Video Game Affects

Effect on children who play extreme amounts of video games.
In the text book Reading Popular Culture they mention the affects of video games on children. It says that after a child plays video games they feel tired, dizzy, and nauseated. "In 1977, 700 Japanese children were rushed to the hospital, many suffering from "optically stimulated epileptic seizure" caused by viewing bright flashing lights in a Pokémon video game broadcast on Japanese TV." In some cases video games cause motion sickness within the first 15 minutes of playing but continued to play regardless.
That being said, why are children so drawn to them? Why do they lose hours of sleep playing a game that eventually causes them a headache? and Why do parents allow it? Some studies show that children who are involved with aggressive video games as well as television shows grow up to become more aggressive themselves because after a while it becomes their reality. I think that parents play the greatest role in children play because in many cases they don't know how to deal with their kids other than sticking a screen in front of them to make them calm down.
I think that parents should be more careful with what they're children are playing and watching. I know that there are specific television shows that are stimulating for children but it also doesn't mean they should let them sit there for more than two hours. There are many different activities for children such as outside games or reading. Children have all the energy in the world so give them a chance to be active and try to be active with them.