{"id":13673,"date":"2021-09-01T14:37:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=13673"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:05:26","slug":"communicate-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2021\/09\/01\/communicate-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicate &#8211; Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_11\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-2 layout-6\" style=\"background-size: cover;background-position: center center\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on video-on-demand (VOD), such as Netflix, or music streaming like Spotify combined. There are many aspects to gaming beyond playing the games, including <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=13605&amp;preview=true\">livestreaming<\/a>, esports or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=13614&amp;preview=true\">gambling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learners should be aware of the risks of inappropriate content in games, the pressure to make purchases (lootboxes, FUT, skins), and the risks associated with playing multiplayer online games whether friends or strangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The risks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>sharing or receiving content that is inappropriate, offensive or harmful<\/li>\n<li>being groomed or exploited<\/li>\n<li>being bullied<\/li>\n<li>sharing private information<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2021\/09\/01\/consume-spending\/450c12c3-cf78-44cd-b993-373b0412ed92\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Resilience\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92-300x78.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92-1024x267.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92-300x78.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92-1024x267.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134452\/450C12C3-CF78-44CD-B993-373B0412ED92-768x200.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Becoming cyber resilient is the first step to being safer online. Talk to your learners about the devices and accounts that they use to access online information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make them aware of any potential risks, such as grooming or cyberbullying and greifing<\/li>\n<li>Ensure they have privacy and security settings enabled on their games consoles and apps when playing online<\/li>\n<li>If content is harmful &#8211; do they know how to report it?<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2021\/09\/01\/consume-spending\/7f3a8a1f-bc3f-4a0b-be08-69d1d457afae\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CRIS_Safety\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE-300x78.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE-1024x267.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE-300x78.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE-1024x267.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/digilearn\/uploads\/sites\/6913\/2021\/09\/10134450\/7F3A8A1F-BC3F-4A0B-BE08-69D1D457AFAE-768x200.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Being more cyber resilient reduces the risk of internet safety issues arising. We all want the internet to be a more welcoming space for children and young people and that is why we promote this positive message of safe, smart and kind.<\/p>\n<p>With your learners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discuss the risk of playing inappropriate games, or with inappropriate players, such as randomly matched adults<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between trolling, griefing and bullying?<\/li>\n<li>Look at how they can be kinder when playing cooperatively<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Gaming resources:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saferinternet.org.uk\/advice-centre\/parents-and-carers\/parents-guide-technology\/games-consoles\">Games Consoles | Safer Internet Centre &#8211; <\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem\">questions for engaging with gamers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_11-column-2\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/ownit\/curations\/gaming\">Gaming &#8211; Own It &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childnet.com\/teachers-and-professionals\/hot-topics\/gaming\">Gaming &#8211; Childnet<\/a> &#8211; guides for popular consoles and games<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pegi.info\/\">Home | Pegi Public Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberscotland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Staying-Safe-Online-advice-for-parents-and-carers.pdf\">Staying-Safe-Online-advice-for-parents-and-carers.pdf (cyberscotland.com)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on video-on-demand (VOD), such as Netflix, or music streaming like Spotify combined. There are many aspects to gaming beyond playing the games, including livestreaming, esports or gambling. 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