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Introduction and Purpose: The game, which is as old as the history of mankind, has undergone many changes from the past to the present day. The form and content of the games that are played along with the advanced technology has also changed. The most obvious example of this is the digital games that have entered our lives since the early 1980s. The first of the most fundamental criticisms brought to digital games evaluated from many different perspectives is the fact that the individual who plays according to the structure of these games is brought into an unmoving and passive state. The purpose of this study is to study high school students' digital gaming addiction and physical activity levels in terms of various variables. Method: In research designed according to the Nicel research model, the relative scan method has been used. The study included a total of 330 participants, including 149 women and 181 men. The participants were applied "Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children" with "Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity Scale" and obtained data SPSS 23. Identifying statistics, T-Test, ANOVA and Correlation Analysis are performed using the package program. Results: According to the research results; the levels of digital gaming addiction of participants show significant differences in terms of the variants "gender, age, regular sporting, daily average digital gaming time". The levels of physical activity of the participants show significant differences according to the variants of "doing sports regularly daily, father's level of education". The total score of participants on "digital game addiction" and "physical activity levels" has been found to have a negative and meaningful relationship. Result: As a result; in solving the issue of digital game addiction, which is a type of virtual addiction of individuals, it can be said that physical activity-sports can be an important tool. Keywords: game, digital game, addiction, physical activity, sports.

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