Chapter 1
Introduction
As time continues to runs, our world became more advance and modernized. One of the finished products of this modernization is the “computers”. We all knew that computers give good benefits to us, but there are some negative effect that can bring to us. Computer games are the one that can bring negative effects. One of the famous computer games is DotA.
“Defense of the Ancient” or commonly known as “DotA” is a custom map in Warcraft III: Frozen throne. DotA is one the famous computer games today. Students are the one who usually play this computer game. But do they know the side effects of this game? We usually observe that some students who played DotA had effects on their behavior, academic performance and their interpersonal relationships. It’s either positive changes or negative changes. The researcher wants to focus on the effects of this game to their interpersonal relationship, because the researcher has observed that most students has changed their attitudes with their friends, teachers and even with their family due to their addiction to this game. As a researcher, he also wants to find out if what are the reasons why students still play this game even if they already knew the bad effects of it? Does DotA have positive effects to them? Does playing DotA really change their way of socializing?
This research can help them to answer some questions they asked on their mind and can help them to know the effects of DotA to them. Locale of the Study
St. Benedict School of Novaliches selected juniors and seniors S.Y. 2013-2014. Objective of the
Study
This research study aims to know the positive and negative effects of playing DotA to the interpersonal relationship of selected juniors and seniors. Statement of the Problem
The study aims to find out the Effects of Playing DotA to the Interpersonal Relationship of SBSN selected juniors and seniors. Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following Sub-Problems: 1. What are the effects of
playing DotA?
2. Measurement of the interpersonal relationship of SBSN selected juniors and seniors. 3. What are the effects that can happen to our interpersonal relationship if we are playing DotA?
Significance of the Study
This study will enhance the readers regard in the effects of playing DotA to the interpersonal relationship of SBSN selected juniors and seniors. The findings will also serve as a reference and a guide for the future researchers. Students- This research can help them in strengthen their interpersonal relationship. This research can help them to know the effects of DotA to them, it’s either positive or negative or both. This can also help them to manage time in playing DotA and to be with their friends and family. Parents- This research can help them to know the effect of DotA to their sons and even daughters. This can also help them to more strengthen their family. Hypothesis
Based from the study, the research hypothesis is, there are no effects to the interpersonal relationship of SBSN selected juniors and seniors if they are playing DotA.
Scope and Delimitation study
This research study is conducted to know all the effects of playing DotA to the interpersonal relationship of SBSN selected juniors and seniors. The study includes both negative and positive effects of DotA to the selected juniors and seniors of SBSN. It only focuses on the interpersonal relationship of selected junior and seniors. The study does not cover all the computer games. It does not cover the academic performance of the selected students. The writer limits the study in the year 2013-2014. Conceptual Framework
On the first figure, Playing DotA, which is our independent variable, is connected to the figures “Negative effects” and “Positive effects”. It shows that playing this game can have a positive effect or negative effect or
both. Those effects are connected to the figure, “Interpersonal relationship”, which is our dependent variable.
In short, the figure above represents the study that playing DotA can give positive and negative effects to out interpersonal relationship.
