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Why Do Students Prefer Playing Online Games Rather Than Studying ?

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St. Francis School Sta. Ana Manila High School Department WHY DO STUDENTS PREFER PLAYING ONLINE GAMES RATHER THAN STUDYING ? SUBMITTED BY: SOFIA ALYANNA B. ORTEGA 4TH YR. ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI SUBMITTED TO: MS. MARIBEL J. ROQUE In the modern age, computers have become a part of a student’s life. Almost all the things around us were made by computers with the aid of modern machines. From the edited books, design, special effects in movies, and television etc., were all made by computers. Along with the evolution of technology, computers continue to upgrade as well until the time that computer has now become a part of student’s everyday life that are hooked to computers. Computers can now edit …show more content…

It is the stress of schoolwork and fear of social interaction, in which online gaming has become an integral source for emotional pleasure and excitement stimulation. The games themselves allow people to anonymously protect themselves from the real world, both socially and emotionally, while stimulating excitement in the form of adrenaline. Thus, online gaming has any effects to the life of every high school student maybe it good or bad. With the constant improvements in gaming technology, ranging from graphics to new types of controllers to faster processors, there is a growing problem, one must define addiction. Also, students prioritize playing online games than doing a lot of things, helping their parents in household chores, doing their assignments, playing traditional games because most of their times were spent in playing online games. They’re being out of focus to the things they prioritize before. According to the center for Addiction and Mental Health, addiction is a psychological or a physical dependence on something. According to Berkely (2009), playing online computers can be thought of as time spent on the computer, playing video games, or cruising the internet in which reaches a point of disruption in an individual’s natural reality. Its expanding system of networks become a virtual community and reality other than physical reality, which greatly alters a student’s perception of life. The virtual world, in a way,

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