A STUDY ON VIDEO GAME PLAYING AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT IN TAMILNADU WITH REFERENCE TO CHENNAI.

  • Department of Visual Communication, Dr. G. R. Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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This study aims to examine video game playing with children and adolescent on video games usage, socioeconomic strata, gaming habits and preferences. Four hundred and six respondents from various socioeconomic backgrounds participated in the study. The purposive sampling technique was used to obtain data from respondents. This study result reveals that the majority of the participants played video games once in a week and preferred to play evening. besides, video games had played weekends high than weekdays.

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[M. Saravanan. (2017); A STUDY ON VIDEO GAME PLAYING AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT IN TAMILNADU WITH REFERENCE TO CHENNAI. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jun). 1563-1567] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. M. Saravanan
Dr. G.R.Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4571      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4571

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