Abstract

Online game is most popular entertainment in modern societies and they target a variety

of people in different ages. The problem highlighted for this research was the effects of playing

online games in the students of Sunbeam Christian School of Mati Inc. The purpose of this study

is to investigate the effects of online gaming, and to determine the reasons of playing games and

to identify the good things that will help you. Thus, students of the said school answered and

survey prepared by the researcher. The research was held in Sunbeam Christian School of Mati

Inc. The target of the research were the Senior high school students . The sampling method use

was Simple Random Sampling and the research was Qualitative Research. The major findings of

this study was that online game is an addicted because most of the students prefer online games.

However, there are some respondents specially the students of Sunbeam Christian School of

Mati Inc. who prefer to focus on their studies. In conclusion, students actively engaged in online

games, however there are still students who manage their time, who still prefer to get a high

grade.