The impact of someone who is addicted to Shiowla or internet-based games (online games) is very large. Someone who is addicted to online games will experience physical complaints in terms of health.

Often someone who is addicted to online games experiences sleep disorders that affect their body's metabolic system, often feeling tired (fatigue syndrome), neck and muscle stiffness, even Carpal Turner Syndrome.

Apart from that, the tendency to live a sedentary life and prioritize playing games over other main activities (for example eating), makes online game addicts experience dehydration, thinness or even the opposite (obesity) and are at risk of suffering from non-communicable diseases (for example heart disease). In certain cases (online gambling addiction) the impact of economic losses is also quite large.

Please note that WHO has designated online game addiction or game disorder in the latest version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) as a mental disorder. In the latest version of ICD-11, WHO states that game addiction is a disorder due to addictive behavior or a disorder caused by habit or addiction.