De La Salle University – Dasmariñas College of Science and Computer Studies Computer Science Department Game Addiction Submitted to: Ms. Gina Tan-Sanfilip Submitted by: Chelsea Ann Montilla Brandon Kyle Davey Ricci Zerrudo Julian Robert July 15‚ 2013 CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction In recent years‚ several studies have demonstrated that at least a small group of gamers has trouble controlling their online video game playing. Excessive amounts of time
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In the article The Addiction Paradox: Drug Dependence Has Two Faces - As A Chronic Disease And A Temporary Failure To Cope‚ the author talks about research that shows addiction as a disease or a temporary failure to cope. In the article Neurobiology Of Addiction Versus Drug Use Driven By Lack Of Choice‚ the authors talk about the study of neurobiology of addiction and how addiction and the different choices drug users can make. In the article New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic
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computers? If you remember how everything was ten years ago‚ you would realize that we have been getting very dependent on computers. We used to research on books‚ magazines or newspapers‚ and we used to read what we were researching about. With the internet most of us do not worry about researches since we just need no write a keyword and we would have what we want. Another thing why we are becoming dependent on computers is because we can communicate through it. Technology has been improving throughout
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developing Facebook addiction‚ something they attribute to the social nature of Facebook. Dr Mark D Griffiths‚ Professor of Gambling Studies in the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in the UK‚ writes a response to the study in the same issue of the journal. In a personal blog about his response‚ he says that while he had no problem with the study by Andraessen and colleagues‚ he wished to comment more widely on doing research into Facebook addiction. Griffiths says
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Internet ICT1 Follow-up Teacher: Ildikó Reisch wrote by: Laura Li Tartalomjegyzék Title page1 Table of content2 Introduction3 TCP/IP3 History3 Structure3 URL4 DNS4 History4 Informations about DNS5 ISPs6 History6 Questions6 References8 Introduction My topic was the Internet‚ especially the TCP/IP; the URL‚ the DNS and ISPs. To understand these concepts it is indispensible to know‚ what Computer Communication Protocol is. We can define it as a description of the rules computers
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What is Gambling Addiction? While it may appear that addictions are solely pleasure-seeking behaviors‚ the roots of addiction can also be traced to a wish to suppress or avoid some kind of emotional pain. In the broadest sense‚ addictive or pathological gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any major area of life: psychological‚ physical‚ social or vocational. Addictive gambling is sometimes referred to as the "hidden illness‚" because there are no visible physical symptoms
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While some consider it as a blessing others regard it as a curse‚ because the internet like everything else in the world has a good and a bad side to it. The one of the main reasons that many people blame is that there is no sense of censorship in the world of the internet. Without censorship many things spin out of control. People start using the internet as a method of spying rather than a manner of communication they abuse this blessing by placing information or data that is unacceptable such
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language. The problem that is presented with this new language is that if it is a positive attribute to today’s students‚ or if it is a fatal hindrance that leads to a lack of critical thinking and social skills. In the last decade‚ there has been a significant increase of technology being used in the classrooms: "Using technology in the classroom is becoming easier for teachers. Students are coming to class with more skills" (Education World Tech Team). Using technology makes teaching easier for
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number of children get a cell phone in elementary school‚ the real tipping point for ownership is in middle school. About six in ten (66%) of all children in our sample had a cell phone before they turned 14. Slightly less than 75% of all high school students had a cell phone. This report particularly highlights the rapid rise of text messaging in recent months. Some 72% of all US teens are now text message users‚ up from 51% in 2006. Among them‚ the typical texter sends and receives 50 texts a day‚
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The internet can seen as the most popular technology in the modern life. Its facilities are applied for many aspects of life such as studying and working. This essay will discuss why the internet brings more harm than good.The major reason supporting for this issue is that effect of using computer on health probems. People usually use the internet and they spend more time on sitting computers. As a result‚ they can get eyes problems or pain back. In addition‚ with internet addicts‚ they can get mental
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