Video Game Facts

People in Britain buy more video games than any other country in Europe

Only people in 2 other countries buy more video

games

63.23 million people live in Britain

33.6 million people are gamers

This means more than half the people who live in Britain are

gamers

13 hours per week

or5 hours per week

How long do young people play for?

You could decide that you will only play video games for a certain length of time each

day.

Gaming can affect your mood

Breck Bednar’s Story

Breck Bednar was an online gamer. He was 14 years old.

He lived in England and liked playing Call of Duty and GTA.

Watch the news video and think about the following questions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30786034

Questions

How did Breck know Lewis?

Why did Breck go to meet Lewis? Explain your answer if you can.

Questions

What happened to Breck?

Why should you never go to meet someone you have only ever met online?

Questions

Do you know your online friends in real life?

Do you play games with anyone online who is a lot older or younger than you?

Questions

Do you hear people swearing when you play games online with other people?

Headlines

There are lots of news stories about violent videogames.

Some people say that violent games make people violent

and angry.

Question

What do you think?

Headlines

Look at the newspaper stories about videogames.

Do you agree with them?

Headlines

Do you disagree with them?

Can you say why?