Dampak Psikologis Game Online Dota 2 Terhadap Pecandu Game

Abstract

Online gaming is a form of technological development in this era globalization. Easy to access online gaming become a major factor for distributing game online. Dota 2 is one of the online gaming genre MMORPG which is played by two teams and each team consist of five people. With the development of online games that are so certainty had an impact on life. Especially to the online gaming addicts. Impact experienced by addicts of online games divided into two physical impact and psychology impact. Respondents in this research is Budhi, Yogi, Ary. Their online gaming addicts in Cabbana Net, dota 2 played at least five hours a day. The purpose of this research is to find out what the psychological impact of online games dota 2 on addicts games. The research method used is qualitative approach which explains the phenomenon by gathering data was then analyzed to get conclusion. Research conducted by observation and in depth interviews involving gaming addicts and cafes internet operators as sources of research. The research it can be said that the psychological impact experienced gamers mostly a psychological impact negatively. Such as cannot distinguish between real life and the life of the game, leave liability rude fan behavior not only psychological negative that happens. help so creolizing is one of the positive effects of playing game online. Conclusions mostly psychological impact that occurred against the negative impact of gaming addicts. The third informant else does not limit social interaction with others and arrange their schedule to play to interact with others.