‘Careers/Skills Talk: Video Games in Scotland: Risks, Opportunities & Myths’
The recording of this earlier talk is now available.
Monday 30th January at 1:15pm (free online)
Description
Dr Matthew Barr, Senior Lecturer & Programme Director at University of
Glasgow, will highlight the relationships between video games and mental
health, video games and violence, and online games and gambling.
Dr. Barr recently published a case study on Video Games in Scotland in a new report published by the Scottish Government on ‘Building Trust in the Digital Era’, wherein he presented peer- reviewed research carried out by the University of Glasgow on the positive impact of video games on players’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This talk is offered as part of the project 'Maddie is Online': A creative path to the Ethics of
online Safety and Security for young people' A recording will be provided
to all registered participants.
About the
work
“Maddie is Online: a creative learning path to
ethics of online safety and security for young people” is a project funded by
the Scottish Government and supported by Digital Xtra
Fund.
Our purpose is to engage schools with the concepts
of an Ethical Digital Nation:
"Growing as an ethical digital nation and
developing trust in the way we use data and apply digital technology is a
collective responsibility” (Scottish Government Ethical Digital Nation).
Why focus
on ethics?
Children and young people can benefit from a
greater exposure to online ideas, opportunities for learning, creativity and
connectivity, but there are also causes for concern, abound in modern
discussions of data ethics: they are equally vulnerable to the pitfalls and
harms that can befall anyone, who is unfamiliar with safeguarding their own
rights.
You can also find other previous projects via the
'Maddie is Online' bookshelf.
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