There was a surprising event happened in NZ which had been reported by the public just a few weeks ago:

31.05.2003 3.49 am, Two 13-year-old boys went on a six-week crime spree to get

money for an internet game they seemed "addicted" to, Wellington police said.

They believed the boys had broken into up to 40 taxis during the previous six

weeks to get money to play Counter Strike. Police said the boys had been

targeting taxis because they knew they usually had large amounts of change.

because they often ran away from home and slept rough. One of the two

Secondly, gaming is just another way to have fun, to entertainment their spare time as legally hobby (Like board games, drinking with your mates or just the same as watching football). However, the reporters as usual took one comment out of thousands and thousands too decided and manipulate Counter Strike into something bad. Not the best publicity. Though it seems to be a feature of today¡¯s sensationalism based media to look for excuses whenever something bad happens.

boys occasionally spent all night at internet cafes,

Essentially I believe gaming does have an effect on our lives, not only the negative side but also positive. Since playing games on computer, people get more interested in computer technologies at the same time, and they can learn more knowledge from there. I know more about hardware and computers now than I did before; I¡¯ve seen different work opportunities in the computer world which may have never opened to me before, but is it no where near as bad as The Dominion Post have made it out to be? I've never skipped school for a game of CS. I don¡¯t believe gaming affects our lives to the extents of which the reporters put it. I know it does not control my life, but does it control yours? Let's see how many people you know that actually fall into the specific category that the media has so kindly offers us. Addicts, who cannot control themselves or people having a good time, especially

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