The objective of this study is to provide on the conceptual understanding about internet game addiction
and overindulgence of children based on the conceptual definition and the scale of the internet game
addiction and overindulgence on previous researches.
The result of this study is as following.
First, it is difficult to find differences between internet game addiction and overindulgence with the
children\'s outstanding game activities. If both are recognized as separate dimensions there would be
possible to ignore the riskiness of the addiction. Therefore the internet game indulgence must be
recognized in the relationship with addiction.
Second, for the educational point of view, being able to be indulged in something by children means
to be positive, but game has negative meaning of overindulgence or addiction.
This study suggested that we need developmentally appropriate in defining Internet game related
concept. Also, this is because the appropriateness of the internet game contents, in which children can
be indulged, is ignored rather than how much children are indulged in internet game. As a result, first
of all appropriate internet game contents, in which children can be indulged, must be invented.