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Recent surveys conducted by What They Play finds that parents are more concerned about the impact of video games on their children than the impacts of alcohol and pornography. The online polls, conducted in April and August, also found that parents are generally more accepting of violence in video games than with sexual content.

"These poll results demonstrate that parents are as apprehensive about their children’s media diets as they are about traditional social issues such as alcohol, drugs, violence and sex," said What They Like president John Davison, in a statement.

A new survey conducted by Information Solutions Group and commissioned by casual games publisher PopCap Games finds that over 9 out of 10 adult “family gamers” believe casual computer and video games provide an opporunity to “bond, or better relate to” their children and/or grandchildren, and that some 70 percent of adult respondents said they thought the casual games offered educational benefits.

“Casual games span generations and genders in ways that traditional hardcore video games never have,” said Dr. Carl Arinoldo, a psychologist (and repeat quote-provider for PopCap’s gaming surveys). “This universal appeal, and the G-rated content of the games, makes them a great activity in which the whole family can participate, with each generation enjoying the games in different ways while also enjoying the interaction with other family members.”