{"id":22762,"date":"2024-08-02T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/?p=22762"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:20:13","slug":"cyber-resilience-toolkit-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2024\/08\/02\/cyber-resilience-toolkit-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Resilience Toolkit: Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_12\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat;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_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_12\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a id=\"ttfmake-1666278184\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/cyber-resilience-toolkit-for-teachers\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\"><span class=\"ttfmake-icon mceNonEditable fas\">\uf060<\/span>\u00a0 go to cyber resilience toolkit home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main risk of gaming platforms is <strong>consuming<\/strong> and <strong>communicating<\/strong> and the potential harms are <strong>inappropriate content<\/strong> or <b>cyberbullying.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Games may be played on consoles, mobiles or PCs. This guide deals with consoles as the most common platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-2\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_12\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">Main features<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Most gaming platforms offer &#8216;social&#8217; elements, such as chat, messaging and creating and sharing content such as videos made in-game which pose potential risks.<\/p>\n<p>Gaming consoles are the most common platform to access the most popular games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nintendo (Switch)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft (Xbox)<\/li>\n<li>Sony (Playstation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/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_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_12\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-last builder-text-columns-1\" style=\"background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Risk and potential harms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0023\/238361\/online-nation-2022-report.pdf\">Ofcom data<\/a>\u00a0suggests that the most common potential harms on these types of platforms are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>viewing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2021\/09\/01\/consume-inappropriate-content\/\">inappropriate content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/12\/14\/social-media-messaging\/\">cyberbullying<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/02\/27\/communicate-unwanted-contact\/\">unwanted contact<\/a>\u00a0from other users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-4\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-3\"><strong style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;\">How to set up an account<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-5\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>Almost any app will require the same details to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2023\/12\/14\/setting-up-an-online-account\/\">create an account<\/a>\u00a0and access its content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>username (usually an email)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/cyber-resilience-and-internet-safety\/stronger-passwords\/\">password<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There may be requests for additional information, such as name, address or phone number \u2013 these are not always required.<\/p>\n<p>These links explain how to register for and set up an account on the most popular platforms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch\/How-to-Create-a-Nintendo-Account-1462426.html\">Nintendo (Switch)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-GB\/help\/account-profile\/manage-account\/create-an-xbox-account\">Microsoft (Xbox)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/support\/account\/?smcid=pdc%3Aen-gb%3Aplaystation-network%3Aprimary+nav%3Amsg-support%3Aaccount&amp;category=account-management&amp;subCategory=create-change-and-close\">Sony (Playstation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/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_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Using platform settings to manage risk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each platform will have a setting for security and privacy \u2013 this can be used to control a number of aspects, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>who can see your posts or media<\/li>\n<li>the media and posts shown in your feed<\/li>\n<li>who can contact or follow you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These links explain how to use settings to reduce the potential risks of unwanted contact, being tagged in abusive or bullying content, or seeing inappropriate or unwanted content on the most popular platforms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch\/How-to-View-and-Manage-Your-Existing-Friends-1406402.html\">Nintendo (Switch)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-GB\/help\/family-online-safety\/online-safety\/privacy\">Microsoft (Xbox)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/support\/account\/?smcid=pdc%3Aen-gb%3Aplaystation-network%3Aprimary+nav%3Amsg-support%3Aaccount&amp;category=security-and-privacy&amp;subCategory=privacy-and-security-settings\">Sony (Playstation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-6\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>How to report harmful conduct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If a user thinks they have been potentially harmed on the platform they should be aware of how to report this to the platform and potentially the police and trusted adults.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ABUSIVE OR THREATENING MESSAGES SHOULD BE REPORTED TO POLICE SCOTLAND<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723213106\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scotland.police.uk\/secureforms\/c3\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Online Reporting Form | Police Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These links explain how to report users and content on the most popular platforms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch\/Usage\/How-to-Report-a-Player-for-Community-Guideline-Violations-on-Nintendo-Switch-2603009.html\">Nintendo (Switch)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-GB\/help\/family-online-safety\/enforcement\/file-a-complaint\">Microsoft (Xbox)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/support\/account\/?smcid=pdc%3Aen-gb%3Aplaystation-network%3Aprimary+nav%3Amsg-support%3Aaccount&amp;category=family-safety&amp;subCategory=report-users-and-content\">Sony (Playstation)<\/a><\/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-7\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><strong>Resources and activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources and activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although not specifically teaching resources, these guides from <a href=\"https:\/\/shorespace.org.uk\/about-us\/\">Shore (The Lucy Faithfull Foundation)<\/a> can support discussions and are useful to point learners to for information on harmful sexual behaviour, such as <strong>unwanted contact<\/strong> or <strong>unwanted sexual messages<\/strong>:<br \/><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203472\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/shorespace.org.uk\/what-to-do-if\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">What to do if\u2026\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203467\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"https:\/\/shorespace.org.uk\/topics\/\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Topic Library<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-8\" id=\"builder-section-text_12-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkuknow.co.uk\/\">Thinkuknow by CEOP\u00a0<\/a>is the national website for learning about child exploitation and online protection (CEOP). Their learning resources site offers information and resources for learners, families and educators.\u00a0<br \/>These are a selection of the resources for different ages:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203639\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"#\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Jessie &amp; Friends (4-7s)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203639\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"#\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Play Like Share (8-10)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203639\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"#\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Send me a pic? (11-14)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ttfmake-1723203639\" class=\"ttfmake-button\" style=\"background-color: #171717; color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 100px;\" href=\"#\" data-hover-background-color=\"#171717\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\">Exploited (14+)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\uf060\u00a0 go to cyber resilience toolkit home The main risk of gaming platforms is consuming and communicating and the potential harms are inappropriate content or cyberbullying. Games may be played on consoles, mobiles or PCs. This guide deals with consoles as the most common platforms. 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