THE IMPACT OF PLAYING MOBILE LEGENDS TO THE BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS IN DR. ONOFRE H. CAMPO HIGH SCHOOL

INTRODUCTION:

A Mobile Game is a game played on a feature phone, smartphone/tablet, smartwatch,

PDA, portable media player or graphing calculator. The earliest known game on a mobile
phone was a Tetris variant on the Hagenuk MT-2000 device from 1994.

Today, mobile games are usually downloaded from app stores as well as from mobile
operator’s portals, but in some cases are also preloaded in the handheld devices by the
OEM or by the mobile operator when purchased, via infrared connection, Bluetooth,
memory card or side loaded onto the handset with a cable.

Development in technology brings many things that people don’t have many years back.
One of these things is Mobile Legends that is provided by the internet.

Mobile Legends is one of the widely used leisure activities by many people. Teenagers
who are playing these games said that they are playing these games just for fun, to keep
away from the heat of the sun, without knowing that there are a lot of effects of playing
these games that are more than what they think. Playing Mobile Legends, according to
some research is beneficial. It enables the mind of the players to be more active. It helps
the player to come up with decisions in tight situations, especially those fights that keep
the players to be alert and strategic. Playing these types of games makes the player
experienced different feelings because it is as if the player is really the one taking the
challenges.

Despite those benefits, playing these games also bring negative effects

When you hear about the effect of mobile games you tend to think about the negative
effects first. Like the fact they are causing addiction, in behavior and in their health. We
are surrounded by people that who prefer to spend time alone with their mobile phones
instead of starting conversation with a random stranger or having a quality time to their
friends and families.