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The Evolution of Video Game Affordances and Implications for Parental Mediation.

Authors :
Jiow, Hee Jhee
Lim, Sun Sun
Source :
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society; Dec2012, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p455-462, 8p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Video games have grown in number, variety, and consumer market penetration, encroaching more aggressively into the domestic realm. Within the home therefore, parents whose children play video games have to exercise mediation and supervision. As video games evolve, parental mediation strategies have also had to keep pace, albeit not always successfully. By transposing our appreciation of parental concerns over the historical development of video games, we propose an analytical framework identifying key affordances of video games, elucidating how their evolution has distinct implications for effective parental mediation. These affordances are portability, accessibility, interactivity, identity multiplicity, sociability, and perpetuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02704676
Volume :
32
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
84993089
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0270467612469077