INTERVIEWER: uhmm good day! Can you state your first name, your age, and your section?

INTERVIEWEE: my name is Shenna Mae S. Gamad, 18 years old and from section Chartreuse.
INTERVIEWER: uhmm so how many years have you been playing mobile legends?
INTERVIEWEE: 2 years.
INTERVIEWER: Do you still play mobile legends right now? (INTERVIEWEE: yes)
INTERVIEWER: uhmm what was the reason why you keep on playing this game? was it about the comfort, the
challenge that you have been experiencing in playing or uhmm the people that you—that the people that you
encounter in playing the game or the characters?
INTERVIEWEE: probably the people—the people. (INTERVIEWER: why?) uhmm like...kay if magka—ayy diba
people tahay friend's kay kanang ma enjoy ka diha lang among kana ganing unsay tawag ani kanang...bonding
with friends. (INTERVIWER: hmm) diha nalng ka maadik.
INTERVIEWER: So how much time do you spend on playing mobile legends?
INTERVIEWEE: 1 to 3 hours
INTERVIEWER: can you describe your daily routine as a gamer?
INTERVIEWEE: hmm akong under (didn’t understand the word that much) kay nga magdula ko tapos nang
lingkod ra gyud ka pirmente ng focus ra gyud ka sa game then pag wala na kanang lowbat na like ing ana kay
dira na nako I continue ang mga trabahuonon like I stop sa nako.
INTERVIEWER: hmm so how did you know about mobile legends application?
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INTERVIEWEE: nainfluence rako sa akoang friends og sa social media.
INTERVIEWER: hmm how did they introduce it to you?
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INTERVIEWEE: mao na toh tung influence. So how did they introduce it to me kanang gipaila iula nila sa akoa
kanang kana ganing tara sheen dula ta ani kay nice kayo ni nga dula kanang inga ana ing ana gud.
INTERVIEWER:did they help you or guide you to--on playing the game or did you learn it by your own?
INTERVIEWEE: akoa ra—sa akoa lang sarili by watching lang sa ilang magdula kay murag na adapt nako sakong
self.
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INTERVIEWER: uhmm after learning ml what happens next like did you become what?
INTERVIEWEE: na adik nako sa dula. (INTERVIEWER: hmm)
INTERVIEWER: in that word addiction, what do you mean by that like can you explain why did you become
addicted to the game?
INTERVIEWEE: halos di naka mulihok like kanang straight na jud hantud pila na na ka oras dula lang japun
usahay di na mukaon like ingon ana.
INTERVIEWER: so what motivates you in playing mobile legends?
INTERVIEWEE: akong friends.
INTERVIEWER: do you have any unforgettable experiences during your journey in playing the game?
INTERVIEWEE: no kay mostly tanang dula kay same rag mga scenarios ing ana.
INTERVIEWER: hmm uhmm does playing mobile legends help you in the following aspects like in financial, your
mental health, managing your emotions or in social—socializing?
INTERVIEWEE: ang socializing ug ang mental health. (INTERVIEWER: why?) sa socializing kay like knang daghan
kag ma met gud nga laing mga friends tapos sa mental health kay kanang tahay ano na kaayo ka stress na
kaayo ka so makatabang pud siya sa imohang ano like makalimtan nimo imohang problema.
INTERVIEWER: so how do you feel about the competetive nature, is it stressful?
INTERVIEWEE: yes (INTERVIEWER why?) for example, nagdula mi sakong friends kanang seryoso na kay sailang
dula so muggawas dyud na ilang pagkacompetetive nya once nga nakay mahimo na kanang mali gud sa dula
kay murag ikuan ka nila murag ipoint out nila imong mali so mapressure ka ana mastressful kung tama na
baning imong gihimo or mali.
INTERVIEWER: so uhmm how about the characters of the game, was it one of the factors why you play mobile
legends?
INTERVIEWEE: no. (INTERVIEWER: why?) dili lng murag like dula lang jud like okay tho okay ra gud ang
characters pero wala kay.
INTERVIEWER: uhmm how about the stories of the characters?
INTERVIEWEE: dili sad.
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INTERVIEWER: uhmm so based on your experiences that you have shared with us, what are your insights as an
individual or as a player of this game like your understanding, your thoughts?
INTERVIEWEE: uhh ang kani siya na dula is maka adik jud siya. (chuckles) so ano ra kanang dili gud siya kanang
—kanang dili lang jud nang palabi na ana nya kani pud siya na dula kay maka kuan ug anger issue nimo ug
maka toxic.
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INTERVIEWER: uhmm have this or experiences given you—give you—givin you any realizations or learnings?
INTERVIEWEE: yes. Nakarealize ko na kini day na dula kay dili maayo. (INTERVIEWEE: why?) di maayo kay
tahay knang kanand dili na gud ka dapat di naka maisturbo once nga magdula ka ana mga ing ana.
INTERVIEWER: hmm do you have any advice for those people specialy teenagers who want to engage thems—
themselves in playing mobile legends?
INTERVIEWEE: ilimit nila ilang sarili kay once katu gani once maengage gyud ka ana nga dula dili na nimo
mapigilan imong sarili dula nlang ka sige nlang kag dula pila na na ka oras dapat mag set pud kag kanang
boundaries ba.
INTERVIEWER: uhmm does playing mobile legends affect your academic performance?
INTERVIEWEE: dili kay dili pud ko ingon nga adik gud kaayo nga biskan daghan kaayo ug mga himuonon sa
skwelahan kay...dili napud nko lihukon so wala balance rako.
INTERVIEWER: so ano do you have any advice for those teenagers who wants to engage themselves n playing
mobile legends? cut lang to na part guys hehe so that’s all thank you so much.