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GROUP 1: GAMERS AND GAMINGVideo: What is a Gamer? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios ( http://youtu.be/zw_SVsZ2v7Q)Website: How games saved my life http://gamessavedmylife.tumblr.com/Article: 2012: the year of esports

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/12/20/2012-the-year-of-esports/

Questions:What is a gamer? Who is a gamer? What does it mean to be a "gamer"?Are you gamers? Why/Why not?Are gamers what everyone thinks they are?What are the common stereotypes about gamers? Do you think that holds any truth today?Do you think gaming is still a niche or has it become something mainstream? How do you

think it will be in the future?How are games different from other types of entertainment media? Why do you think they

are becoming more and more so attractive?

GROUP 2: HATE EVIDENCEVideo: The Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab Hate Speech Video (http://

youtu.be/6A52sGTUhXU)Opinion Piece: That Heroes of the Storm Interview

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/11/22/re-that-heroes-of-the-storm-interview/

Website: http://fatuglyorslutty.com/

Questions:Is there a problem with online gaming? How would you describe it? Is it something

to be worried about?Are the problems with online gaming different from what affects other online (and

offline) communities?Who is to blame? Why do you think this happens? Who are the targets of the

abuse?How do you think this affects young people growing up today?

GROUP 3: WOMEN IN GAMINGVideo: Anita Sarkeesian at TEDxWomen 2012 http://youtu.be/GZAxwsg9J9QArticle: games need more women – and asking for that won't end the world (

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/commentisfree/2014/feb/19/video-games-need-more-women-female-characters )

Article: The Creepy Side Of E3 http://kotaku.com/the-creepy-side-of-e3-513484271

Questions:Is there a problem with sexism in games today? How would you describe it?

How does this abuse present itself? Is it something to be worried about?Is the misogyny in games and online gaming communities different from other

online (and offline) media/communities/industry?Who is to blame? How can this be addressed?How do you think this affects girls growing up today?

GROUP 4: JOURNALISTS AND DEVELOPERSVideo: Feedbackula : GTA V Review Revulsion http://youtu.be/W95xiSksIq0Article: I Help Make Video Games, And I'm Sick Of The Hatred From Gamers

http://kotaku.com/i-help-make-video-games-and-im-sick-of-the-hatred-fro-1500603631?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Questions:Is there a problem with the games industry and the gaming communities

today? How would you describe it? Is it something to be worried about?Do you think these issues are specific to the games industry?  Why/ why not? What does this say about gaming culture?Is there a place for political discourse in massive entertainment?How can we protect the people who work in this industry? Is it possible in the

internet of today?

GROUP 5: PSYCHOLOGY AND COMPETITIONVideo: Reality Check : Why Are Online Gamers Jerks? http://youtu.be/lyOHNjZ-2qM Article: Three Words I Said to the Man I Defeated in Gears of War That I'll Never Say

Again (http://kotaku.com/5914348/three-words-i-said-to-the-man-i-defeated-in-gears-of-war-that-ill-never-say-again)

Article: DayZ, Dark Souls and the pleasures of being a jerk online http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/4/5377258/dayz-dark-souls-and-the-pleasures-of-being-a-jerk-online

Questions:How do "gamers" behave online? Why? Is it different from how other online users

behave?What influences people to behave like this, their identity as gamers or the

environments of games?Is this behavior problematic? Can it be addressed? How?Are games naturally "evil"? Can competition be friendly? Are games fun because of

competition? Can games be fun without competition and/or without harassment?

GROUP 5: SOLUTIONS & STRATEGIESVideo: Extra Credits: Harassment (http://youtu.be/Dt9GwmOWoqo )Video: http://youtu.be/ugXC7g3p0JU Teamwork OPArticle: Guild Wars 2: This is how you do community management

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/176713/Guild_Wars_2_This_is_how_you_do_community_management.php

Questions:Can games become friendlier? Can games provide positive and safe

spaces for everyone? How can we do that? Who has the power to change it?Do game companies have interest in making this happen? Why/ why not?Is there hope for online games? Do you think that inclusive gaming will

ever become a mainstream trend? Why/ why not?

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