Shallcomputergamesbeprohibited? 　　Evenifthecomputerwasdesignedmainlyasahelpinhuman’swork,ithasbeenveryquicklyregardedasanexcellentwayofrelaxing.ThesedaysPCsareabletoplaymusic,videoanimationsandmovies.Thiscausesthattheyareslowlyreplacingradio,TV,cinemasandeventheatres.However,it’smorethancertainthatcomputerscannotcompletelysubstitutetheseelements,andit’sevenbetter.AveryintensiveformofrelaxinginfrontofthePChasitsownwayofamusingpeople:computergames. 　　APCgameisanapplicationwhichallowsaplayertobecomesomebody(orsomething)extraordinary,whichallowsthemtochallengeotherhumanplayersviatheinternet.Therearen’tonlygamesplayedviathenetbutletmeconcentrateonlyonthemrightnow. 　　TherearemanygroupsofPCgamesandthemostpopularoneisthekind,wherethecreatorsallowyoutobecomesomeonesupernatural.Somekindofpersonyouarenotabletobecomeinreallife:aprivatedetectivewhohastoarrestdangerouscriminals,acommanderofanarmywhomustleadhisforcestovictory,apilotofaspacecraftfightingthealienfleet...Thepossibilitiesarealmostinfinite. 　　Likeeverythingwhichhasanyinfluenceonourlives,computergameshavesomebrightanddarksides.Besidesbeingagoodformofrelaxing,theyhavesomemoreadvantages: 　　Firstofalltheyshapeourimagination,increaseknowledgeandsharpenourreflexes.Theycanalsoteachresponsibilityandtherearemanyotherusefulqualitiesforourfuturelifeskills.Forinstanceeconomicsimulatorsareanexcellentintroductiontorealeconomicscience.DespitehorriblenewsfromnewspapersandTVtheyareagoodwaytoreducestress. 　　Ontheotherhand,though,computergamesareanincrediblyaddictivehobby. 　　Thereisoneofmanystrikingconswhichcannotbedisregarded:violence.Somegamesshouldn’tbeplayedbychildren,becauseofthebadinfluencetheyhaveontheirpersonality.EvenTVnornewspaperscan’tstandamonthwithoutanarticleaboutteenagerswhomurderedsomepeople,becausetheyplayedagamethe‘killasmuchasyoucan’type.Well,there’salwaysabitoftruthinthesestories,butit’simpossibleforparentstoalwayscontroltheirchildrenwhentheyusetheirPCs. 　　Nowadaystherearealotofsocalled“School-Runnings”.Youngpeoplerushintoaschoolandtrytokillasmanypeopleastheycan.Mostofthemkillthemselvesaftertheirmassacre.Ithinkmostofyouknowthe“BowlingforColumbine”massacre,ortheSchool-RunninginErfurt. 　　Aswecannotprohibitusingknivesbecausesomebodyusesthemtostabvictims,wecannotprohibitcomputergameseithereveniftheycouldbedangerouswhentheyareplayedbyemotionallyimmaturepersons.Youhavetoseethatnumberofbadnewsaboutcomputergameplayersinrelation.Thereareover50millionpeopleplayingviatheinternetatthismoment.Thenewspapersandtelevisionjustpickoutthesebadexamplesandcomparethemwiththerestofthecommunity.Peoplewhoaren’tfamiliarwiththatscenegetacreepyimpressionandtransfertheproblemsoftheaddictsortheassassinsmentionedtotherestofthecommunity.