E-Safety - Gaming
What is Gaming?
Gaming and online gaming is very popular with children and young people.
From sport related games to mission based games and quests inspiring users to complete challenges, interactive games cater for a wide range of interests, and can enable users to link up and play together.
Games can provide a fun and social form of entertainment often encouraging teamwork and cooperation when played with others. Just like offline games, they can have educational benefits, and be used, for example, to develop skills and understanding.
Traditionally, games could be bought from shops, often in the form of a disk for use on a PC or console. Now, games can also be downloaded online. Games are played on many platforms, with those bought in shops often having an online component to them.
Internet connectivity in a game adds a new opportunity for gamers as it allows players to find and play against, or with, other players from around the world (in a multi-player game).
E-Safety & Gaming
Have you checked the rating and content of the games your child plays? Are you aware of who they play with online and have you listened to the language being used?
Games are age-rated just like films by a company called PEGI. They range from suitable for 3 years old up to 18 year olds and over.
Gaming and online gaming is very popular with children and young people.
From sport related games to mission based games and quests inspiring users to complete challenges, interactive games cater for a wide range of interests, and can enable users to link up and play together.
Games can provide a fun and social form of entertainment often encouraging teamwork and cooperation when played with others. Just like offline games, they can have educational benefits, and be used, for example, to develop skills and understanding.
Traditionally, games could be bought from shops, often in the form of a disk for use on a PC or console. Now, games can also be downloaded online. Games are played on many platforms, with those bought in shops often having an online component to them.
Internet connectivity in a game adds a new opportunity for gamers as it allows players to find and play against, or with, other players from around the world (in a multi-player game).
E-Safety & Gaming
Have you checked the rating and content of the games your child plays? Are you aware of who they play with online and have you listened to the language being used?
Games are age-rated just like films by a company called PEGI. They range from suitable for 3 years old up to 18 year olds and over.
They also have symbols on them that refer to the type of content that the gamer will have access too.
Please check to see what games your child is playing and may have downloaded on their consoles. By playing the game with your child you will be able to see what it is like first hand - and your child will enjoy showing you. It is often the best way to make a judgement as to if it is suitable for you child.
More information on Gaming
Have a look at the links below for more information on gaming.
http://www.ps-playsafeonline.com/uk/home/
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/952
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Primary/
The following link is a great place to start with information about how to talk to your child about what they're up to online:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Primary/Conversation-Starters/
More information on Gaming
Have a look at the links below for more information on gaming.
http://www.ps-playsafeonline.com/uk/home/
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/952
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Primary/
The following link is a great place to start with information about how to talk to your child about what they're up to online:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Primary/Conversation-Starters/
