Impact of video games on adolescent development as perceived by Selected

Parents Residing in J.M. Basa Extension St., Libid, Binangonan, Rizal.

Introduction
Video games are unique form of entertainment since it enables the players to
become part of the game. Video games exists for 30 years and counting, with each year
evolving to be more graphic-intensive, requires constant attention and deeper level of
physical and emotional involvement than that of watching TV. It is acknowledged that
video games may help children improve their manual dexterity and computer literacy but
studies also show that video games with violent content are linked to more aggressive
behavior in teens. This is a concern because most of the popular video games contain
violence.
Problem
This study aims to determine if playing video have significant effect on an
adolescents development based on the perception of the respondents.
Purpose
The researcher will conduct this study in order to determine the perceptions of the
respondents (parents) on what they think are the effects of playing video games on an
adolescents development. The researcher also aims to discover factors that can greatly
add to make video games more beneficial based on the answers of the respondents.
Methodology
The researcher will make use of the descriptive method of research in order to
determine the perception of the respondents about the effects of playing video games on
adolescents. The respondents are delimited to the selected parents residing in J.M. Basa
Extension St., Libid, Binangonan, Rizal. In conducting the study, the researcher will make
use of questionnaire-checklist as an instrument in data gathering.