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Online gaming addiction: Does the frequent playing affect player's lifestyle?
Riegrová, Kateřina ; Vacek, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vondráčková, Petra (referee)
This thesis deals with online computer games and their influence on the lifestyle of players. The work is divided into 2 parts ─ theoretical and research. The theoretical part describes the basic information about the history of computer games and the Internet, the distribution of computer games, addictive behavior on the Internet and computer games as well as problems that can cause excessive use of computers. In the research part, I tried to find answers to research questions. The aim of the study was to determine whether excessive gaming affect health, spare time, work performance, school performance, relationships with family and friends, and other areas of everyday life. To collect data, I used both quantitative and qualitative methods. Using the questionnaire, respondents were split into two groups. In first there was those who fulfill criteria for dependence or addiction risk, and in the second, on the other hand, those who do not meet these criteria. Then I chose semi-structured interviews, with which I examined all the data related to lifestyle of gamers.In quantitative part of the research, I chose the method of survey, when I posted the questionnaire on the website and asked players to complete it. Overall I gained 59 respondents. The average age of the subjects was 22 years. The age...
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