2021
Meriläinen, Mikko
Crooked Views and Relaxed Rules: How Teenage Boys Experience Parents' Handling of Digital Gaming Journal Article
In: Media and Communication, vol. 9, iss. 1, pp. 62-72, 2021, ISSN: 2183-2439.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Digital gaming, Game literacy, Gaming literacy, Media education, Parental mediation, Parenting
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title = {Crooked Views and Relaxed Rules: How Teenage Boys Experience Parents' Handling of Digital Gaming},
author = {Mikko Meriläinen},
url = {https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202104213249},
doi = {doi:10.17645/mac.v9i1.3193},
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year = {2021},
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abstract = {Digital gaming is a major part of the current media landscape. Parents employ a variety of practices, such as limiting gaming time and discussing games, when addressing their childrens’ gaming. Yet, there is still a notable gaming-related generational gap between adolescents and their parents. In this qualitative study, gaming-related parenting practices and parents’ and teenagers’ views are examined through a thematic analysis of reports from Finnish, 16–19-year-old, active game players. The results suggest a core tension between elements of protection and understanding. Perceived parental attitudes towards gaming ranged from excessively negative to indifferent to very positive. These attitudes were not static, but instead changed according to life situations and parents’ familiarity with gaming. Young game players’ perceptions and views were also not uniform. Respondents indicated the need for both parental understanding of games and gaming, and parents’ responsibilities in limiting gaming, particularly in the case of younger children. Implications for parenting and future research are discussed.},
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Digital gaming is a major part of the current media landscape. Parents employ a variety of practices, such as limiting gaming time and discussing games, when addressing their childrens’ gaming. Yet, there is still a notable gaming-related generational gap between adolescents and their parents. In this qualitative study, gaming-related parenting practices and parents’ and teenagers’ views are examined through a thematic analysis of reports from Finnish, 16–19-year-old, active game players. The results suggest a core tension between elements of protection and understanding. Perceived parental attitudes towards gaming ranged from excessively negative to indifferent to very positive. These attitudes were not static, but instead changed according to life situations and parents’ familiarity with gaming. Young game players’ perceptions and views were also not uniform. Respondents indicated the need for both parental understanding of games and gaming, and parents’ responsibilities in limiting gaming, particularly in the case of younger children. Implications for parenting and future research are discussed.
Siitonen, Marko; Reer, Felix; de la Hera, Teresa (Ed.)
Games and Communication—Quo Vadis? Collection
2021, ISSN: 2183-2439.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Activity theory, Cybersickness, Digital games, Eudaimonic entertainment experiences, Experimental research, Games for change, Gaming literacy, Media psychology, Methodology, Online risk awareness, Parental mediation, Parenting, Persuasive games, Qualitative game analysis, Serious games, Virtual reality, Zone of experience
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abstract = {This thematic issue presents a number of emerging scholarships into the study of digital gaming. The articles are based on a 2019 symposium on game studies hosted by the Digital Games Research section of ECREA. As the phenomena related to digital gaming keep on evolving and merging, so must research keep up with the times and constantly challenge itself. Whether speaking about validating previously developed research methods, imagining totally new ones, or even challenging the whole philosophy of science on which research is being done, there is a constant need for reappraisal and introspection within games research. As a cultural medium that has become deeply embedded into the social fabric of the 2020s, digital gaming continues to excite and challenge academia. This thematic issue provides a collection of approaches to look into the future that addresses some of the challenges associated with game research.},
keywords = {Activity theory, Cybersickness, Digital games, Eudaimonic entertainment experiences, Experimental research, Games for change, Gaming literacy, Media psychology, Methodology, Online risk awareness, Parental mediation, Parenting, Persuasive games, Qualitative game analysis, Serious games, Virtual reality, Zone of experience},
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This thematic issue presents a number of emerging scholarships into the study of digital gaming. The articles are based on a 2019 symposium on game studies hosted by the Digital Games Research section of ECREA. As the phenomena related to digital gaming keep on evolving and merging, so must research keep up with the times and constantly challenge itself. Whether speaking about validating previously developed research methods, imagining totally new ones, or even challenging the whole philosophy of science on which research is being done, there is a constant need for reappraisal and introspection within games research. As a cultural medium that has become deeply embedded into the social fabric of the 2020s, digital gaming continues to excite and challenge academia. This thematic issue provides a collection of approaches to look into the future that addresses some of the challenges associated with game research.