Practical Research 2

ARELLANO UNIVERSITY PASIG BRANCH
Andres Bonifacio Pasig Campus 1

Pag-asa St. Caniogan Pasig City
The effect of game addiction to ICT

grade 12 SHS of Arellano University
Pasig
Researchers:
Cleuvan
Orcine
Ramirez
Santos
Tartado
Chapter 1: The problem and its

background.
INTRODUCTION
Game is one of the most greatets technology industry right now. Developer
can get so many advantages, for example Destiny. Destiny has already smashed
analyst’s expectations for first-week sales with a $500 million launch. From this, we
can conclude that game industry is on of the greatest industry. But now, gaming could
make parents worry about their child. Game addiction certainly is a bad addict. This
condition make anxious for some side.
Stopping video games for any reason has a long-lasting negative impact on
child’s emotions. He may becomes depressed, moody, angry, aggressive or violent
when he is unable to play. Child has stolen video games from stores or friends, or
stolen money from others in order to buy video games, more than once. He frequently
lies about how much time he spends playing video games.
Gaming addiction is still the mysterious problem, more terrifying than alcohol
or drugs addiction. Like the expert from Amsterdam say, they are powerless over their
addiction. But these addicts aren't hooked on drugs or alcohol. They are going
cold turkey to break their dependence on video games. The lure of a fantasy world is
especially pertinent to online role-playing games. These are games in which a player
assumes the role of a fictional character and interacts with other players in a virtual
world.
To collect data to support this research, I will make the survey that will be
answered by the children that likes playing video game, the parents, and the game
developer. Maybe GameTech college students and game makers can be the
informants to get their opinions and the information about video game. We can use
their opinions to underlie the problems and find some solutions that we can use, both
for parents andaddicts themselves.
Background of the study
Researchers at the University of Rochester and Immersyve, Inc. investigated
what motivatesgamer’s to continue playing video games. According to lead
investigator Richard Ryan they belive
that players play for more reasons than fun alone. Ryan, a motivational psychologist at
Rochester, saysthat many video games satisfy basic psychological needs, abd players
often continue to play because of rewards, freedom, and a connection to other
players.
Gaming addiction has become a topic of increasing research interest. The last
decade has witnessed a significant increase in the number of empirical studies
examining various aspects of problematic video game play and video game addiction.
This paper begins with a brief past history of how research into video game addiction
has changed over the last three decades (i.e., the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s). It then
examines more thoroughly the contemporary research literature by analyzing the
prevalence of problematic video game use and video game addiction, negative
consequences of excessive video game use, factors associated with problematic
video game use and video game addiction, and the treatment of problematic video
game use and video game addiction. The paper concludes by looking at the trends in
the field and a somewhat theoretical examination of what the future of video game
addiction might be.
In 1989, Shotton published the first empirical study specifically on gaming
addiction on a relatively small sample of 127 people (almost all teenage or young adult
males) who described themselves as ‘‘hooked’’ on home video games for at least five
years. Shotton’s conceptualization of game addiction was more positive than negative,
and she reported that her ‘addicts’ were on the whole highly intelligent, motivated, and
achieving people but often misunderstood by others in society. In relation to gaming
addiction, the main problem with the study was that no standardized measure of
addiction was actually used. The only criterion for being ‘addicted’ was the individual’s
own admission that they were ‘hooked’ on computer games. Despite this major
shortcoming, recent research by Widyanto, Griffiths and Brunsden reported that a

person’s self-diagnosis of whether they were addicted to the Internet or not correlated
highly with more standardized measures of Internet addiction.
Setting of the study
The setting this study is at Arellano University Andres Bonifacio Campus
Pasig City.
Theoretical Framework
Computer game addiction generally refers to an excessive, unhealthy amount
of playing computer games. Rather than engaging in the real world, an addicted user
devotes the majority of his or her time to gaming (Conrad, 2011). The issue of game
addiction is getting spread widely and uncontrollable. Gaming addiction became a
mysterious problem which is still difficult to treated, more terrifying than alcohol or
drugs addiction.
Whereas, in fact, Dr Shumaila Yousafzai (2009) from Cardiff Business School
said popular online video games warned players not to overuse their products.These
warning messagesalso suggest that the online video game industry mightknow how
high the percentage of over-users is, how much time gamers spend playingand what
specific features make a particular game more engrossing and addictive thanothers
(Yousafzai, 2009). In other hand, Cyber psychologist Dr Zaheer Hussain, from the
University of Derby, said warning messages were not enough. As a first step
onlinegame developers and publishers need to look into the structural features of the
gamedesign, for example the character development, rapid absorption rate, and multi-
playerfeatures which could make them addictive and or problematic for some gamers
Hussain, 2008).
Kimberli Young (2009, p.12) says, not only are children, teenagers, and
college students effected by online gaming addiction, but a growing number of adults
are becoming hooked to online gaming. While such cases are rare, mental-health
professionals say the fantasy worlds offered by computer and video games can
become the stuff of very real addictions that destroy marriages and
careers. People of all ages are quickly becoming immersed in this virtual fantasy world
where by they can easily escape problems in their lives.

According to Kimberly (2009, p.18), to recovery is to accept and not refute
“denial,” a defense mechanism that addicts frequently employ and that effectively
stops them from accepting treatment.Once this obstacle is conquered, treatment can
be performed more effectively than it would otherwise. Tracy Miller (2013) add
because computer game addiction is a new development in the
world of mental health, treatments are not as well established as those for depression,
anxiety, anger.
Conceptual Framework
Input Process Output
1. Students Researching online The number of student
The able to stay and by making a who can’t focus in
Focus in the study? Survey on the student class and not eating
2. They able to eat in of A.U Pasig. In proper time are the
Proper time? Same, while in others
3. When they did start are different time they
Playing computer? Start playing computer
4. What time do they and the usually stop
Usually play computer? Other computer have
Big difference.
Statement of the problem
The statement of the problem of this study is the Grade 12 SHS students
at Arellano University Andres Bonifacio Campus Pasig City that are addicted in Online
Game.
Gaming addiction is still the mysterious problem. We must respond to this
problem seriously. I want to investigate:
- Is computer game addiction a diagnosable disorder?
- What are the symptoms of computer game addiction?
- Who is most at risk for computer game addiction?
- How is computer game addiction treated?
Significance of the study
This research about gaming addiction will be useful because from this research
we can get knowledges about:
-definition of gaming addiction
-the symptoms of computer game addiction in Grade 12 SHS Student.
- The reason why are computer games addictiveand maybe for the parents, you will
know some informations like:
- How common is computer game addiction in Grade 12 SHS Student in Arellano

University Pasig Campus
- How is computer game addiction treated.

Scope and Limitation
The scope and limitation of our study is Grade 12 SHS student’s at Arellano
University Andres Bonifacio Campus Pasig City. There are around 29.9 Million active
gamers in the Philippines according to a 2017 study with 38% of them being cross-
platform gamers.
Definition of Terms
Addicition - is a psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical,
drug, activity, or substance, even though it is causing psychological and physical
harm.
Online Game - refer to games that are played over some form of computer network,
most often the Internet. Online games can range from simple text
based games to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated
by many players simultaneously.
Computer Game - is a computer-controlled game where players interact with objects
displayed on a screen for the sake of entertainment. A video game is essentially the
same form of entertainment, but refers not only to games played on a
personal computer, but also to games run by a console or arcade machine.
Technology - refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of
scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes. Technology is changing fast.
They should be allowed to wait for cheaper technologies to be developed.

Chapter 2: The Review of Related

Literatures and Studies.
The Introductory Paragraph
This chapter presents the related works of a number of local and foreignauthors,
other researchers, developers and studies derived from the books, article, and other
references such as internet which are all necessary inframing of the concept of the
study.
Video game addiction has always been the main topic of controversies recently
due to its impact on the young generation. In spite of the fact that it helps us to enjoy
ourselves during recess and economically contributes to several countries’ income, its
negative affects towards children and teenagers and so on, need our consideration.
Foreign Literature
As of today, most people relate online games to low academic performance.
Through the years, studies have yielded different results. Some ofthem say that they
are co-related when some say that they are not.According to Anderson and Dill
(2000), there is a negative correlation between the two. Thus, meaning that there is no
relation between the number ofhours played by a player and his grades. At times, the
students defend the games they are playing by saying thatthey do learn something
from it. A paper from EDUCAUSE backs these studentsup by suggesting that the
faculty learn and know about these games so as tohelp students in in class learning
experience (Hitch and Duncan, 2005). Furthermore, another paper claims that these
games are not just forentertainment (Shaffer, Squire, Halverson, & Gee, 2005). They
claim that these games may be used to learn and experience different things and
interact with other people and belong to a virtual community.
Online games have both positive and negative effects on people especially
students. One of the negatives is this. Many cases among students are addiction.And
this addiction may lead to worse problems. The students might steal money.9They
may become lazy when it comes to studying and prefer playing the wholeday long.
Some may even skip school in order to have more playing time. (SujatAli Hamzah)
Addicted gamers spend so much time playing that their personalrelationships get
neglected and sometimes disappear altogether. Amongaddicted gamers who are
married, up to 50 percent report a strain in theirmarriage as a result of their addiction.
Addicted gamers also neglect theresponsibilities of everyday life such as school and
work. (UNC-OASIS).In the world of today, there are different genres of online games.
First arethe console games. Console games are more commonly referred to as
videogames. They are played on a device specially made for game play called a
videogame console. The player interacts with the game through a controller, a hand-
held device with buttons and joysticks or pads. Video and sound are received bythe
gamer though a television. Examples of consoles include the Microsoft Xbox, Sony,
Playstation, Nintendo GameCube, and Nintendo Wii. Second are the real-time
strategy games. This is a type of video game inwhich players exercise strategy along
the way, typically to conquer enemies andreach a final destination without being
eradicated. For example, to win, playersdecide which routes to take, what needs to be
done and how to do it. Contrastwith first-person shooter.
Lepper, M. R. & Gurtner, J (2000), states that prolonged and excessive use of
these games can cause, mainly upon children, a number of physical and
psychological problems which may include obsessive, addictive behaviour,
dehumanization of the player, desensitizing of feelings, personality changes,
hyperactivity learning disorders, premature maturing of children, psychomotor
disorders, health problems (due to lack of exercise & tendonitis), Development of anti-
social behaviour and loss of free thinking and will.

Anderson and Bushman (2001), found that across 54 independent tests of the
relation between video game violence and aggression, involving 4262 participants,
there appear to be five consistent results of playing games with violent contents.
Playing violent games increase aggressive behaviours, increases aggressive
cognitions, increases aggressive emotions, increases physiological arousal, and
decreases pro-social behaviours. Since most electronic games are violent, children
below legal ages are emotionally disturbed and caused several changes on their
behaviour.
Austin, Pinkleton & Fujioka (2000), quoted that “parental meditation is correlated
with better academic performance. And has been shown to increase beliefs in social
norms, and to decrease fear.” Which refers to the parental consent of the player as
they play a violent-oriented game.
Gentile & Walsh (2002), wherein 55% of parents said that “always” or “often”
should parents put limits on the amount of the time their children may play computer
and video games, and 40% said they “always” or “often” check the video game rating
before allowing their children to buy or rent computer or video games. Even through
these numbers are not particularly high, they may overestimate the amount of parental
monitoring of children’s video game play.
Local Literature
In Cebu, online game addiction is also becoming an issue. In one of the episode of
I-Wtiness, Kara David was able to interview youngsters namely Doc, Mark and Ice
who resort to illegal activities just to fund their addiction to online gaming. Doc, Mark
and Ice are part of a young generation spending a lot of their time on computer
games. Some of them undergo illegal activities to fund their vices and they can go on
gaming for 24-hours without any sleep. 22-year-old Doc is a scavenger and vagrant,
but once he gets his money out of collecting garbage, he goes to his favorite Internet
shop to play. Mark, 20, is an out of school youth. He lost his investment money and
stole from his mother to pay for his Internet rentals. Fourteen-year-old Ice says he
gets his money from homosexuals in exchange for sexual favors.
In one of the article of PhilStar which is “Battle on Vs Kids’ online games addiction”,
Samuel Pagdilao (Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) director
Chief Superintendent) stressed the need for measures to protect children from being
hooked on online computer games. He said many children spend hours in a computer
shop playing online games.

Michael T. Vinluan, The rapid advancement of camputer technology and its
continuos invasion of the world are inevitable. The package of computer technology
comes with a lot of feautures that influence many aspects of life in a variety of ways.
Time and again, computer technology has exposed to us experience its positive and
negative effects. In this article, we are going to examin the good and the bad effects
of computer games, specially to education and student achievement.
Computer gaming is one of the fast-developing sectors of this generation of
computer technology. Computer games offer their patrons with a new dimension of
virtual entertainment. The youth especially, college students are the usual patrons of
computer games. According to NIKO Media Research, the projected number of
onlines gamers in the Philppines rose from 21 million in 2012 to 28.72 million in
2014. Mean while, statistics from Juha Sompinmaki of tech in asia show that about
409, of the gaming population of the Philippines is aged 18-24 years old.
Founded in the study of Gentile, Lynch and Walsh in 2004, academic
achievement may be negatively related to over-all time spent playing video games.
Studies have shown that the more time a kid spends playing video games, the poorer
is his performance in school. Also, a study by Argosy University’s Minnesota School
on Professional Psychology found that video game addicts argue a lot with their
teachers, fight a lot with their friends, and score lower grades than others who play
video games less often. Other studies show that many game players routinely skip
their homework to play games, and many students admitted that their video game
habits are often responsible for poor school grades.
Foreign Studies
Since the early 2000s there has been a significant increase in the number of
empirical studies examining various aspects of problematic online gaming and online
gaming addiction. There is a lack of consensus as to whether video game addiction
exists and/or whether the term “addiction” is the most appropriate to use. Some
researchers use terminology such as “excessive” or “problematic” to denote the
harmful use of video games. Terminology for what appears to be the same disorder
and/or its consequences includes problem video game playing, problematic online
game use, video game addiction, online gaming addiction, internet gaming addiction,
and compulsive internet use. This entry uses the term “gaming addiction” to describe
the phenomenon of excessive problematic gaming since there is demonstrable
empirical evidence that such behavior can include all the core components of
addiction including salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, and
relapse (Griffiths, 2010).
The 1990s saw a small but significant increase of research into gaming addiction
with almost all of these studies being carried out in the United Kingdom and on
adolescents, typically surveying children in school settings. However, all of these
studies were self‐report surveys and relatively small scale. The main problem was that
all of them assessed gaming addiction using adapted versions of the criteria for
pathological gambling in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Although there are clearly many
similarities between gambling and gaming, they are different behaviors and specific
video gaming screening instruments could have been developed. Based on further
analysis of the adapted DSM criteria used in these studies, this work was later
criticized for being more likely to be assessing gaming preoccupation than gaming
addiction (Charlton, 2002).
Griffiths et al. (2012) reviewed the prevalence studies examining problematic
gaming and gaming addiction from 1994 to 2012. The studies they selected were
based on samples of at least 300 participants and used some kind of screening
instrument to assess problematic gaming (rather than self‐diagnosis). They reported
that prevalence rates of problematic gaming ranged from 1.7% to over 10% among
general samples. Prevalence rates among gamers were, in some cases, much higher
(some as high as 17% to 34%). These studies indicated that, in general, males are
significantly more likely than females to report problems relating to their gaming. The
differences in methods of assessing gaming problems may partly account for
differences in prevalence rates (King, Delfabbro, & Griffiths, 2012; King et al., 2013).
Furthermore, many studies fail to assess prior problems (i.e., lifetime prevalence).
King and colleagues (2012) also noted that some studies did not consider subclinical
cases (i.e., meeting some but not all criteria for problematic use), and the presence of
comorbid psychopathology was not routinely assessed.
Furthermore, another paper claims that these games are not just
forentertainment (Shaffer, Squire, Halverson, & Gee, 2005). They claim that
thesegames may be used to learn and experience different things and interact
withother people and belong to a virtual community
Local Studies
Computer games are hard to ignore, especially if they are just around the corner.
It's fun and fun to play and we forget about the world of our worries But it also has
some bad consequences for us, like addiction. According to Edmund Kam, addiction is
too much play, and it cannot be ruled out. But why not prevent it? Many young people
say they are bored with their work, especially in school. So playing on the computer
gives them fun and enjoyment. Many students waste their money on computer games,
sometimes eventheir money is still being used to buy so-called "Virtual Money", this is
money used by some computer games. Playing these games is a waste of time
especially and it takes your time to develop yourself and your education.
According to University of Wisconsin psychologist C. Shawn Green, “video games
change the brain.” Video games change the structure of the brain and can help
release beneficial neurotransmitter surges that can build the brain. Furthermore, many
multiplayer games such as DOTA or Defense of the Ancients and LOL or League of
Legends involve cooperation with other online players in order to win. These games
encourage players to make the most of their individual skills to contribute to the team.
Moreover, a study in United Kingdom found out that students who played online
games almost every day scored 15 points above average in maths and reading tests
and 17 points above average in science.
In the Philippines, the population of gamers is very huge. Beginning from the simple
cartoon games played by the toddlers up until the riot playing games played by the
college students and the older ones too. An article posted in PhilCare in 2014 pointed
out that researchers found that video games, particularly shooter games, have the
tendency to strengthen the cognitive skills of their test subjects, especially in the areas
of spatial navigation, reasoning, memory, and perception. These effects shooter
games have on test subjects were not evident on other types of safe video games like
puzzles or role-playing games. Gamers can utilize these advantages of computer
games provided they play in moderation. They should not allow themselves to be
enslaved by these games.
Priority setting and proper guidance by parents, teachers, and other elders can
play a part in this goal. The effects of computer games on gamers are influenced no
only by the game content, but most especially, by the manner on which the gamers
play them. Video gaming is not bad for the health as well as the well-being of the
individual. It may also give some benefits depending on the frequency of the gaming
of the person. In proper moderation and supervision, video gaming might be a tool for
enhancing the cognitive and social skills of an individual.
Technology aims to generally be helpful to us and the whole world. It is really up to
us how we will use technology, while its features to our advantage, and how we will let
it impact of lives. The author is Secondary Teacher II at Arayat National High School.
Chapter 3:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the discussion on the research methodology, a description
of research questions and research design. Agitate the participants, the used
instruments and process.
Research Method
The research will make use of descriptive design because it tries to reside on a
specific situation about current state. A descriptive study establishes only associations
between variables. The questions are answerable by their own opinion or experiences
and rating scale. This is an objective research, gather facts instead of personal
opinions and feelings.
Research Instrument
The study was particularly use as survey questionnaire. The questionnaire serves
as the primary tool in gathering data about The effect of Game Addiction in Grade 12
ICT Students in Arellano University Pasig. The questionnaire is composed of 10
questions. We will select 75 students in all Grade 12 sections, as well in Grade 11
sections. We will choose ICT Students to give them a survey questionaire.

Subject/Respondents of the study
The respondents of this study are randomly selected ICT Students of both Grade
12 and Grade 11 students by the researchers. They are randomly selected because
the researchers will want to know different perspectives and perceptions about Game
Addiction from different students in every section and grade level, for a more
effective results.
Sampling Technique
The research will use random sampling, and will be coming from the students of
Information Communication and Technology of Grade 12 and Grade 11 to answer the
following questionnaire. In all the sections of Grade 12 students, the researchers will
randomly select 75 persons. The same in Grade 11 students, we will also select 75
persons randomly in the whole grade level. Total of 150 respondents.
Data Gathering Precedure
The researchers will tell or explain to both Grade 12 and Grade 11 Information
Communcation and Technology students what is the researcher’s topic about and tell
to respondents how the answer the survey questionnaire so they can answer it clear
and easy.
Validations of Research Instrument
The researchers asked a teacher in Arellano University-Pasig to validate the
questioners.
Statistical Treatment of Data
The focus of the study was The Effect of Game Addiction to Grade 12 ICT
Students in Arellano University Pasig. After gathering data, the researchers tallied,
examine, and tabulated it to complete the survey questioners given to the respondents
after the researchers gathered the data.

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ARELLANO UNIVERSITY PASIG BRANCH

Andres Bonifacio Pasig Campus 1

The effect of game addiction to ICT

Chapter 1: The problem and its

condition make anxious for some side.

child’s emotions. He may becomes depressed, moody, angry, aggressive or violent

lies about how much time he spends playing video games.

for parents andaddicts themselves.

Background of the study

Researchers at the University of Rochester and Immersyve, Inc. investigated

what motivatesgamer’s to continue playing video games. According to lead

investigator Richard Ryan they belive

often continue to play because of rewards, freedom, and a connection to other

decade has witnessed a significant increase in the number of empirical studies

examines more thoroughly the contemporary research literature by analyzing the

consequences of excessive video game use, factors associated with problematic

addiction might be.

In 1989, Shotton published the first empirical study specifically on gaming

achieving people but often misunderstood by others in society. In relation to gaming

shortcoming, recent research by Widyanto, Griffiths and Brunsden reported that a

highly with more standardized measures of Internet addiction.

Setting of the study

The setting this study is at Arellano University Andres Bonifacio Campus

Computer game addiction generally refers to an excessive, unhealthy amount

addiction is getting spread widely and uncontrollable. Gaming addiction became a

Whereas, in fact, Dr Shumaila Yousafzai (2009) from Cardiff Business School

where by they can easily escape problems in their lives.

According to Kimberly (2009, p.18), to recovery is to accept and not refute

because computer game addiction is a new development in the

Input Process Output

1. Students Researching online The number of student

The able to stay and by making a who can’t focus in

2. They able to eat in of A.U Pasig. In proper time are the

Proper time? Same, while in others

3. When they did start are different time they

Playing computer? Start playing computer

4. What time do they and the usually stop

Usually play computer? Other computer have

Statement of the problem

Gaming addiction is still the mysterious problem. We must respond to this

problem seriously. I want to investigate:

- Is computer game addiction a diagnosable disorder?

- What are the symptoms of computer game addiction?

- Who is most at risk for computer game addiction?

- How is computer game addiction treated?

Significance of the study

we can get knowledges about:

-definition of gaming addiction

-the symptoms of computer game addiction in Grade 12 SHS Student.

know some informations like:

- How common is computer game addiction in Grade 12 SHS Student in Arellano

- How is computer game addiction treated.

Scope and Limitation

Addicition - is a psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical,

drug, activity, or substance, even though it is causing psychological and physical

by many players simultaneously.

Computer Game - is a computer-controlled game where players interact with objects

same form of entertainment, but refers not only to games played on a

personal computer, but also to games run by a console or arcade machine.

They should be allowed to wait for cheaper technologies to be developed.

Chapter 2: The Review of Related

The Introductory Paragraph