摘要：Game arcades that haveturned into an important socialization area for children in Turkey, can affectchildren in many ways. The aim of the study is to investigate the factors thataffect the digital game habits of children and young people in game arcades. Inthis context, the effect of game, environment and peers on the habits ofchildren that are gaming in game arcades were investigated. Qualitativeresearch method was preferred in the study. The study group consisted of 50male and 2 female participants randomly selected from four game arcades.Semi-structured interview form was developed as a data collection tool andindividual interviews were conducted with the children participating in theresearch. The findings show that children prefer digital games because theyfind it amusing, fun, enjoyable and exciting. Together with the changing gamestructure, it has emerged that multi-player online games affect the usage ofgame arcades of children. Children stated that they prefer to play in gamearcades because they can be with their friends and there is no parentalsupervision. It was determined that children knew these environments through theirfriends and would not prefer these environments without their friends. Based onthese findings, it was concluded that multi-player online games had an effecton the habits of children on using game arcades due to its facility ofsocialization with friends and playing without any restrictions. Game arcades that haveturned into an important socialization area for children in Turkey, can affectchildren in many ways. The aim of the study is to investigate the factors thataffect the digital game habits of children and young people in game arcades. Inthis context, the effect of game, environment and peers on the habits ofchildren that are gaming in game arcades were investigated. Qualitativeresearch method was preferred in the study. The study group consisted of 50male and 2 female participants randomly selected from four game arcades.Semi-structured interview form was developed as a data collection tool andindividual interviews were conducted with the children participating in theresearch. The findings show that children prefer digital games because theyfind it amusing, fun, enjoyable and exciting. Together with the changing gamestructure, it has emerged that multi-player online games affect the usage ofgame arcades of children. Children stated that they prefer to play in gamearcades because they can be with their friends and there is no parentalsupervision. It was determined that children knew these environments through theirfriends and would not prefer these environments without their friends. Based onthese findings, it was concluded that multi-player online games had an effecton the habits of children on using game arcades due to its facility ofsocialization with friends and playing without any restrictions.
