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The text discusses several instances where video games have indirectly or directly saved lives. These include stories of individuals using gaming skills to handle real-life emergencies, such as driving a car or handling a moose encounter. It also mentions charity gaming events that raised funds for important causes, like cancer research. The text highlights the positive impact of video games on individuals and communities, demonstrating how they can sometimes be a force for good.
1. Video games can have both positive and negative impacts. Some games are considered dangerous and violent, teaching young people about weapons, bombs, and war tactics. Others, however, have been shown to have positive effects.
2. Pokémon Go, a game released in 2016, became one of the most played games of that time. It encouraged people to get out of their houses and exercise by hunting Pokémon in their real-world environments.
3. The game also helped in combating depression and anxiety for people who suffered from these problems. Playing the game made them feel better and socialize with other people.
4. Even though Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is considered a violent game, it has saved lives. In 2014, an 11-year-old boy named Charlie used his knowledge from playing GTA to take control of a car when his grandfather passed out while driving.
5. Another instance of a game saving lives occurred in 2013 when a group of young people were playing hide and seek in the city of Mandali in the Philippines. A 12-year-old boy, José Darwin, recognized several strange objects as grenades and alerted the police, preventing an explosion that could have killed many people.
6. A 51-year-old man named Bob Chandler, who suffered from muscular dystrophy, used the game chat to save his life. While his house was on fire, he was able to send a message to other players in the game, who then called the police and reported the fire.
7. In Norway, two siblings, Hans and his sister, were attacked by a moose in the forest. Based on a game he played, World of Warcraft, Hans was able to divert the moose's attention and save his sister from being attacked.
8. The AGILE tournament, an acronym for Nike Games, is a gaming competition that raises funds for charity. The money raised from the event was donated to fight against cancer.
9. In another case, a young man who was feeling depressed and planning to take his own life was helped by his virtual friends in a game. They talked to him and convinced him to seek help, preventing him from taking his own life.