| dc.description.abstract | The purposes of this study are to explore process of children's virtual interaction,
factors that endorsed children's virtual interaction through online games, and efforts
of parents and families to minimize children's playing online games activities at
internet cafes. This research used qualitative research methods and data collection
carried out for three months through observation and interviews that were conducted
with 8 children ages 6 to 11 as they played online games at internet cafes. Additional
interviews were conducted with their parents and families. The findings revealed that
firstly, the process of children's virtual interaction seen from formation of family
structure and environment because those shaped children's conception about the
interaction process in their everyday live. Secondly, the factors that were endorsed
children to play online games these were busyness of parents for working, proximity
of the homes with internet cafes, influence of peers who played online games, and
parental divorces. Thirdly efforts that parents and families can do to minimize the
children's playing online games activities aregiving special attention in terms of child
care and love by not giving the childcare to others, and lowering the rate of parental
divorce. | en_US |
