Dr. Rasha El-Gendy, a mental health consultant, said that we should not withdraw electronic games from children at once, especially if he is addicted to these games, explaining that if his reaction is violent, then he is in the stage of addiction, and we must provide alternatives to these games, and we must focus with him and I force him to reduce the time of use and introduce alternatives to that so that he can get his energy out of it.
Rasha El-Gendy added, during a phone call to the “evening dmc” program, presented by the journalist Ramy Radwan, on the “dmc” channel, that the father and mother must learn the game that the child is addicted to so that they can deal with him, explaining that entertainment is an important part, explaining that the average play One hour a day, and they should give their children tasks and occupy the child’s day in a positive way and make him feel that he is responsible.
The Information and Decision Support Center of the Council of Ministers issued a new report under the title “Electronic Games…Characteristics and Risks” in which it dealt with the concept of “electronic games” and its various classifications. It also reviewed the most important facts and statistics on it, highlighting its economic importance and its most prominent advantages and risks.
The report showed the increasing spread of electronic games, as the number of its users exceeded regarding 3.09 billion people around the world, with an estimated market value of $ 197.11 billion, as it is one of the most prominent forms of entertainment that is widely popular at the global level. Due to the advancement of the technology used in its production, and its ability to simulate reality; Which led to its transformation from just a hobby to one of the largest markets in the entertainment industry, and it is likely that the number of electronic games users will reach regarding 3.32 billion people by 2024, and it is estimated that the market value may exceed $ 268 billion by 2025.
