Valentina Tiffany
Global Issues Final Paper Proposal
My group presentation is on the Joypolis video game arcade that is located in Global
Harbor mall. We focused on defining the sociodemographic target market that go to Joypolis, the
social interactions that took place, and also similarities and differences between western and Asian
arcade. To summarize, during our research we discovered that upper middle income young people
is the majority group, and the interactions that happen there is similar to interactions that happen
at a sport event. The Asian arcades are also more technologically advanced and popular than U.S.
arcades.
My proposed topic for my final paper is video game addiction in Chinese student groups.
As my group discovered during our research, there are a lot of students who frequent the arcade. I
will focus on investigating if there is an addiction problem, how widespread the problem is, what
causes the problem, and how Chinese society can help solve the problem.
To write my paper, I would first have to identify what addiction is and state what qualifies
as an addiction. I would also conduct an informal interview on students who come to Joypolis to
find out what their daily activities are and how often they come to the arcade. I want to ask them
about the reason they come to the arcade, if it is related to peer pressure or stress from studying. I
also want to ask them about how much money they spend in the arcade. Although the main focus
of my paper will be students, I also want to interview parents about what they think of video game
addiction. To gain more insight and credibility, I will also do secondary research through the
internet to find some statistics about youth who play video games. I will also include information
about the potential long-term side effect of playing video games and yearly trends.