%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:294525 %A Mcdonald, Marci %D 2001 %J U.S News & World Report %K web learning social game lit-review internet %N 5 %P 57+ %T 'New kids' video game spotlights Web predators' %U http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&an=4024620 %V 130 %X Nicole Flores had heard it all before. The San Diego sixth grader yawned when her mother warned her about online predators who could lure her into face-to-face encounters. "It was like, 'Mom, this could never happen to me,' " she says. But last week, after playing a new video game, the 11-year-old realized she could indeed fall into that trap. The interactive video whodunit, Missing, is based on the true story of a Canadian boy who almost ran off with a convicted pedophile he met in a cybersex chat room. "I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, if that could really happen, I better be more careful,' " says Nicole. "I guess it's teaching us a lesson, but in a fun way."

@article{citeulike:294525, abstract = {Nicole Flores had heard it all before. The San Diego sixth grader yawned when her mother warned her about online predators who could lure her into face-to-face encounters. "It was like, 'Mom, this could never happen to me,' " she says. But last week, after playing a new video game, the 11-year-old realized she could indeed fall into that trap. The interactive video whodunit, Missing, is based on the true story of a Canadian boy who almost ran off with a convicted pedophile he met in a cybersex chat room. "I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, if that could really happen, I better be more careful,' " says Nicole. "I guess it's teaching us a lesson, but in a fun way."}, added-at = {2007-02-16T15:24:54.000+0100}, author = {Mcdonald, Marci}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27112e5eec681a70e555caf0d99d2992f/willwade}, citeulike-article-id = {294525}, comment = {with a focus on the social aspects of educating young children is a game called Whodunnit, a game designed to educate children on the dangers of web-predators. The game is described as a ‘tool to street-proof kids and provide an interactive medium to communicate an important social message’(McDonald, 2001:57). The use of an interactive game causes children to participate in important decision-making which aims to leave a lasting impression in their minds}, interhash = {8a69f1e6cf87d6ee3ea7688f0064e62f}, intrahash = {7112e5eec681a70e555caf0d99d2992f}, journal = {U.S News \& World Report}, keywords = {web learning social game lit-review internet}, month = {February}, number = 5, pages = {57+}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-02-16T15:24:56.000+0100}, title = {'New kids' video game spotlights Web predators'}, url = {http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=buh\&an=4024620}, volume = 130, year = 2001 }