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Want to know why the moral panic around #videogames still persists 50 years since their popularization?
Because of articles like this. A thread.
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Because of articles like this. A thread.
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This week a new article came out discussing a "new resource for #videogames and #mentalhealth started by a concerned parent.
While I am all for parental advocacy and education, this is more of the same moral panic, witch hunt we've grown accustomed with video games.
While I am all for parental advocacy and education, this is more of the same moral panic, witch hunt we've grown accustomed with video games.
The opening line: 8% of kids and adolescents that are younger than 18 are addicted to playing video games.
Wonder why there is no source to this claim? Because there literally is no scientific evidence to support this.
Wonder why there is no source to this claim? Because there literally is no scientific evidence to support this.
I can't be the only one getting tired of games being the scapegoat for EVERY BAD THING EVER. A thread.
nytimes.com/2021/09/08/par…
nytimes.com/2021/09/08/par…
A NYT article today outlined how a 12 year old was targeted by a hate group online within an online game.
Alt-right recruitment, hate and harassment surely exists *in* games...but it doesn't exist ONLY in games ...which you wouldn't know from this article.
Alt-right recruitment, hate and harassment surely exists *in* games...but it doesn't exist ONLY in games ...which you wouldn't know from this article.
I give you a lighting round of QUOTE/FACT CHECK
"Hate speech and online abuse have been pervasive in digital spaces for many years, but the use of gaming and messaging platforms by extremists and the alt-right to target younger users is increasing as more children play online."
"Hate speech and online abuse have been pervasive in digital spaces for many years, but the use of gaming and messaging platforms by extremists and the alt-right to target younger users is increasing as more children play online."
"The worlds of culture and gaming are largely separate."
I've never read anything more profoundly wrong. A (mini)thread.
I've never read anything more profoundly wrong. A (mini)thread.
This piece in @bopinion that came out today argues that games are not culture because they are a closed system that is more about "participating in an event than watching an event." (Umm.. @Twitch anyone?)
Games are not and have never been closed systems. They are, by definition, GAMING CULTURES.
Generally speaking, facets of culture include behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group. The major elements being symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts.
Generally speaking, facets of culture include behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group. The major elements being symbols, language, norms, values, and artifacts.
