Computer Vs. Studies: Big Deal?

by: Bryco B. Nanol

Have you ever heard of the words DOTA, Counterstrike, FLYFF, ROHAN, Cabal and Grand Chase? These are some of the lots of computer games which most of the students even I; girls and boys alike are addicted.
Computer is a modern type of technology which hastens people’s workloads and creates a form of recreation to most juveniles in this current generation. As what I observed in an internet café setting, most are teenagers playing online games with their peers. It creates camaraderie and a strong bond of friendship as per experience also. Some may even spend more money paying computer rental fees than buying something to suppress their aching stomachs.
Usually, first time users eventually get addicted to it. It creates a hooking effect which lasts for quite a period of time. Once tasted, always wanted. It only justifies man’s unlimited wants.
Nowadays, learning institutions offer computer services to students for internet access so as to help them in their studies. Internet surfing and browsing is not a so-so time-consuming activity compared to scanning or skimming certain information from thousands of obsolete books in the library. So tiresome, isn’t it? Questions may arise like, “Are computers destructive to our studies?” As for me, it depends upon the student himself. If students use computers in making researches, complying requirements, then computer helps. But contrast to the preceding statement, computers would create a different behavior among students wherein they tend to explore solely their satisfaction in computers (online computer games) and will eventually serve as a destructive tool in their studies as well. The antidote would be time organization and management; creating equilibrium to everything. I honestly consider myself as a geek to online computer games. Its already part of my daily routine but I’m proud to say I still have enough time for my studies.
Let me ask you these questions: If you were a “computer addict” (as commonly termed) how does it affect your studies? How were you able to manage this kind of situation? Is it really a big deal? The verdict is yours…