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Play Redux: The Form of Computer Games (Digital Culture Books) Paperback – April 30, 2010
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"Play Redux excels in tying together intellectual traditions that are rooted in literary studies, cognitive science, play studies and several other fields, thereby creating a logical whole. Through this, the book makes service to several academic communities by pointing out their points of contact. This is clearly an important contribution to a growing academic field, and will no doubt become important in many future discussions about digital games and play." - Franz Mayra, University of Tampere, Finland"
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David Myers is Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed Distinguished Professor at the School of Mass Communications, Loyola University New Orleans.
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on July 17, 2011
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Chapter 11 Play and Punishment is based upon material "collected" in the City of Heroes MMORPG which specifically violates the Sociologist and Psychologist Code of Ethics in the following manners:
(1) Myers manipulated the behavior of the other players without their knowledge or consent. He also performed this manipulation without the knowledge or consent of NCSOFT or Paragon Studios, the "owners" and producers of the game, in direct violation of the City of Heroes EULA (End Users Licensing Agreement).
(2) Myers deliberately performed this action in an environment where there was a reasonable expectation that there would be minors present, and to my absolute knowledge did in fact manipulate the behavior of at least three minor children without the knowledge or consent of their parents. The study fails on standard (1) relating to minimal risk (given that the stated purpose of the study would involve norm violation in a competitive environment where it is predictable that minors would be present) and (4) relating to the provision of additional pertinent information. With the first violent messages the investigator should have submitted a report to the IRB regarding "adverse events" (this is made clear on Loyola's IRB webpage, and specific guidance on interpreting the relevant portions of 45CFR46 with respect to adverse events is provided by the OHRP) because the level of emotional distress demonstrated in the communications Myers cited could not possibly have been within what his IRB would have viewed as an "anticipated consequence" of his conducting the study.Read more ›
(1) Myers manipulated the behavior of the other players without their knowledge or consent. He also performed this manipulation without the knowledge or consent of NCSOFT or Paragon Studios, the "owners" and producers of the game, in direct violation of the City of Heroes EULA (End Users Licensing Agreement).
(2) Myers deliberately performed this action in an environment where there was a reasonable expectation that there would be minors present, and to my absolute knowledge did in fact manipulate the behavior of at least three minor children without the knowledge or consent of their parents. The study fails on standard (1) relating to minimal risk (given that the stated purpose of the study would involve norm violation in a competitive environment where it is predictable that minors would be present) and (4) relating to the provision of additional pertinent information. With the first violent messages the investigator should have submitted a report to the IRB regarding "adverse events" (this is made clear on Loyola's IRB webpage, and specific guidance on interpreting the relevant portions of 45CFR46 with respect to adverse events is provided by the OHRP) because the level of emotional distress demonstrated in the communications Myers cited could not possibly have been within what his IRB would have viewed as an "anticipated consequence" of his conducting the study.Read more ›
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