Introduction:
Development in technology brings many things that people don't have many years back. One of these things is online gaming that is provided by the internet.
Online gaming is one of the widely used leisure activities by many people. Teenagers who are playing these online 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 online games, according to some research is beneficial. It enables the mind of the players to be more active, especially those puzzle-based games. It helps the player to come up with decisions in tight situations, especially those adventure games that keep the players to be alert, active 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. It requires much of the player's time, leaving school activities and home works unattended.
Background:
Global - online games today are becoming more and more popular. Reports show that the gaming industry today is bigger than both the movie industry and the music industry. The gaming industry today is the biggest of all the entertainment industries today. Gaming has changed a lot through the years and the reason that games are becoming more popular is largely because games are getting better in terms of graphics, content, game play, etc. Gaming graphics have improved a lot over the years, and new GPU’s and CPU’s come out nearly every day. Originally, computers were supposed to be used for work but nowadays, computers are being used to play games more and more. Computers nowadays have also become cheaper and better, and many technical improvements have been made. The internet also helped