The Effects of Computer Games Addiction
On Academic Performance of Students.

A Research Paper

Prof. Aurora De Luna
English Teacher
New Era University, Lipa City branch

Antonio Julius V. Arellano
9-Galatians

Introduction
In the few decades, interactive electronic media has grown from virtual non-existence to one of the primary means of entertainment for students. In more recent years the arrival of the internet has become the complete change of landscape of electronic media from something individual and static into interactive and social one of the type of game is a MMORPG (Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) which has no ending at all its meant to be played forever another types of game are RPG, Shooter, Racing, Sims and Open World. Companies around the world invest millions of dollar on developing games according to the CNN the gaming franchise is multi-billion dollar business and companies want to get all the attention of gamers world to play their game. The term computer game is in sharp competition with video games, console games, and arcade games. Video games and console games usually mean games connected to a TV, whereas arcade games means games placed in public spaces. Computer games on the other hand, are occasionally used to mean games played on a personal computer. However, since all of these areas have been developed in close parallel and because all of these games are played on computers, most researchers use the term computer game to represent all of these areas as a whole. Computer games first came into existence in the 1960s with the introduction of a shoot-up game. Since the computer games have become a regular part of life for many people due to its increased popularity. The computer game has changed from being