EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOBA GAMES USAGE AND THE FAMILY INTERACTION: A CASE OF BARANGAY GAMAO RESIDENTS

MOBA Games has been the trend of the society nowadays. This has become the best recreational activity of the youth. This trend make the researchers to be focused on its impact to the family interaction.The study location is at Gamao Subdivision, Barangay San Francisco, Panabo City. Eighty-three (83) MOBA Games players had been selected to participate the interviews which was being answered by the survey questionnaires.The survey questionnaires focused on what was the MOBA Games impact and influences to the members of a family. This has been grouped according to the – age range, gender, socio economic status, number of the siblings and playmate.The study shows that family members does not manifest excessive MOBA games usage and does not greatly manifest Family Interaction between members of the family. Also, this shows a significant relationship between the level of MOBA games usage and in the level of family interaction.The study recommended that families should learn how to value and manage time in order to be more productive and effective in building interaction between family members and should build strong connection among its family members. It is highly recommended that family should be effective as to implementing house rules in order to minimize the high level of MOBA games usage among age group 5 to 10 years old.