Abstract:

With the rapidly evolving and changing technology, people gain different habits. Especially with the developments in the field of information, the use of information technology tools, along with the internet, pushes people to new habits. One of the habits in this area is digital games. Digital games that attract interest to individuals in almost every age group are also quite common among high school students who form the research pattern of this study. For students, although digital games for educational purposes are also supported and prepared by the National Ministry, entertainment games appear more interesting for students. But it is believed that digital games played for entertainment purposes lead to different problems in students. It is believed that the students who spend too much time in the virtual environment are away from the real life, with increased game addiction, responsibilities in the daily life are overwhelmed, socialization, interaction and communication in the family or friendship environment are affected negatively. The research work group, 2019-2020 Education-Teaching year Burdur or Bucak district Adnan Menderes High School 8. The classroom includes 11 students identified by the cartridge technique. In the research, the qualitative research methods have been used by the interview technique. The data of the research was collected through a semi-configured interview form consisting of open-end questions, while the analysis of the data used the content analysis technique from the quality research analysis techniques. According to the study conducted in November-December, 8. Class students are often influenced or learned from each other, they gain a digital gaming habit and thus bring their friendship to the digital environment, their family attitudes and structures are an important factor in the formation and maintenance of digital gaming addiction, the increased gaming addiction, the family connections and domestic communication are reduced, the digital gaming addictions have a little impact on their daily lives, but this effect can be increased and increased, and the responsibilities can be removed. In addition, it reflects the research outcomes that war-weapon games lead to unwanted effects such as possessing weapons and also the findings that virtual friendship relationships and digital game addiction can lead to negative effects such as violence, aggression and abuse over time.

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