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Gaming disorder has been receiving increased attention since its inclusion in the ICD-11. However, there are still few studies on minors in the Spanish context. The present study aimed to explore the gaming habits and symptomatology of gaming disorder in this population, as well as analyzing the relationship between both. Gaming habits were assessed such as frequency and weekly hours played and the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents was applied to a sample of 3748 students between 12 and 17 years old. It was found that 13.5% presented symptoms of problematic gaming and 3.3% a possible video game addiction. There was also a relationship between gambling habits and the presence of addiction symptoms. These results are compared to other studies and the heterogeneity of data available in the field is highlighted. Additionally, the implications of the results for preventive actions carried out by developers and families are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this inquiry targets to discover the appreciation of educational experiences of teachers who participate in two projects of the Comunica Program developing strategies and skills. These designs are characterized by innovating through transmedia formats that are attractive to these generations. The method is qualitative by analyzing the results of the responses contained in an online form of open questions to a sample of 34 teachers at the levels of Primary Education and Baccalaureate of Andalusia in Spain during 2019-2020. The results show six dimensions with positive results regarding the perception of these variables worked on in these two case projects. Among the emerging subdimensions, it is highlighted attractive teaching strategies, interaction, transversality, as well as indicators such as motivation and fun of students and teachers stand out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The spanish independent videogame are fashionable, and with it, 2D animation. The current indie games are graphic adventures with aesthetics inspired on earlier times, style of the eighties or pixel art. Taking three cases of study on development — The Many Pieces of Mr Coo (Nacho Rodríguez, 2019), The Red Strings Club (Deconstructeam, 2018), and Moonlighter (Wild Frame, 2018) —, Rocío Benavent explains for Con A de animación how independent video games are created, regarding artistic direction and the use given to 2D animation, to understand what is about to come in the field of indie games. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of this study is to adapt and validate the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (GASA) to the Spanish youth population., Design: Cultural adaptation and validation study., Setting: Secondary Education centres., Participants: Two independent studies were conducted on a group of 466 young people with a mean age of 15.27 years (13-18, SD: 1.83) and 48.7% ♀ and on another group of 566, with a mean age of 21.24 years (19-26; SD: 1.86) 44.1% ♀., Measurements: Addiction to video games (GASA); Game behavior (Game habits usage questionnaire), Impulsiveness (Plutchik Impulsiveness Scale) and Group Pressure (Ad hoc questionnaire)., Results: The Spanish version of GASA has shown good reliability and true to the original scale factor structure. As regards criterion validity, GASA scores are significantly different according to four criteria related to problem gambling: Game intensity and frequency, impulsiveness, and peer pressure., Conclusions: The results show that the adapted version GASA is adequate and a valid tool for assessing problematic gaming behaviour., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)