Video games have the power to control whether a person lives or not. Whether or not a game is addicting or not can decide the fate of a person. There are video games all around the world based on anything you can possibly imagine. Whether it be cooking or socializing with others, there is a video game based on it like Cooking Mama or Sims. Having a video game for anything you can imagine makes it possible to attract a variety of consumers that are interested in a variety of things.

As the consumer can choose what they are interested in, they begin to become sucked into the virtual world. They begin to develop a sense of fun through the game and spend more time playing the game, than their usual activities. Things like homework and chores are less prioritized in comparison to the video games. "Gaming is like fishing, you play it until you catch your prize", said current junior at Phillip & Sala Burton Paul Yang.

Over time, some gamers become addicted to playing the game and are willing to do anything for it. CNN had a report about a couple in Korea in March had gotten so absorbed into raising their virtual daughter in a popular game called Prius Online, that they had forgotten to feed their real daughter, resulting in her death. Koreatimes reported another man named Oh in the previous month February from Korea, had murdered his mother for bothering him about obsessive gaming, and continued to play his game in an internet cafe after doing so. To these people, the game meant the world to them; more than reality. And are willing to sacrifice anything for it, even their own parent.

The importance of video games should not be looked down upon. It has the ability to make smart people make stupid decisions. And these decisions will be stuck with them for the rest of their life, whether or not they are willing to change afterwards. After realizing this, comes regret.

Most people regret that they hadn’t used their time wisely and taken things like school seriously because of their current position if life. “If I hadn’t started playing video games I would have gotten so much more done. Then maybe I would have achieved something greater than what I have now”, said past Phillip & Sala Burton graduate Nancy Wu.