Sto. Niño de Novaliches School, Inc.

36 Buenamar Subd. Novaliches, Quezon City

The Effects of Computer Games to

Student’s Academics

A Research Study

Presented to Elementary Science Department

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
In Science Subject
A.Y. 2019-2020

Submitted to:
Dandy Mark D. Hachaso
Faculty
Science Department
Sto. Niño de Novaliches School

Submitted by:
Silverio, Afeni Nicole T. Santos, Kristen Elle B.
Magat, Riu Chadric S. Fadullan, Christian Dhave A.
Añonuevo, Rosedale Erich A. Ramos, Zachary L.
Punzalan, Arianne Joyce A. Alzaga, Jian Wayne P.

March 2020
 CHAPTER 1: Introduction

Introductory Paragraph

Computer games are recreational computer programs. Typically, games

are controlled using a joystick. A joystick is an input device consisting o .

;;;]’p/;-pkpf a stick that pivots on the base and reports its angle or direction

to the device it is controlling. But nowadays, computer games can be played

without joysticks. They are available on a variety of data media and can be

downloaded from the internet through mobile phones.

Today’s computer games are loaded with action, and there are many

different categories of genres of games. There are also several types of

computer games. These are: Massively Multiplayer Online, Stimulations,

Adventure, Real-Time Strategy, Puzzle, Action, Stealth Shooter, Combat,

First-Person Shooters, Sports, Role-Playing and Educational.

Nowadays, there are many popular games that are often played by

children on computers such as Mobile Legends, DOTA, League of Legends,

Call of Duty, PUBG, Fortnite and many more.

 Statement of the Problem

Playing computer games is one of the trends of youth nowadays and it

causes many disadvantages mostly when it is overused and played too much.

But at some point, there are also advantages that we can get through playing

computer games.

This research attempts to find answers to the following questions.

 How do computer games affect a student’s academic status?

 Why are computer games addictive?

 How do computer games distract students?

 What are the reasons why students play computer games?

 What are the positive effects of computer games?

 What are the negative effects of computer games?

Purpose

We are conducting this research to prove if computer games have positive

or negative effects to students. Conducting this research will let us know the

cause and effect of computer games to students. Another purpose of this study is

to gain knowledge and to help students what computer games to avoid, what

games would be beneficial, and how long students should play.

 Significance of the Study

This research will help readers to understand about the effects of

computer games to student’s academics.

This study will benefit the following:

Students. This will be giving information on the harmful effects of games for our

health and social life. This will also help students realize the bad effects of

playing computer games, and at some point, encourage them to lessen their time

in playing and spend more time studying harder to achieve their goals and

dreams.

Teachers. This study is important to teachers to help them educate their

students about the positive and negative effects of computer games to their daily

lives.

Parents. This study will be helpful to parents because it gives information about

common issues of students in dealing with computer games. This will serve as a

guide on how to distinguish if their child is addictive with it or not.

Community. This study will help to avoid addiction to these. This will also help

us to distinguish early symptoms of computer game addiction and give early

remedy.

School. This study will help to improve student’s life style and make them realize

and differentiate the good and bad effects of computer games to student’s

academics, psychosocial life, attitude, and their daily lives.

Future Researchers. This study may serve as a basis for future research and

study that they will conduct.

 CHAPTER 2: Background

Background

This study focuses on the effect of computer games to students’

academics this research will tackle more about the positive and negative issues

of computer games to the lives of students and the advantages and

disadvantages that will affect them.

Definition of Terms

 Computer Games – Is a computer controlled game where players interact

with objects displayed on the screen for the sake of entertainment.

 Combat – Fight one on one with opponents, up close and personal. You

need good reflexes, and the ability to use the controls for all kinds of

fighting moves.

 First Person Shooters – You are the protagonist, and the game is

viewed through your eyes. You can really get into these games. The only

downfall is that you are not able to see how you look in the game,

because you are seeing things through your own eyes.

 Genre – A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature,

characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

 Joystick – Is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base

and reports its angle or direction to the device its controlling.

 Massively Multiplayer Online – These games are played over a LAN

(local area network) or via the Internet. Players use a network and interact

with other players in the virtual game room. You can play against people

from all over the world. The creation of these games involves thousands of

hours of programming, giving you, the player, the most amazing gaming

experience possible.

 Real-Time Strategy – For these games, you usually need to build up your

inventory of items, armies, etc. similar to a strategy game, RTS games

move in real-time, and players can play at once without taking turns so

you can play together at the same time.

 Role Playing – If you love fantasy, you will love role-playing games. You

get to act out the part of the main character, to be the hero, etc., and make

decisions that go along with the games’ story lines. Many of these games

have narrative guides.

 Stimulation – These games involve taking control of real-world vehicles,

including tanks, ships, and aircrafts. You learn how to control these

vehicles, and use stimulation games that can also be used that can also

be used to train professionals. In fact, many pilots are trained using

airplane simulators before they actually take flight.

 Stealth Shooter – These tend to be war games or spy-based games,

where you use stealth to defeat your enemies.

 CHAPTER 3: Methodology
How Addiction to Computer Games Start
Words:
These are easy to resist because
there are still no experience. But at the same time,
makes the mind curious and pushes them to do so.

Actions:
It is quite difficult to resist because
you are enjoying and the interest starts
to grow.

The Interest:
This is where possible addiction starts
if immediate attention is not given. Long
exposure to computer screen may cause eye, psychosocial,
and attitude problems.

Addiction:
This is where family conflict starts. To the
point that he/she will do anything just to play those games.
This is the moment where he/she starts to forget about his/her grades.
And his grades start to decrease.

Conflict:
These addictive games cause conflict
to the family because of personality changes
caused by computer addiction.
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Overusing computer
games has nothing but bad effects on
student’s daily lives.