Gaming

Target Group Range:

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the positives of gaming as well as the associated risks, impact on physical, emotional and mental health

• To describe and understand microtransactions such as loot boxes and discuss how they impact children and young people

• To understand e-sports and the appeal to children and young people

Delivery Type:

Face-To-Face (Max. Person Capacity: 30) Online Webinar (Max. Person Capacity: 40)

About This Programme:

Based: Regional

Ygam are an award-winning education charity working to prevent young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms through awareness raising, education and research. These topics have become particularly prevalent, with an increase in online activity over recent years.

This workshop focuses on increasing understanding of why people game, giving a balanced view of positive attributes and education of the risks, along with relationships of gaming with physical, emotional and mental health, enabling young people to make informed decisions.

Whether the young people are gamers themselves or not, it also raises awareness about others around them who may game, recognising the signs of harm and when to seek help, by using varying age appropriate engaging activities.