Teens, Games and Civics

Teens, Games and Civics Amanda Lenhart Games, Learning and Libraries November 2, 2008 Oak Brook, IL

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Research Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Major Finding: Nearly all teens play games. ,[object Object],Creative Commons License, Flickr user fille_de_photo ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who plays games? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Daily Gamer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding: Teens play a wide variety of games ,[object Object],[object Object]

Game Genres ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Game Genres, Cont. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

MMOGs and Virtual Worlds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Image courtesy of rosefirerising via flickr under creative commons

Games, Genre & Gender ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding: Majority of most popular games are not violent The Sims Halo Grand Theft Auto Tetris Madden NFL ‘08 Dance Dance Revolution Solitaire Madden NFL Halo 3 Guitar Hero 10 Most Frequently Played Games

The industry rating system doesn’t always work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding: Teens encounter both pro-social and anti-social behavior while gaming ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding: Teen gaming is social. Creative Commons License, Flickr user tracer.ca ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Games are social (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Major Finding: Parental monitoring of game play varies. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Octoer≈10, 2008 Creative Commons License, Flickr user Reggie fun.

Parental monitoring of game playing varies (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parental views on the impact of games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civics – Why is this important? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Civics – Why is this important? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What works? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civic Gaming Experiences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Civilization IV Image courtesy of graye via flickr under creative commons

Major Finding: civic gaming experiences do relate to civic engagement ,[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding: More civic gaming experiences = more civic engagement. * Indicates statistically significant difference when compared with the percent of teens with the fewest civic gaming experiences. Gaming and Civic/Political Life 55 54 53 Volunteer 15* 7 6 Participate in a protest march/demonstration. 34* 23 17 Persuade others how to vote in an election. 60* 59* 49 Stay informed about political issues/current events. 70* 61* 51 Give or raise money for charity. 70* 64* 55 Go online to get information about politics/current events. % of teens with frequent civic gaming experiences % of teens with average civic gaming experiences % if teens with few civic gaming experiences

Major Finding: Social game play correlates with civic engagement. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Creative Commons License, Flickr user sean dreillinger

Major Finding: Social interaction related to games increases engagement. Game players who post to gaming websites or discussion boards are more likely to report they: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Major Finding : Civic Gaming experiences more equitably distributed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other ways to think about games and learning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Takeaways ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Full Report @ http://www.pewinternet.org Civics White Paper @ http://www.civicsurvey.org/ Amanda Lenhart Pew Internet & American Life Project [email_address] http://www.pewinternet.org

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