Moving towards Safe & Healthy Gaming: What Research and Experience Tells Us

1 year ago

Online - Virtual

Impact Hub Basel

Is my child addicted to Fortnite?Will shooter games make my son violent?How do I know which games are appropriate?   The Middle Road and Impact Hub Basel's Tech & Humans Meetup invite concerned parents and community members, to learn, discuss and share how we can support safe and healthy gaming in our families. Liz and Felix, parents and co-founders of the Middle Road, are taking our learning to the next level by teaming up with Marc Bodmer, father and global gaming expert, to offer this unique workshop that will explore essential digital principles for gaming in families. Come learn how research, experience and current trends can empower you to make healthy and informed gaming choices for your kids and family.      You will receive a zoom link to join the workshop a couple of days before the event takes place.   - Marc Bodmer (58), Master of Law UZH & Game Consultant, has been looking at the socio-cultural aspects of digital media for a good 25 years and is internationally regarded as an expert in the field of video games. He was project manager "Media Literacy Promotion" at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences and independent game expert for the Swiss cultural foundation Pro Helvetia. As a freelance researcher, Bodmer deals with developments in the games world and is co-author of two teaching materials on video games. He gives lectures at universities and workshops for non-gamers. He is currently working with the ZHAW on a project on the hidden skills of gamers when he is not writing articles for Swiss newspapers and magazines. Marc Bodmer is happily married and the proud father of a grown-up teenager.   - Liz Lian, mother of two daughters (9 and 14), is passionate about empowering parents to become the parents they want to be, especially while navigating the uncertainty and speed of technological advances. In addition to her entrepreneurial efforts to support parents, she brings over 20 years' designing and implementing new models for learning and knowledge sharing, in the public and private sectors.   - Felix Hollenstein, father of two sons (10.5 and 13), has wrestled for years with the questions of what changes the digital age might bring to our lives and what a healthy approach to technological possibilities might look like. There are also many parallels to his professional activities in consulting companies in innovation management and working with complexity. Computer games have a big influence on his family's life. While he appreciates the (future) skills his sons foster while playing computer games, he and his boys struggle to find the right balance between screen time and other activities.