• DocumentCode
    2256061
  • Title

    A framework for applying an intelligent agent to monitor, interpret, and report risk of online computer game addiction in children and early adolescents in Thailand

  • Author

    Kongkarn, V. ; Sukree, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Technopreneurship & Innovation Manage. Program, Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5-7 Jan. 2012
  • Firstpage
    372
  • Lastpage
    375
  • Abstract
    An intelligent agent for monitoring, interpreting, and reporting risk of online computer game addiction in children and early adolescents in Thailand was designed with the aim to help parents, clinicians, and experts recognize behaviors of young individuals who take part in computer and online gaming. The information studied includes the type of gaming, as well as the duration and frequency of play. Conversations during gaming are also reviewed, which can demonstrate rudeness, anger, and need for control of the game. Such factors are interpreted as a risk of gaming addiction in children and early adolescents, and will consequently lead to a preventive-care plan to prevent a higher level of gaming addiction. Recognition of these factors can also lead to treatment of lower rates of addiction, and can reduce errors in basic gaming addiction assessments. The present-day self-assessment works to ameliorate gaming addiction issues in children and early adolescents in Thailand Self-assessment is a passive practice, but it can work as a very powerful proactive remedy.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer games; social aspects of automation; software agents; Thailand; anger; children; early adolescents; gaming duration; gaming type; intelligent agent; online computer game addiction interpretation; online computer game addiction monitoring; online computer game addiction risk reporting; play frequency; present-day selfassessment; preventive-care plan; rudeness; Computers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI), 2012 IEEE-EMBS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Hong Kong
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-2176-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4577-2175-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BHI.2012.6211592
  • Filename
    6211592