TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..1-2

Part I: the impact of online video games on students’ academic performance during
COVID

A. The history of video games..................................................................................................3

1. Video games definition……………………………………………………………………4

2. Motivation definition…………………………………………………………………...…5

B. Types of video games............................................................................................................7

1. Offline video games…………………………………………….…………………….……7

a. The advantages of offline video games…………………………………………………...7

b. The disadvantages of online video games…………………………………………….…..8

2. Online video game……………………………………………..……………………….….8

a. The strengths of online video games…………………………….………………………..9

b. the weaknesses of online video games…………………………………………………..10

C. Psychological and physical impact of addiction to online video games.........................10

1. Addiction definition……………………………………………………………………....11

2. Psychological problems…………………………………………………………………..12

3. Physical problems……………………………………………………….………………..14

D. Video games and students' academic performance during COVID-19………......…..15

1. The emergence of COVID-19…………………………………………….………………15

2. The quality of e-learning………………………………………………………..…………16

3. Video games and students’ academic performance………………...…………….…..….17

Part II: Research methodology, data collection and analysis

A. Research methodology

1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………..………..19

2. Research questions…………………………………………………………………….....19
 3. Research hypothesis……………………………………………………………………...19

4. Research design…………………………………………………………………………..19

5. Instruments……………………………………………………………………………….19

B. Data collection and analysis

1. University students’ attitudes toward online video games…………………………...….20

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………....29

Bibliography……………………………………………….…………………………………30

Appendix……………………………………………………………..………………………33