The days of children going out to play are slowly dying out. Unless one is living in the countryside with open space all around, a sweaty game of football may not be a distinct possibility. With concrete structures eating into every bit of open land, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a field to run around in. Most children these days get their exercise from school or on their way home. What do they do when it is time for play? They go to their rooms and switch on their computers.
Technology has made many inroads into our daily lives. It has also made a great impact on the way in which we entertain ourselves when our work for the day is done. We have all witnessed the emergence of video games that seem to have turned the people of the world into couch potatoes. With the development of computers and the rise of the Internet, gaming has become a huge and very profitable market. Interestingly, playing games in the virtual world has caught on not just among youngsters but also among adults of all ages. The addictive power of online games certainly cannot be denied.
And what are the games that everyone seems to be playing? Whenever we think of computer...