75 Effects of Computer Gaming on High School Students’ Performance in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines Maria Daisy S. CORTES＊, Jhoana V. ALCALDE＊＊, Jose V. CAMACHO, Jr.＊＊＊ Abstract This study examined the effects of computer games on school performance of high school students in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Allowance, gender, peer group and year level positively affect student’s decision to play while time spent on studying, year level, previous grade, number of books and time spent
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General Description of the Service Kids’ Planet will provide the service of only two types – kids may read books of their choices there; on the other hand, they can play several computer games to pass their leisure. The company relies on its trained employees who work to arrange and take care of books, maintain the computers, look after the kids who are their temporary guests and on. The shop will be given a smart and lovely outlook all along with a lavish interior. Walls are pre-planned to be covered
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most of the children today tend to choose staying at home playing computer games or any other gadgets instead of playing outside, making friends with other children and exercise their mind and body which is very helpful to their health. One of the main reasons why students are attracted to computers is because of computer games. Modern technology is now very accessible to people especially students, they can easily go to computer shops near the school to play and most of them spend the whole
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The Benefits of Playing Video Games Isabela Granic, Adam Lobel, and Rutger C. M. E. Engels Radboud University Nijmegen Video games are a ubiquitous part of almost all children’s and adolescents’ lives, with 97% playing for at least one hour per day in the United States. The vast majority of research by psychologists on the effects of “gaming” has been on its negative impact: the potential harm related to violence, addiction, and depression. We recognize the value of that research; however, we argue
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McFarlane, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol FOREWORD Computer games are today an important part of most children’s leisure lives and increasingly an important part of our culture as a whole. We often, as adults, watch in amazement as children dedicate hours to acting as football coaches, designers of empires, controllers of robots, wizards and emperors. In the past, computer games have been dismissed as a distraction from more ‘worthy’ activities
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Introdution Background Computer games industry has become a multimillion industry because rapid technology development helps to produce games that attract millions of players. However, there have been debates about the benefits and costs of playing computer games for young people. On one hand, playing computer games is a wonderful entertainment which helps young people in the development of a wide range of skills and knowledge. On the other hand, playing computer games is argued to have significant
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terms. Review of Related Foreign Literature Computer Games Computers are used in entertainment for a very long time since 1970’s. Video games are used as a significant source for young generation such as children, teenagers and young adults in entertainment industry. Nowadays, computer games are played on not only PC’s but also on different gaming platforms like Xbox, Nintendo Wii and on mobile devices such as hand phones and PDA’s. This makes computer games much wider and popular. (Mitchell &
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A Literature Review of Gaming in Education Research Report Katie Larsen McClarty Aline Orr Peter M. Frey Robert P. Dolan Victoria Vassileva Aaron McVay June 2012 GAMING IN EDUCATION 1 About Pearson Pearson, the global leader in education and education technology, provides innovative print and digital education materials for preK through college, student information systems and learning management systems, teacher licensure testing, teacher professional development, career certification
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Executive summary Bangladesh has begun to develop its IT and software industry only recently, and has seen double-digit figures in growth on most IT sectors, the gaming sector not among them. Bangladesh is far behind most of its neighbors in the gaming industry. There are several reasons to this, as well as probable causes. Based on interviews and focus group discussion, we have come up with several problems and prospects, as well as reasonable solutions to the problems, of the game development
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INTRODUCTION Video games have come a long way since today's adults sat down at a computer to play Pong or Donkey Kong. The newest-generation gaming consoles are as powerful as personal computers, and can accomplish many of the same things. And today's games are increasingly realistic and technologically advanced. Social networking has even made its way into the video game industry with online gaming. These virtual worlds can be complicated and perplexing to parents, which is why it's important for
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