Healthy gaming habits
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Match each game to a kind: (a) a quiz about the planets; (b) a team game with roles; (c) a game of building a city.
(a) educational; (b) group (multiplayer); (c) strategy.
2
Choose one trick (daily prize, timer, pay to win, loot box, fear of missing out). Explain how it pulls a player and write a better question.
For example, the timer makes a player hurry; the better question is: Can I wait and ask a grown-up?
3
Explain in two sentences why we say that an in-game coin is real money.
Coins and gems are often bought with real money. The name of the coin does not change the fact that the price is real.
4
Write three rules for an invented family agreement: one about when and where to play, one about other activities, one about spending.
Any three clear rules are correct, for example: play after homework in the living room; a football match on Fridays; spending needs a grown-up’s yes.
5
A friend says games are addictive for everyone. Why is this too strong, and what is a calmer way to say it?
It is a big claim about all players. A calmer way: some designs make it hard to stop, so it helps to notice them and agree on a plan.