PSIKOLOGI DAN TEKNOLOGI INTERNET

Game addiction for

children

LASTIANTI KARLINDA (25)

WULIDA ROHMAWATI (35)
What is game online ?
The opinion of Kim et al in Azis (2011: 3) quoted by
Kustiawan & Utomo (2018) online game is a game that
is played by many people from all over the world at the
same time and connected via the internet network.
 What is game
addiction?
Quoted from the WHO official website, game addiction is
defined as a pattern of playing behavior, both online and
offline games (digital games or video games) with several
signs,
1) Unable to control the urge to play games;
2) Prioritizing playing games over interest in activities or
other activities;
3) A person continues to play games despite the obvious
negative consequences
Contoh penerapan rutinitas siswa
game addiction effect
 According to research, addiction
Lowering Children's
to playing games can make
children experience concentration
problems. When a child enjoys
Concentration Levels
playing games, there will be a
change in the dendritic structure
of the cells in the brain due to
radiation exposure from
electronic devices which can
weaken the child's concentration
as a result of which the child's
concentration decreases, making
it easy to forget and fail to focus.
 Cant control
emotions
They will use harsh words more often
because they lose playing online games.
Children who play online games often utter
harsh words when they are playing, this is
considered by children as their emotional
outburst while playing
disrespectful to elders

The impact of online games for teenagers is that

they often speak harshly so that they are used to
doing this to anyone, even to older people.They
will say harshly and forcefully ask to buy internet
quota because their quota runs out to be able to
play games again
effect on health
Influence on eye health namely childrenfeel itchy and hot after
playing online games, this happens because of childrenplaying
online games on gadgets in excessive time causingdecline in eye
health due to radiation in the gadget. But even though they
already feel a decline in eye health they are still
playingregardless of that
 Forgetting the time

Game addiction can lead to forgetting time and lazy

learning the consequences which will have a negative
impact on the continuation of the students studies.
How to Overcome Online
Game Addiction

1. Limiting game play time. One way that

can be done to prevent and overcome the
problem of online game addiction is to
limit playing time
2. Looking for a new hobby.
3. Put the game device outside the bedroom
4. Undergoing psychotherapy.