Video games are the basis of many debates in society today. Video games have evolved over the years, becoming more realistic, with better features and better graphics, making them more exciting for children. Over time, children who play these games may become more distant from real life and their friends. Violence on television is also a factor to consider when it comes to what causes our children to behave violently, but video games have become an increasingly important target on the subject as the video game allows children to mime violence, not just watch it. a television screen. Addiction is another negative effect of video games on today's children, taking them away from normal and even healthy activities. Although most gamers are smart enough to know that video games aren't real, kids are still sometimes confused about what is reality and fantasy. Therefore, video games have a negative effect on children's behavior by making them less social, more aggressive, and more addicted to games. Playing video games makes children become less social. Children who own video game consoles and games prefer to play games rather than interact with family or friends. These children are so involved in aspects of the game that they do not want to interact with other people. They focus on the game, trying to reach the next level or trying to beat the game. Therefore, they isolate themselves in their room without interacting with others. Messerly, in the article The Joystick Generation, states: "90 percent of the students surveyed either knew other students or had themselves had their social or academic lives interrupted by video games, through which they...... middle of paper .... ....a - School edition. Internet. May 5, 2011. “Do you think violent video games influence children's behavior? » Toronto Star (Canada) and newspaper source. EBSCO. Internet. April 25, 2011. Hagelin, Rebecca. “Video game violence may contribute to copied violence.” Violence in the media: an anthology. Ed. Christmas Merino. Farmington Hills: Greenhouse, 2011. 35-40. Print.Markman, Art. “What you don’t know can hurt you: violence, catharsis and video games.” Psychology today. Psychology Today, July 19, 2010. Web. April 18, 2011..Olson, Jeremy. “Video games can hook kids, study finds.” Star Tribune January 17, 2011: n.pag. Newspaper source. Internet. April 24, 2011. Wagner, Jennifer Seter. “When the game turns into a problem.” US News & World Report 144.14 (2008): n. page. Intermediate Search Plus. Internet. April 29 2011.