Video and Online Gaming

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Video and Online Gaming

• Margo Bristow, MA, LPC, CADC, PCGC
• C.C.E.T. Connections

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What we all want
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What Video Gaming Provides

• Mastery a sense of accomplishment
• Acclaim with peers
• Constant stimulation
• An escape into an alternate reality
• Power over an environment, complete control
• Instant communication with friends from around
  the globe

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When Problems Arise

• New game acquisition
• Spending greater amount of time playing and
  achieving new levels, tools, coins/money/prizes
• Using computer to find cheats
• Dissociation losing track of time and place
• Playing late into the evening
• Avoidance of everyday tasks to play games
• Chores, homework, sports, self care
• Meets the needs of instant gratification and
  immediate reward. Developed to be just difficult
  enough to challenge the player but not too
  difficult to make the player stop.

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Motivation for Gaming

• Relaxation
• Enjoyment,
• Excitement,
• Entertainment
• Adventure,
• Attention
• Opportunity
• Negative feelings

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History of the Internet

• 1979-80s BBSs (bulletin board systems) started
  in Chicago
• Dial in, one person at a time on each contact.
  Email slow and selective.
• 1990s BBSs defunct

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MMORPG

• Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
• Started as non computer Dungeons and Dragons
  gaming
• 1st on line game was in the mid 80s Islands of
  Kesmai 12.00 per hour to play
• 1988 Habitat, Club Caribe 1st player interaction
  game.

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MMORPG

• Early 1990s AOL started promoting online gaming
  6.00 per hour to play
• Late 1990s Dungeons and Dragons style characters
  appearing and 2 dimensional characters Monthly
  fees (avg. 10.00) assessed for access to the
  game.
• Commercial online games S. Korea had over
  3,000,000 subscribers (Lineage.)
• 1999 Everquest was launched and the U.S. became
  enamored with MMORPGs. Heavily influenced by
  DD.

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MMORPG

• 2000 to present Sony online wanted to maintain
  its subscribers so had a single flat rate
  established for all of its RPGs. (World of
  Warcraft)
• 8/4/05 Chinese govt. banned all violent
  gameplay for minors under 18. Also set limits for
  all citizens can not play for more than 3
  consecutive hours.

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Games teens are playing

• Wii
• Nintendo 64
• Sony Play Station
• Xbox
• Atari
• Hand held devices
• Phones, Ipods,

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Games

• Games can vary from Role playing to cards,
  backgammon, yahoo game sites and MUDs, which are
  text only gaming sites.
• They may be developed by corporations or a group
  of amateur programmers and artists. These
  projects are open source. Mozilla.com is an open
  source web browser and email server.

• www.worldofwarcraft.com/pvp/flash-rewards/
• http//www.worldofwarcraft.com/downloads/movies.ht
  ml

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How we are introduced
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How we are introduced

• Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each
  come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you
  enter Webkinz World where you care for your
  virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and
  play the best kids games on the net!
• Retreived 11/7/08 1137am from http//www.webkinz.
  com/us_en/

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Researchers

• Nick Yee
• www.nicklee.com/daedalus
• John Suler
• www.rider.edu/suler/psycyber

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Nick Yee

• Nick Yee has surveyed more than 70,000 MMORGP
  players over the past 5 years.
• Users aged 11-17 spend an average of 24-26 hours
  per week in online games. An additional 6-7 hours
  watching TV
• Users aged 18-22 spend 22-24 online and 7
  watching TV
• Playing on line has replaced television watching
  for young adults

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Problems Associated with the Internet

• Cybersexual Addiction
• Viewing, downloading, adult fantasy and
  pornography
• Cyber-relational Addiction
• Chat room and over-involved relationships
• Net-Compulsions
• Gambling, shopping, stock trading compulsively
• Information Overload
• Excessive web surfing and collecting data

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Problems Associated with the Internet

• Computer Addiction
• Social isolation, increased clinical depression,
  family discord, academic failure, or financial
  debt
• Cyber Bullying
• Using the internet or other mobile devices to
  send or post harmful or cruel text or images to
  bully others Nancy Willard, Dir. Cntr. For Safe
  and Resp. Internet Use
• Negative Networking
• Predation and stalking

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Family

• Parental feelings
• Anger
• Helplessness-ignorance
• Guilt
• Ambivalence
• Minimization of the problem Its not drugs or
  alcohol
• Frustration

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What families can do

• Minimize time on line, on the computer, and on
  gaming systems.
• Unplug
• Structure time for play and keep consistent time
  frames/expectations
• Be in the room when the teen is engaging in the
  gaming
• Talk to students friends parents and plan out
  alternate activities
• This can be as addictive as drugs, alcohol,
  gambling, and tobacco.

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Help online

• Transl8it.com a website to help translate text
  messages or SMS
• Webopedia.com online dictionary for terminology
  and acronyms
• Whatis.com techno terms
• Stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
• Cyberbullying.ca
• Iambigbrother.com
• Eblaster.com
• Arinwhois.com IP tracking

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Questions and Answers
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the last page. Thank you for visiting the End of
the Internet. There are no more links.You must
now turn off your computer and go do something
productive.
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Contact Information

• Margo Bristow, MA, LPC, CADC, PCGC
• C.C.E.T. Connections
• 847-791-1651
• mb_at_margobristow.com