Computer game addiction

It is clear that in these days video games are big part of children. Violent video games are the most popular ones.  Authorities have two different attitude about violent video games: it has affect on children’s behavior or not. People who play video games, they want to know can violent video games affect children’s behavior badly or is it have bad affects on their body, mentally and physically.

In this article, I examine computer game addiction
as a social phenomenon, analyzing the consequences
of using the term in order to express a concern about
high frequency consumption or even a problematic
usage of computer games. I argue that while it is
obviously very important to take seriously these
concerns about young people ‘‘at risk,’’ there is a
gap between the phenomenon as a suggested psychiatric
diagnosis and young people’s reflections on
the matter. Following the work of Goffman and
Becker, computer game addiction is not necessarily
something negative in the eyes of the player and
other young people. It is shown that the classification
can be a positive element in young people’s
identity work. On the other hand, a high consumption
of computer games is also considered as
‘‘culturally unacceptable.’’ From this perspective,
computer game addiction becomes a question of how
to construct the boundaries between normality and
deviance and how prejudices are governing and
controlling young people’s lives. All this suggests
more caution in classifying frequent and problematic
computer game play as a disorder in itself. We need
a more complex understanding of computer game
addiction than research so far has offered us.

**For other concerns, please email me at jbrayo(@)alum(.)up(.)edu(.)ph. Thanks!

The culture of DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) has taken the Philippines to storm because of its very creative gameplay that caused millions of Filipino students hard for them to avoid playing the game. Its effects are very evident from entertainment media up to Internet. This game has brought intense effects to the Filipino youth in their everyday lives; up to the point where they are affected physically, mentally, socially and psychologically in their respective careers. Because of this game, the computer shops in the country have been growing massively since its release; the youth always gathered to play informally to show their enthusiasm and foster friendship, teamwork and camaraderie. It follows the 'booming' computer shop industry and gaming culture in the country. Also, enthusiastic people handle DOTA tournaments to encourage others to play and make this gaming industry to grow further. Because of gamers' addiction, they also express their thoughts about DOTA through arts and music, language, internet and social media.

Bağımlılık insanların, ruh ve beden sağlığına ya da sosyal hayatına zarar vermesine rağmen, birtakım eylemleri tekrarlamaya yönelik engellenemez bir istek duymaları durumudur. Kendini engelleme eyleminde söz konusu çocuklar olunca daha karmaşık bir otokontrol yapısı vardır. Gelişen bilgisayar teknolojisi ile sanal gerçekliğin doruk noktalara ulaştığı bilgisayar oyunları, bilgisayar tabanlı cihazlar (Akıllı telefon, tablet, oyun konsolu) ile kolay ulaşılabilir hale gelmiştir. Durum böyle olunca çocuklarda bilgisayar oyun bağımlılığına sık rastlanılır olmuştur. Yapılan araştırmalar bağımlılık derecesinde bilgisayar oyunu oynayan çocukların zihinsel, duygusal ve fiziksel gelişimlerinin olumsuz etkilendiğini ortaya koymuştur. Bilgisayar oyunu bağımlısı çocuklar, duygusal açıdan sıkça tutarsızlık yaşamakta (saldırgan, asosyal, içine kapanık, öz güvensiz, vb. ) ve duygularını kontrol etme aşamasında sıkıntıya düşmektedirler. Duygularını ayarlayabilme açısından zayıf kalmaktadırlar. Bu araştırma, çocuklarda (6-13 yaş) bilgisayar oyunu bağımlılığı ile duygu ayarlayabilme arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Yapılan bu çalışmada çocukların bilgisayar oyunlarına olan bağımlılık derecesi ve duygularını ayarlayabilme yetkinlikleri çeşitli değişkenler göz önünde bulundurularak tespit edilmeye çalışılmış ve bu iki olgu arasındaki ilişki saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada tarama türü bir araştırmadır. Araştırma da nicel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Mersin İli Merkezi ve İlçelerinde yaşayan, 6-13 yaşları ve aralığında bilgisayar oyunu oynayan çocuk sahibi 220 anne ve bu 220 çocuk oluşturmaktadır. Veriler geçerliği, güvenirliği sağlanmış, bilgisayar oyun bağımlılığına ve duygu ayarlayabilme yetisine yönelik ölçekler kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bilgisayar ortamına aktarılan veriler, istatistiksel teknikler kullanılarak analiz edilip, yorumlanmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre çocuklarda (6-13 yaş) bilgisayar oyunlarını oynayama yönelik bağımlılık sık rastlanılan bir durum olmakla beraber cinsiyet, yaş, annenin eğitim düzeyine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermektedir. Bununla beraber çocukların duygu ayarlayabilme yetkinliğinin cinsiyet, annenin eğitim düzeyine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterdiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu iki olgu arasında ki ilişki incelendiğinde çocuklarda bilgisayar oyunlarına olan bağımlılık ile duygu ayarlayabilme yetkinliği açısından anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu ifade edilebilir.

Addiction is the case of desiring to repeat a group of unrestrainable actions although it is harmful for the mental and physical health of people, or for their social life. With reference to self-restraining, when the point in question is children, there stands a more complicated auto- control structure. Computer games, in which artificial reality has arrived at its peak by the help of advancing computer technology, are easily reachable through computer based tools (smart phones, tablets, game stations). In such a case that is mentioned, computer addiction is often seen among children. The conducted researches revealed that mental, emotional, and physical development of children playing computer games at addiction level is affected negatively. Computer addicted children show emotional inconsistency (being aggressive, asocial, introvert, diffident) and have trouble in controlling their emotions. Besides, they stay weak in terms of adjusting their emotions. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between computer addictions and adjusting emotions among children. In this research study, the level of computer addiction among children and the children‟s capacity to adjust their emotions were tried to be identified through considering several variables, and the relation between these two cases was tried to be detected. This study is based on a quantitative research design. The sample of the study covers 220 children at the ages of 6-13, who play computer games, and their 220 mothers living in the city center of Mersin and its districts. The data of the study was gathered through scales on computer addiction and skill of adjusting emotions, which were confirmed in terms of reliability and validity. The data that was transmitted into computer was analyzed and interpreted by means of statistical techniques. According to the findings of the study, besides being an often faced case, computer addiction among children shows a significant difference in terms of gender, age, and the educational status of mothers. Moreover, the skill of adjusting emotions was found to be showing a significant difference regarding gender and the educational status of mothers. Furthermore, by investigating the relation between these two cases, it may be interpreted that there stands a significant relation between computer addiction among children and skill of adjusting emotions.

This paper presents a design project of a computer game for integration in multisensory stimulation environments, to be played by children with intellectual disability. The LED-ME prototype is based on accessible technological solutions and dispenses the manipulation of peripheral devices resorting to Camspace® software. The different stages of the project are presented, from the design problem, to the definition of design guidelines, the pilot test and discussion of results. The LED-ME game is suitable for use in multisensory environments, enabling moments of play that require basic cognitive and motor skills.

Today, play and learning using IT devices are becoming a part of their lives for youth’s when intellectual curiosity is complete. However, excessive use and misuse of IT devices are causing various social problems. One of them is the problem of youth’s game addiction. Recently, there has been a movement to solve the problem of youth’s game addiction by introducing a shutdown system as a strong guide from the government, but such an attempt is not enough to be a fundamental cure for game addiction. Unlike previous studies that analyzed the causes of youth’s game addiction as social and environmental factors, this study seeks to find the cause of problems in the curriculum that is not consistent with game addiction. Contrary to the rapid spread of IT devices, the problem of the IT curriculum, which was not continuous, caused only youth's interest in new devices, which soon caused game addiction. Prevention of youth’s game addiction through social and environmental factors is also important, but I think that reform of the curriculum suitable for new IT devices should be given priority. In this experiment, we intend to design an empirical research method.

Nobel laureate Niko Tinbergen coined the term ‘supernormal stimulus’ after discovering that birds who lay small, pale blue eggs speckled with grey prefer to sit on larger, bright blue eggs with black polka-dots. He found that he could exaggerate the key qualities of any natural stimulus to produce a stronger reaction yet--be it nurturance, courtship, fear or aggression.
    Animals encounter supernormal stimuli mostly when experimenters build them.  Humans can generate their own and media are awash with them: friendly smiling faces more consistently welcoming than ones own friends, animated cartoon characters with wider eyes than any real child’s, seductive bodies exceeding any proportions found in nature, and a huge array of supernatural menaces.
    This chapter examines film, television, spectator sports, video games, and social websites as well as more traditional media such as print and musical performance in terms of the concept of supernormal stimuli.

Oyunlar çocuk gelişiminde önemli bir araçtır. Geçmişte daha çok ev dışında
arkadaşlarla birlikte gerçekleşen oyunlar günümüzde bilgisayar başında sanal
etkinlikler biçiminde gerçekleşmektedir. Ortaokul öğrencilerinin bilgisayar oyunu
bağımlılığı düzeyinin çeşitli demografik özelliklerle olan ilişkisini belirlemeyi
amaçlayan bu çalışma Ankara İlinde bir ortaokulun 6-7-8. sınıflarına devam etmekte
olan 146 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tarama modelinin kullanıldığı araştırma
sonuçlarına göre oyun bağımlılığı puanları cinsiyet, anne ve babanın öğrenim düzeyi,
oyun oynama süresi açsısından değişmekte, bilgisayara sahip olma açısından anlamlı
biçimde değişmemektedir. Oyun bağımlılığı konusunda erkek öğrenciler, öğrenim
düzeyi yüksek olan ebeveynler ile 3 saatten fazla oyun kullanan öğrenciler aleyhindeki
duruma işaret edilmiştir. Farklı bireysel özelliklere göre oyun bağımlılığının değişimi,
farklı oyun türlerinin bağımlılığa etkileri, saldırganlık davranışları ve oyunların diğer
etkileri, bağımlılıktan korunma ve bağımlılık tedavisi ile ilgili araştırmalar yapılması
önerilmiştir.

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of screen time on the physiological variables of Nigeria Adolescents. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted in carrying out the study. The physical characteristics of blood pressure, body composition, muscular strength and endurance of children were measured after parental consent has been obtained. The sample for this study comprised a total of sixty (60) participants selected through a convenient random sampling technique. Twenty (20) students were selected from three schools. The procedure and methods used for the study was approved by the Departmental Postgraduate Committee before carrying out the experiment. International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Standardized test and instruments were used in data collection during the study. The instruments were calibrated. Data from the experiment conducted was analyzed using the descriptive statistics of mean and standard d...

“Türkiye Kimyasal Bağımlılık Çalışmaları Bibliyografyası” ve “Türkiye Davranışsal Bağımlılık Çalışmaları Bibliyografyası” olarak iki ayrı kitap şeklinde yayın dünyasına kazandırılan bu çalışma Türkiye’de bağımlılık literatürüne kalıcı bir katkı sunabilmek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu iki kitapla eş zamanlı olarak hazırlanan ve daha ayrıntılı künye bilgilerini içeren, “TBA Türkiye Bağımlılık Arşivi” online veritabanı da bu çalışma ile birlikte araştırmacıların hizmetine sunulmuştur.
www.bagimlilik.org.tr adresinden ulaşılabilecek bu site ile araştırmacılara;
• Bibliyografya içerisinde ayrıntılı arama imkanı ile istenilen verilere daha kolay ulaşım,
• PDF formatında sanal ortamda bulunan tez, makale, rapor gibi eserlere doğrudan ulaşım,
• Künye ekleme ve geri bildirim özellikleri ile bağımlılık bibliyografyasını sürekli geliştirebilme imkanı sunulmuştur.
Bu kitabın hazırlık sürecinde yaşadığımız tüm zorluklarda, rahmeti ve mağfireti ile bizi kuşatan ve üzerimize sekinet indiren Rabbimize hamd ederiz.
Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti’nin bağımlılık arşivinin ortaya çıkmasında göstermiş olduğu eşsiz destek, hem Türkiye’de bağımlılık alanına dair sevindirici bir gelişme, hem de gelecekte yeni çalışmalara imza atılabilmesi adına önemli bir teşviktir. Bu anlamda Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti Başkanı Prof. Dr. M. İhsan Karaman’a ve şahsında Yeşilay Yönetim Kurulu Üyelerine; Genel Müdür Savaş Yılmaz’a ve Genel Müdür
Yardımcısı Cihan Samancı’ya çalışmamız boyunca vermiş  oldukları destekten dolayı şükranlarımızı sunarız.

This study aims to analyse the psychological constructs of loneliness and family support on game addiction among children, who are a major risk group for game addiction. The study explores: a) the effect of the secondary-school students' perception of family support on game addiction; b) the mediation effect of the feeling of loneliness experienced by children in the effect of family support on game addiction; and c) the moderating effect of gender on the mediation model. The study group is composed of 575 students studying in a secondary school in the city of Ankara. For the analysis of the data, the study employed factorial and structure validity analyses, a reliability analysis, a structural equation model, and mediator and moderator variable analyses. The study concluded that although family support had a significant effect on game addiction, a major part of such effect resulted from the individual's perception of loneliness, which was more evident among the female stude...

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of screen time on the physiological variables of Nigeria Adolescents. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted in carrying out the study. The physical characteristics of blood pressure, body composition, muscular strength and endurance of children were measured after parental consent has been obtained. The sample for this study comprised a total of sixty (60) participants selected through a convenient random sampling technique. Twenty (20) students were selected from three schools. The procedure and methods used for the study was approved by the Departmental Postgraduate Committee before carrying out the experiment. International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Standardized test and instruments were used in data collection during the study. The instruments were calibrated. Data from the experiment conducted was analyzed using the descriptive statistics of mean and standard d...

Today, play and learning using IT devices are becoming a part of their lives for youth’s when intellectual curiosity is complete. However, excessive use and misuse of IT devices are causing various social problems. One of them is the problem of youth’s game addiction. Recently, there has been a movement to solve the problem of youth’s game addiction by introducing a shutdown system as a strong guide from the government, but such an attempt is not enough to be a fundamental cure for game addiction. Unlike previous studies that analyzed the causes of youth’s game addiction as social and environmental factors, this study seeks to find the cause of problems in the curriculum that is not consistent with game addiction. Contrary to the rapid spread of IT devices, the problem of the IT curriculum, which was not continuous, caused only youth's interest in new devices, which soon caused game addiction. Prevention of youth’s game addiction through social and environmental factors is also important, but I think that reform of the curriculum suitable for new IT devices should be given priority. In this experiment, we intend to design an empirical research method

Introduction: Phenomenological definition of computer game addiction (CGA) is poorly understood and structured at present days.
Objectives: To conduct research and classificate the phenomenological definition CGA.
Aims: To determine the particular qualities of the phenomenological definition of the CGA.
Methods: We have developed to quantify map, which one describes a set of feelings that occur before game starts, during gaming and after game. We had been interviewed 300 students at the age between 18 and 23 years old. Obtained Data has been classified by the cluster analysis method using the software Statistica 6.0.
Results:
1. According to the results of the cluster analysis method, feelings of boredom, joy during gaming and tiredness after gaming were the least specific for CGA.
2. Virtual reality immersion syndrome, obsessive want to play and irritation in the case of forced game interruption was moderately specific for CGA.
3. Asthenic-depressive distresses with phenomena of time derealization, vegetative regulation disturbance, growing tiredness and drowsiness in case of conscious suppression of obsessive want to play became the most unique for CGA.
Conclusions: Thus, the most and least specific symptoms CGA had been identified by the cluster analysis method, that will be able to improve the diagnosis of the disorder.

Today, play and learning using IT devices are becoming a part of their lives for youth’s when intellectual curiosity is complete. However, excessive use and misuse of IT devices are causing various social problems. One of them is the problem of youth’s game addiction. Recently, there has been a movement to solve the problem of youth’s game addiction by introducing a shutdown system as a strong guide from the government, but such an attempt is not enough to be a fundamental cure for game addiction. Unlike previous studies that analyzed the causes of youth’s game addiction as social and environmental factors, this study seeks to find the cause of problems in the curriculum that is not consistent with game addiction. Contrary to the rapid spread of IT devices, the problem of the IT curriculum, which was not continuous, caused only youth's interest in new devices, which soon caused game addiction. Prevention of youth’s game addiction through social and environmental factors is also important, but I think that reform of the curriculum suitable for new IT devices should be given priority. In this experiment, we intend to design an empirical research method.

Öz Geride kalan birkaç on yıl içerisinde yaşanan teknolojik gelişmeler, kitle iletişim araçlarının yapısı ve işleyişinde önemli değişiklikler meydana getirmiştir. İnternetle artan sanal uzam etkileşimleri ve yoğun enformasyon bombardımanı, yeni tür toplum-medya ilişkisi inşa etmiştir. Bilgisayar oyunları sektörü bu süreçte gelişmiş, tüm dünyada özellikle gençlerin gündelik pratiklerinin adeta vazgeçilmezi haline gelen bir endüstriye dönüşmüştür. Bu doğrultuda üniversite gençliğinin bilgisayar oyun bağımlılıklarını inceleme amacı taşıyan bu araştırma, Aksaray Üniversitesi örneğinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada, Young'ın (1998) bağımlılık ölçeğinin bilgisayar oyunlarına uyarlanmasıyla hazırlanan anket, amaçlı örneklem yoluyla seçilen 435 öğrenciye uygulanmış, her 5 öğrenciden 1'inin oyun bağımlılığı tehdidi altında bulunduğu belirlenmiştir. Bununla birlikte erkek öğrencilerin bağımlılık düzeyinin kızlardan daha yüksek olduğu, anne eğitim düzeyi ve aile gelir seviyesi arttıkça bağı...

The aim of this study was to compare coping styles of game dependent adolescents with non-dependents. A sample of boys from Tehran(Iran), aged 11-20 (N=300) ,were selected by in-access sampling.150 boys were game dependent and 150 boys were non-dependent. The dependency was determined by using Game Addiction Scale(a corrected form of Young's Internet Addiction Scale).They completed a demographic characteristics questionnaire and Ways of Coping Questionnaire(Lazarus-Folkman).
Data was analyzed through independent t-test. Research findings indicate that there are significant differences between game dependent and non-dependent boys in three types of coping styles: confronting coping(p=0/001,t=4/43), distancing(p=0/001,t=3/47), escape-avoidance (p=0/001,t=6/61) ,and they were not different in 5 coping styles : self-controlling)p=0/001,t=1/2) , seeking social support(p=0/001,t=1/8), accepting responsibility(p=0/001,t=1/86), Planfull problem solving(p=0/001,t=2/11), positive reappraisal(p=0/001,t=1/84).