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Beyond play: exploring the use of videogames in service provision for autistic individuals
Abstract Purpose Allied health professionals are increasingly using videogames as an intervention modality for certain populations, such as autistic youth. Use of these games may enhance client motivation, while simultaneously providing a more strengths-based and naturalistic environment for skill development. On the other hand, professionals may be concerned about the use of screen-based technologies over real-world experiences.
The Manosphere as an Online Protection Racket: How the Red Pill Monetizes Male Need for Security in Modern Society
Studios. (2021a). The 21 Convention home page. Retrieved from https://21studios.com/21-convention/#op3-element-DJFREE1a Studios. (2021b). 21 Studios - YouTube homepage. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/21 Agius, C., Rosamond, A. B., & Kinnvall, C. (2020). Populism, ontological insecurity and gendered nationalism: Masculinity, climate denial and Covid-19. Politics, Religion & Ideology, 21(4), 432-450. Bates, L. (2021).
Can virtual reality be used to stop domestic violence? France wants to find out
The French government has just announced a trial using virtual reality to try to prevent domestic violence. There has been considerable excitement about this, with claims the virtual reality experience is an “empathy machine” that enhances the perpetrator’s ability to empathise with a victim’s fear. As Australia grapples with its own domestic violence crisis, overseas companies are making noises about using the technology there.
'Empathy machine' or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence
The French government has just announced a trial using virtual reality to try to prevent domestic violence. There has been considerable excitement about this, with claims the virtual reality experience is an “empathy machine” that enhances the perpetrator’s ability to empathise with a victim’s fear. As Australia grapples with its own domestic violence crisis, overseas companies are making noises about using the technology here.
Commentary: Social media and live-streaming have created performance terrorism
PERTH: The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday (Mar 16) is notable for using live-streaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car. Advertisement The use of social media technology and live-streaming marks the attack as different from many other terrorist incidents.
Social media create a spectacle society that makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car. The use of social media technology and livestreaming marks the attack as different from many other terrorist incidents. It is a form of violent “performance crime”.
Christchurch shooting: Social media’s love for spectacle has bred a new kind of terror
34 minutes ago Stuart M Bender, The Conversation Share Tweet Email Reddit Print Share Tweet Email Reddit Print The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car.
Stuart M. Bender: Social media makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
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Social media makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
THE SHOCKING mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car. The use of social media technology and livestreaming marks the attack as different from many other terrorist incidents. It is a form of violent “performance crime”.
Social media creates a spectacle society that makes it easier for terrorists to achieve notoriety
The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car. The use of social media technology and livestreaming marks the attack as different from many other terrorist incidents. It is a form of violent “performance crime”.
Livestreaming adds new dimension to terrorist attacks
The shocking mass-shooting in Christchurch on Friday is notable for using livestreaming video technology to broadcast horrific first-person footage of the shooting on social media. In the highly disturbing video, the gunman drives to the Masjid Al Noor mosque, walks inside and shoots multiple people before leaving the scene in his car. The use of social media technology and livestreaming marks the attack as different from many other terrorist incidents. It is a form of violent “performance crime”.
Resource Alert: New USDA "Ethics Illustrated" video is free to the public - The FCPA Blog - The FCPA Blog
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Ethics recently released a new Executive Branch innovation -- an animated/illustrated ethics video specifically for Federal employees. Ethics Illustrated: How to Avoid Conflicts of Interest focuses on the ethical challenges employees face when the Federal government procures goods and services.
Resource Alert: New USDA "Ethics Illustrated" video - The FCPA Blog - The FCPA Blog
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Ethics recently released a new Executive Branch innovation -- an animated/illustrated ethics video specifically for Federal employees. Ethics Illustrated: How to Avoid Conflicts of Interest focuses on the ethical challenges employees face when the Federal government procures goods and services.
Resource Alert: USDA-developed mobile app answers ethics questions on the go
As a groundbreaking risk management tool, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently unveiled a new ethics mobile application. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Ethics App provides answers to questions about government ethics issues and is the first App of its kind in the federal government. The USDA Ethics App brings to users’ fingertips short, easy-to-read summaries of federal ethics rules and Hatch Act limitations on political activity.
Not really Hollywood: the media’s misleading framing of Islamic State videos
In 2014 the Islamic State (IS) became a factory of propaganda videos, many of which depict executions. The first to attract significant media coverage in the West showed the beheading of American journalist James Foley. It also introduced a British-accented executioner dubbed “Jihadi John” in various media outlets. Jihadi John would subsequently appear as the executioner in a number of IS beheading videos.
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