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Project Title:
Video game classification in Australia: Does it enable parents to make informed game choices for their children?
Principal Researcher:Dr Charlynn Miller
Other/student researchers:
Dr Peter Vamplew
Julie Ross, PhD student
School:
Science, Information Technology and Engineering

You are invited to participate in this study which explores issues surrounding using classification information to choose video games for your children. This document provides information about this research so that you can make an informed decision to participate.
 
The aim of this project is to explore issues parents and guardians may face when using the Australian game classification system to make game choices for their children. The results from this study will provide a deeper understanding of the role of games classification in Australia for parents and guardians, as well exploring how game choices are made. Understanding these issues will help guide resources and education that can support parents and guardians when choosing video games for their children.

Participation

What will be expected of you?
If you choose to participate in this research you will be asked to complete a web-based questionnaire which asks about how you choose video games for your children, as well as some general information such as your age group and education level. You are not required to answer each of these questions, and may choose the 'Prefer not to answer' option for questions of a personal nature (such as age, income etc). You will also be asked to review information about several video games. It is anticipated that the questionnaire will take about 20 minutes to complete.
Your participation in this research is appreciated, with the understanding that any participation is voluntary. If you choose to participate, this will be considered as consent. Please note that it will not be possible to withdraw your consent after you have started the questionnaire as the data collected is non-identifiable.

Your entry into the draw to win an iPad Mini
The first 200 participants will be placed into a draw to win an iPad Mini. To be eligible, you must be over 18 years of age and provide a valid email address so that we can contact you if you win. Only one entry per person; entries that are considered to be duplicates will be removed. The draw will take place on October 31st 2014 at 5pm, and the winner will be notified by email. Once the email address has been collected to be placed in the draw, the email address will be detached from your questionnaire responses so that you cannot be linked to your questionnaire through the draw entry. You can view the terms and conditions of the draw at http://gameresearch.info/competition-terms.php.

Exploring shared game decisions
If you state that you share decisions about video game usage in your family with a partner or other parent/guardian, we would also like to encourage this person to participate in this research as this will provide more understanding about how game choices are made in families. To provide relevance, if they choose to participate, only the children for which this person shares game decisions will show on their questionnaire. This person will not be able to see any responses that you provide. At the end of the questionnaire you will be given a code to give to this person and they can enter it when they complete the questionnaire, linking the resultant data with yours. To make this process easier, you will also be given the option of having the code embedded in a link and sent to an email address of your choice. This email address will not be stored and is only used to send the requested email.
 
Follow-up interviews
At the conclusion of this questionnaire, we would like to be able to conduct follow-up interviews with some parents and guardians. This would take the form of a telephone call or an email. If you would like to participate in a follow-up interview, you will be asked to provide an email address with which we can contact you. This email address will be stored with the questionnaire information that you submit, and will be removed when it is no longer required.

Save and resume later
You may choose to resume the questionnaire at a later date by having a link to your saved questionnaire emailed to you. You will be asked to provide an email address to allow this link to be sent, and when clicked this link will take you back to the same page that you were last completing. Your email address will not be stored, it will only be used to send the resume link.


Confidentiality

The questionnaire will not ask for any information which may personally identify you, with the exception of an email address that you may provide to allow us to contact you about participating in a follow-up interview. Some comments that you provide during the questionnaire may be used in reports to provide depth to the results but cannot personally identify you.


How the information will be used

The information you provide during the questionnaire will be used collectively for analytical purposes, and may be included in publications arising from this research. The information will be stored in an online database which is secured by a password and will only be accessed by the researchers. Data will not be distributed to any persons in a raw form, and will only be presented after manipulation to suit research objectives. The data will be stored for the required 5 years, after which time it will be destroyed.


Discomforts/risks of participating

There are no apparent risks involved with participating in this study; however, some may find the content within the questionnaire to be offensive. This content is seen when reviewing information about games, and consists of detailed descriptions about the game content including strong language, violence and sexual content. Descriptions of language has most of the letters replaced with asterisks, such as 'F**k'. There are descriptions of acts of violence that the player may view or participate in, such as shooting, physical combat, and description of blood and gore. Description of sexual content may include the state of undress of game characters, and interactions between game characters that are considered to be of a sexual nature. If you find this content to be upsetting, there are some links to resources which you may find helpful both at the bottom of this page and repeated at the end of this questionnaire.

Results of the study

If you wish to view any results from this study you will have the option of providing a contact email address at the end of the questionnaire. This email address is separate from any email address you may provide for follow-up interviews, and will not be stored with the information you provide for the questionnaire. After this research is finished, you will be sent a copy of the results in a format that has been disseminated and presented for distribution. While the researchers will make every effort to distribute the results to those who register their interest, they will not be obliged to do so and can offer no guarantee that this will happen.


Research affiliations

This research is being conducted as part of PhD studies, and is not aligned with any funding body or sponsor.

The research will be performed under the supervision of Dr. Charlynn Miller, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ballarat, and Dr. Peter Vamplew, Senior Lecturer at the University of Ballarat. The student researcher holds both a Bachelor of IT and a Bachelor of Computing (Honours).




Linking questionnaires from the same family

If you have been given a linking code from a person with whom you share game choices who has already completed this questionnaire, please enter it below.

Linking code: 


Consent to participate


 I have read this preamble and give my consent to participate in this study.








Beyond Blue: the national depression initiative - www.beyondblue.org.au

Lifeline Australia - www.lifeline.org.au - 13 11 14

Community Health - www.health.vic.gov.au/pch

Australian Classification Board - www.classification.gov.au

Parentline - statewide telephone counselling service - 13 22 89


If you have any questions, or you would like further information regarding the project titled (Video game classification in Australia: Does it enable parents to make informed game choices for their children?), please contact the Principal Researcher, Charlynn Miller, of the School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering:

PH: 03 5327 9545
EMAIL: c.miller@ballarat.edu.au

Should you (i.e. the participant) have any concerns about the ethical conduct of this research project, please contact the University of Ballarat Ethics Officer, Research Services, University of Ballarat, PO Box 663, Mt Helen VIC 3353. Telephone: (03)5327 9765, Email: ub.ethics@ballarat.edu.au

CRICOS Provider Number 00103D

T&C:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.    Information on how to enter and the prize(s) form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

2.    Entry to the competition is only open to the first 200 Australian participants aged 18 years and older who are parents or guardians of at least one child under the age of 18

3.    This competition will close October 31st at 5pm. The draw will take place even if there are not 200 entries; as such, this increases the chances of winning.

4.    To enter, you must complete the survey and enter your email address in the final stage. This allows us to contact you if you win.

5.    We reserve the right to remove entries that we feel are duplicates.

6.    Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid.

7.    We encourage both parents or guardians to each complete the survey by providing a code at the end of the survey which provides a link between both surveys. Both of these entries will be placed into the draw for the iPad Mini.

8.    The winner will be notified in writing by email within three days of the draw. The winner will be asked to provide address information for where to send the iPad Mini.

9.    All decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10.    The colour of the iPad Mini is Space Gray. This cannot be exchanged.

11.    The winner will be responsible for all costs associated with connection to a Wi-Fi network.

12.    Subject to the unclaimed prize draw clause, if for any reason a winner does not take a prize within 14 days then the prize will be re-drawn.