The Concerns  The video game sector is the fastest growing entertainment industry and second only to music in profitability. Global sales of video game software are expected to exceed U.S.$18 billion in 2003. (Source: ScreenDigest, March 2003).
The industry's future looks even brighter thanks to technological advances that have made the latest generation of games incredibly realistic, with images approaching motion picture quality.
Despite the huge impact of video games on youth culture, there is not a lot of research available in this area. This lack of scrutiny means that we know very little about the effects that video games may have on children's development and socialization. While video games have many positive aspects, parents should be aware of the following issues related to this highly interactive form of entertainment.
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