantasy and reality. Through this technology a software can create images that appear to surround the person looking at them and seem almost real.

Technology is advancing every day. It becomes quite difficult for children and young persons to resist any of the new gadgets or gizmos that flood the market. In computer shops and fairs, we can get the latest virtual reality visors and gloves and a handful of the latest interactive psycho-drive games. They are really terrific. Not only these visors and gloves change what we see, but they can also control the action by what we are thinking. For example, when you are watching a game like ‘Wildwest’ you become a sheriff with a badge pinned to your shirt. You are being challenged by Black-Eyed Jed, the fastest ‘gun’ in the west. In a psychodriven games like ‘Dragonquest’, you are confronted with a roaring dragon who gets your buddy Sebastian. Similarly, in ‘Jailbreak’ you dodge 12 guards and vicious dogs to be lifted by a helicopter. Then you succeed in saving your friend Sebastian in the game ‘Warzone’ and hit a jackpot. It may now be possible that computer may save your memory in its own. Well, everything is possible in the world of ‘Virtual Reality’.