Teaching with videogames: regulation & VCE Media Agency & Control
Build students’ knowledge of the arguments around the influence of video games on audiences and the resulting issues surrounding regulation of the format.
Content note: this lesson makes reference to videogame violence and asks students to consider a player's relationship to violent behaviour or aggression. Please consider your students and their potential experiences of violence when planning this lesson.
Year level: 12
Subject areas: VCE Media Unit 4 Outcome 2
Suggested duration: 1 lesson
Technology required:
- screen to watch videos together on YouTube
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The lesson plan includes links to the Victorian Curriculum, indications of lesson timing, and ideas for differentiation and assessment.
In this lesson, students will
| 1. | Consider the relationship between videogames and violence |
| 2. | Explore Australian and international classification protocols and consider the motivations behind classification |
| 3. | Look at a previous exam question about classification and workshop possible responses |
| 4. | Consider the way classification has changed over time |
By the end of this lesson, students should
| the arguments for regulation of video games and the nature of how that regulation applies in a globalised digital market. |
| track the changing nature of how videogames are influencing audiences and evaluate the impact of video games in terms of violence. |
| understanding of the role of regulation in the video game industry. |