Over the past 5 years, there has been a consistent rise in the number of hours kids spend playing games online. There has been a growth in supply of games that bridge the gap between virtual and real life.
A recent survey was conducted by a leading flash game portal in which more than five thousand kids aged 12 to 16 years participated. More than 95% of them agreed to have built an online avatar and being actively involved in using it in some way.
Now with the increasing rise in popularity of flash games, there seems to be a craze among kids to create their online avatars. Nearly every kid is building his or her own avatar.
There have been virtual worlds where kids have always roamed around. But the growth of the flash gaming industry has compelled flash developers to look for ways to let kids build avatars in the flash environment.
The result is an increase in the number of kids building their online avatar. Hundreds of new games have come up where gamers are allowed to build an avatar and be able to team up or play with other gamers online. An example is http://www.arcaderush.net/
“We have seen a large growth in the number of visitors in the year 2009. The new year has brought promising growth so far. We intend to double our visitors in the year 2010,” said Jack Wills, PR manager at arcaderush, a leading flash game portal that provides all sorts of avatar and kids games.
The rise in popularity of these games is increasingly attributed to the potential of flash content in itself. The continued support provided to flash content by hundreds of thousands of developers around the world, has resulted in the rise in popularity of flash based sites, content, games and more all over the internet.
The increasing amount of time spent by kids playing flash games online has left parent worried. Many flash games are addictive and it can lead health among the kids. There is an increasing requirement for control over how much time kids spend online. Some addicting content can be found at http://www.arcaderush.net/
