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2003
Members met to discuss the various forms of interactive violence and the potential negative impact it has on children at this hearing. Statements made by the following individuals are included in this document: [Panel I]Senator Sam Brownback; Dr. David Walsh, President, National Institute on Media and the Family (additional documents); Mrs.…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Federal Regulation, Government Role, Interactive Video
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Griffiths, Mark D. – Journal of Adolescence, 1991
Attempts to put ongoing U.S. and United Kingdom amusement machine debates into empirical perspective. Conducts comparative analysis of video games and fruit machines (slot machines) by examining incidence of play, sex differences and psychological characteristics of machine players, observational findings in arcade settings, alleged negative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Foreign Countries, Games
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Phillips, Carol A.; And Others – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
In an attempt to quantify the extent of home video game playing in a typical population of 11- to 16-year olds (n=816), it was found that 77.2% played video games. The most common pattern of play was daily, with most playing half an hour to an hour. A small population of players was identified whose behavior might be considered addictive. (JPS)
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Questionnaires, Recreational Activities, Secondary Education
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Irwin, A. Roland; Gross, Alan M. – Journal of Family Violence, 1995
Assesses interpersonal aggression and aggression toward inanimate objects in a free-play setting where children played video games. Results indicated that subjects who played video games with aggressive content exhibited more object aggression during free-play and more interpersonal aggression during the frustrating situation than youngsters who…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Environmental Influences
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VanDeventer, Stephanie S.; White, James A. – Simulation & Gaming, 2002
Investigates the display of expert behavior by seven outstanding video game-playing children ages 10 and 11. Analyzes observation and debriefing transcripts for evidence of self-monitoring, pattern recognition, principled decision making, qualitative thinking, and superior memory, and discusses implications for educators regarding the development…
Descriptors: Child Development, Decision Making, Memory, Pattern Recognition
Westman, Craig; Bouman, Penny – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2006
This book was written both to examine and reveal the Gamer generation as a popular culture trend that has been two plus decades in the making and shaping. And, it is a generation that is now entering college--Gen G. This book explores how the Gamer generation is less a subset of the Millennial generation, but rather a unique generation unto…
Descriptors: Video Games, Popular Culture, Information Technology, Higher Education
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Schrader, P. G.; Zheng, Dongping; Young, Michael – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2006
P.G. Schrader, Dongping Zheng, and Michael Young examine how preservice teachers' personal experiences with video games inform their views of gaming in the classroom. They link the results of their study to current literature and conclude that preservice teachers' experiences steer them away from game genres such as massively multiplayer online…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Video Games, Exhibits
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Steinkuehler, Constance A. – Mind, Culture, and Activity, 2006
This article has two primary goals: (a) to illustrate how a closer analysis of language can lead to fruitful insights into the activities that it helps constitute, and (b) to demonstrate the complexity of the practices that make up Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOGaming) through just such an analysis. The first goal is in response to the…
Descriptors: Video Games, Discourse Analysis, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Style
Squire, Kurt D. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2008
Interactive digital media, or video games, are a powerful new medium. They offer immersive experiences in which players solve problems. Players learn more than just facts--ways of seeing and understanding problems so that they "become" different kinds of people. "Serious games" coming from business strategy, advergaming, and entertainment gaming…
Descriptors: Video Games, Models, Educational Change, Interactive Video
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Peppler, Kylie A.; Kafai, Yasmin B. – Learning, Media and Technology, 2007
Based on work in media studies, new literacy studies, applied linguistics, the arts and empirical research on the experiences of urban youths' informal media arts practices, we articulate a new vision for media education in the digital age that encompasses new genres, convergence, media mixes and participation. We first outline the history of how…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Informal Education, Ethnography, Production Techniques
November, Alan – Technology & Learning, 2007
It is ironic that in too many schools, educators label students' personal tools or digital containers, such as blogs, iPod, Instant Messenger, YouTube, and video games as hindrances to teaching. They have decided that these effective learning tools are inappropriate for school and learning. If educators could get past their fear of the unknown and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Video Games, Social Responsibility, Ethics
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Hickey, Daniel T.; Ingram-Goble, Adam A.; Jameson, Ellen M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
This study used innovative assessment practices to obtain and document broad learning outcomes for a 15-hour game-based curriculum in Quest Atlantis, a multi-user virtual environment that supports school-based participation in socio scientific inquiry in ecological sciences. Design-based methods were used to refine and align the enactment of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Test Items, Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests
Ballard, Mary E.; Wiest, J. Rose – 1995
A study examined differences in cardiovascular (CV) reactions and hostility following non-violent play and violent video game play. Subjects were 30 male college undergraduate students. Only male subjects were used because most video games are male oriented, males frequent videogame arcades more often than females, and the gender gap in video game…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Heart Rate, Hostility
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Cameron, David – AsiaPacific MediaEducator, 2001
Explores how training simulations may need to become more sophisticated and media rich in order to stimulate and engage students. Considers that one possible interface between journalism simulations and technology is the area of video games. Defines four basic characteristics of a computer game. Presents two scenarios for implementing these ideas.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Journalism Education, Program Implementation
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Selman, Ruth; Selman, Jerry; Selman, Victor – Montessori Life, 2001
Describes toys presented at the Tokyo Toy Fair in 1999 that use technology to allow users to take more creative control. Discusses video games, computerized toys, toy robots, and high tech learning aids and simulation techniques, and considers them in light of the Montessori philosophy of learning how to learn. (JPB)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Montessori Method
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