A Review on Demographic Distribution of Online Game Players

The 21st generation of teenagers is more likely to play online games rather than spend their time on reading. One of the main reasons they play online games is to relieve stress. Unconsciously, online games have a detrimental effect on their daily life. Social scientists, educators and parents said that online games are sources of social problems. Therefore, this study was conducted to see the distribution of secondary school students in Malaysia who play online games. This study has been achieved by an online survey that has been distributed entire Malaysia. The result showed the percentage of the number of students that play online games over Malaysia. In conclusion, it is shown that the total number of a secondary school student that play online games is high in the urban area compared to the rural area.