Video games now play a huge role in society affecting many people around the globe. According to many studies, video games can increase aggressive behavior and emotional outbursts and decrease many inhibitions in many people. Teenagers are mostly affected by video games because nowadays in many of the richer countries it is perceived as a necessity in their lives, rather than a privilege.
The average child in the USA aged 2-17 years old plays video games for seven hours a week. This average masks wide differences between boys and girls and children of different ages. In modern studies it has been shown that adolescent girls played video games for an average of five hours a week whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week.
