Are Computer Games a Boon or a Curse ?

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Well this seems to be the topic I really wanted to discuss for a long time with a lot of people and I think myLot community is just the right group. I've been with computers for the past 15 years of my life, although I'm not addicted to computer gaming but find a few interesting. But I've observed that people, especially kids do get addicted to them and this plays havoc with their mental and physical health, there is a program on the discovery channel that observes the food habits and daily routine of kids and predict how would they look when they become old. I've observed one thing very common in obese kids that all of them are addicted to computer gaming, this restricts them from playing outdoor games as soccer which are so good for health everyone would agree. I would like to know from myLot community, how this problem can be eradicated and how people should be encouraged to go in for more outddoor activities. Computer games for me is a Curse, what about you?