What is it about?
Video game play has become an everyday activity, available on a multitude of platforms, from computers to mobile devices. With these games anticipated to grow in popularity and sophistication, it is important to understand the cybersecurity risks associated with this form of entertainment. This study investigated the cyber awareness of online video game players (n = 183) by examining their online safety practices and the degree to which they were exposed to online dangers.
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Why is it important?
The findings revealed that the gamers exhibited poor online behaviors, offering credence to the suppositions that gamers do not understand the ramifications of their online actions and/or are not interested in cybersecurity practices that may interfere with their gameplay. This raises serious concern, because there is research to suggest that the Internet and related technologies have created environments that force young people to make decisions about situations that they are not developmentally ready to make. This is despite the expectation that they can circumnavigate today’s technology-rich world almost instinctively.
Perspectives
While these findings should be regarded as preliminary, game developers and publishers, policymakers, and researchers may find these findings valuable for gaining a richer understanding of the cyber awareness and online practices of gamers.
Boaventura DaCosta
Solers Research Group
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This page is a summary of: The Cyber Awareness of Online Video Game Players, January 2019, IGI Global,
DOI: 10.4018/ijcre.2019010108.
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