EFFECTS VIDEO GAMES ON STUDENTS

Fakhri Syahrulreza Machmud, 170204180058

Prodi Administrasi Pemerintahan, Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas
Padjadjaran.
Jln. Raya Sumedang Km 21 Jatinangor Sumedang 45363, Jawa Barat
www.fisip.ac.id
Email: fakhri18002@mail.unpad.ac.id

ABSTRACT
Online games are games where many people can use online or internet networks. The growing
technology in the field of communication, information and visuals both in the aspects of the
content and features presented with, creates a game manufacturer that does not afford to make
service services that make game lovers more interested in playing and downloading the game.
The development of this game is able to change one's habits become more lazy. The problem
now is that many people play games losing time and obligation. Including students. Many game
learning experiences and learning activities at the same time. Learning activities are not effective
and efficient in terms of time.

Keywords: Video games, Effectiveness of study time, Addiction

PREFACE
The rapid development in the world of
communication and visual technology
industries is very influential on the features
available examples such as games. Game is
something that can be played with certain
rules so that there are those who win and
there are losers, usually in the context of not
being serious or with the aim of refreshing.
Online games are electronic and visual
based games. Online games are played by
utilizing electronic visual media which
usually causes radiations to the eyes, so that
the eyes are tired and usually accompanied
by a headache.
Nowadays online games are rife in society,
devotees are indiscriminately ranging from
children to adults. In playing it sometimes
students do not know the time so often
students forget about bedtime, for example,
at 2 am it should be used by people to sleep,
but apparently not for some communities in
this case as true online gamers. These times
it is actually cool to play games.
Rapid technological developments in the era
of globalization have led to rapid progress in
various fields of human life. And the most
noticeable is its progress in the field of
communication and visual graphic
information technology. This progress is a
driving force for game manufacturers to
further increase the level of comfort and
level of pleasure for their enthusiasts in the
highest levels of fantasy (Fromme, 2003)
The development of games in modern times
is what can change a person's habits to
become more lazy. Although it cannot be
generalized that games are able to change
people to become more lazy, return to their
respective individuals. Many people from all
ages prefer to play games to fill their free
time instead of doing more useful activities
such as exercise. The habit of playing the
game is fine as long as it is done as needed,
not too much, to forget the time for the
needs and obligations.
The problem is now many people play the
game until they forget their time and
obligations. Many of them do not seem to
care about what is around them, even for
themselves they are not as careless as
forgetting to eat, bathe, socialize, even to
sleep. Students are no exception. Many
students fill their free time by playing games
at their boarding house. Both game consoles,
computers, and mobile gaming.
With the above phenomenon is very
detrimental for a student. Because online
games students rarely enter classrooms and
rarely collect assignments, they do not
understand anything about the course so that
when there is an exam they will get a low
score. Apart from the academic aspect, in
terms of student health, it will also decrease
due to being late for eating or not eating at
all. In terms of sausages students tend to be
antisocial and prefer to be alone so that no
communication in the real world causes him
to be shunned by his friends.
Problems always arise when something is
done excessively. In this case, excessive bias
can be assumed to be a poor time
management of students. Many students are
addicted to this and forget their learning.
This should be considered more because if it
is not adjusted to the study time, the learning
achievement will continue to decline.
METHODOLOGI
The data collection technique in this study
uses incidental sampling technique, where
the researcher chooses the subject based on
the people he meets and in accordance with
the specified categories, ie people who like
In table 1, it is known that most respondents
played online games for more than 24
months, namely 37 respondents (74%)
Table. 2

to play video games in a day spend around Based Frequency Distribution Addicted to
Playing Online Game (n = 50)
5-6 hours playing games.
The technique of data collection in this
No. Play Addiction Frekuensi (%)
research is done by collecting relevant data
Online game
found on the internet with data from the
1. Not Addicted 6 12
internet that can be accounted for.
2. Addiction 44 88
Amount of 50 100
DISCUSSION RESULT
Based on the research the results are as
follows:
Based on table 2, it is known that the majority
Table. 1 of respondents were addicted to playing
Frequency distribution of respondents based online games as many as 37 respondents
on (74%).

Long time playing online games (n=50)

DISCUSSION
Based on data obtained from previous
No. Length of Frequency (%)
research, it can be concluded that there are
Play
more than 50% of respondents who are
Online game
1. 6 – 12 months 7 14 addicted to playing video games online,

2. 13 – 18 months 4 8 which is directly proportional to how long

3. 19 – 24 months 2 4 these respondents play video games online.

4. >24 months 37 74 The above is in accordance with what was
Amount of 50 100 said by Mark Griffiths by Funk (2002) who
said that video game addiction can be
influenced by several factors, one of which
is the length of playing video games.
Funk also stated that addiction influences
their lives. According to him "addiction to
video games has something in common with
alcoholism, gambling, nicotine and heroin".
CONCLUSION
Along with the development of time, online
games created by humans are rapidly
developing which experience many changes
in terms of shape, type, how to play and so
on. With a variety of games at this time, it
cannot be denied that every day in the world
more and more people are playing games.
However, playing online video games must
be able to remember the time not to have to
stay up late. Also remember that we as
students must be able to manage time to
learn and play. Don't get to play video
games online too long because it will cause
addiction.
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