keeping games fun and friendly

Decide whether the interactions below involve digital media.

• passing a note in the class

• commenting in a video

Decide whether the interactions below involve digital media.

• Playing with your friends in the garden

• chatting with someone in a video game

Which example below shows a positive social interaction?

• One person annoying his friend when playing online

• One person compliments another on a photo that person posted.

A new player starts posting mean comments about your character in the chat box. What should you do?

• Ignore the mean messages.

• Never play the game again.

• Send a private message to the player.

• Report or block the player from the chat.

You're playing an online video game with a few friends. One of them makes a move that forces all of you to start the level over again. You are irritated. What could you say to keep things friendly and positive?

• I can't believe you made that terrible move. What's wrong with you?

• That was hard! Don't worry; we'll beat it next time!