The impact of video games on social skills and everyday life of youth

Ovaj se rad bavi istraživanjem utjecaja videoigara na društvene vještine i svakodnevicu mladih. Utjecaj videoigara aktualna je tema rasprave među znanstvenicima. Trenutne spoznaje navode kako postoje negativni i pozitivni utjecaji videoigara na mlađu populaciju. Svrha je rada istražiti kako videoigre djeluju na mlade i što se smatra zdravom konzumacijom videoigara. U radu je prikazana povijest razvoja videoigara, žanrovi videoigara, nastanak subkulture gamera te igrifikacija kao moderan oblik izvođenja nastave. Prikazane su i dosadašnje spoznaje i teorije o utjecaju videoigara na komunikaciju, regulaciju emocija, kognitivne vještine i rješavanje problema. Cilj je ovog rada otkriti na koji način videoigre utječu na društvene vještine mladih i njihovu percepciju vremena i obaveza. Istraživanje je provedeno u dvjema skupinama ispitanika koji igraju videoigre. Jedna skupina igra videoigre do dva sata dnevno, dok druga skupina igra videoigre dva sata ili više dnevno. Komparativnom analizom podataka dobivenih iz dubinskog intervjua bit će istražene dvije hipoteze. Prva hipoteza temelji se na pretpostavci da odgovorno igranje videoigara može imati veći pozitivni utjecaj na mlade, u odnosu na neodgovorno igranje. Drugom hipotezom pretpostavlja se da igranje videoigara više od dva sata dnevno ima više negativnog utjecaja nego pozitivnog.This paper focuses on researching the impact of video games on the social skills and daily lives of young individuals. The influence of video games is a current topic of debate among scientists, with current findings indicating both negative and positive effects on the younger population. The purpose of this paper is to explore how video games affect young people and what can be considered a healthy consumption of video games. The paper will present the history of video game development, video game genres, the emergence of gamer subculture, and gamification as a modern form of teaching. It also presents existing knowledge and theories regarding the impact of video games on communication, emotion regulation, cognitive skills, and problem- solving. The objective of this paper is to uncover how video games influence the social skills of young individuals and their perception of time and responsibilities. The research sample consists of two groups of participants who play video games. One group plays video games for up to two hours daily, while the other group plays video games for two hours or more daily. Through a comparative analysis of data obtained from in-depth interviews, two hypotheses will be investigated. The first hypothesis is based on the assumption that responsible video game playing can have a more significant positive impact on young people compared to irresponsible playing. The second hypothesis posits that playing video games for more than two hours daily has a greater negative impact than positive