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/^t/First of all, video games are harmful because they absorb too much of children's free time. These games may even turn out to be addictive. There are children who spend at least 3 hours a day playing video games and they can't even imagine giving up this habit. Young people prefer sitting at home in front of their computers to going out and playing with their peers. They sometimes even give up studying because they don't have enough time to do their homework. They don't read books and they also stop watching TV. This fact results in their poor education and the only knowledge they have derives from video games such as "Panzergeneral" or "Civilization" which are nothing more but deformed and simplified version of historical events. Those youngsters whose parents haven't yet provided them with computers spend the bulk of their free time at arcades where they waste their time as well as all their pocket money. If these young people had decided to devote the time spent on playing video games to studying they would certainly become brilliant and versatile pupils.