During a medical examination, she told the doctor that she was playing The Blue Whale game, and that a part of its challenges was to give herself a tattoo on her left leg and to consume an insecticide. The first case was Khaled El-Fakharani, the son of the former member of parliament Hamdi El-Fakharani, who was found to have hung himself in his bedroom closet, and followed by a 15-year-old girl in Alexandria who had attempted to commit suicide with a toxic substance, and was found with strange marks resembling a tattoo on her left leg. Throughout the past few days, warnings of playing a deadly game application, The Blue Whale, also commonly known as The Blue Whale Challenge, were the focus of most media outlets and social media platforms, as there were several reported incidents of suicide to complete the challenges of the game.Įgypt has already witnessed two cases of suicide and one of attempted suicide in the past few days. Another negative aspect of video games is the fact that children are spending too much time playing them rather than physically playing outside. No doubt that there are a number of violent games that have strongly impacted the behaviours and attitudes of youth. In several studies conducted to test what types of games young people prefer to play, violent video games never lost their superior power in the gaming industry. Usually, people prefer games where they can kill zombies or drive cars at unruly speeds. There are various types of these games that could be educational, extreme, or entertaining, all possible having a strong impact on people’s lives. Video games have become widespread in today’s world they are popular among children, pre-teens, and adults.

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