Osborn Club Lecture
| Date/Time: | Monday, 10 Sep 2012 at 7:00 pm |
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| Location: | Gold Room, Hilton Garden Inn, 1325 Dickenson Ave., Ames |
| Cost: | Free |
| URL: | http://www.ent.iastate.edu/osbornclub/pr...grams/view |
| Contact: | Kan Wang |
| Phone: | 515-294-4429 |
| Channel: | Groups, governance |
| Categories: | Lectures |
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Video games are at the center of a debate over what is helpful or harmful to children and adolescents, and there is research to substantiate both sides. The existing research suggests that there are at least five dimensions on which video games can affect players: the amount of play, the content of play, the game context, the structure of the game and the mechanics of game play. This talk describes each of the five, with examples, arguing that this approach can allow people to get beyond the typical "good/bad" dichotomous thinking to have a more nuanced understanding of video game effects.
Members of the Osborn Club are active researchers within the natural or physical sciences, and the club provides a forum for exchange of ideas across scientific disciplines. Club members meet monthly from September through May for a program consisting of a social period, dinner, and presentation of a research lecture.
The lecture portion of the program is open to the public.