Meghdad Mehrabi; Alireza Dehghan
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The purpose of this research was to study the significance of creating video gamerating system from Iranian parents’ point of view. To study this significance, westudied extensions of governmental mediation in video game reproduction anddistribution. We also explored the extent of parental supervision ...
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The purpose of this research was to study the significance of creating video gamerating system from Iranian parents’ point of view. To study this significance, westudied extensions of governmental mediation in video game reproduction anddistribution. We also explored the extent of parental supervision on children videogame behavior. Through in-depth interview from 5 parents we extracted commoncategories of parental mediation pattern, parents’ point of view toward video gamerating system, and parents’ point of view toward game effects. Based on extractedcommon categories and literature in parental studies we surveyed 230 parents.One of main results of this study proves that from Iranian parents’ point of view, itis highly essential to create video game rating system. However, they were alsoconcerned with objectivity during formation of any video game rating system. Thereis some incongruence between governmental mediation and parents’ expectations tobe informed on how to mediate in their children’s video game behavior.Due to lack of various mediation mechanisms in Iran, limiting time spent on gamesis the most common pattern in parental mediation. Enthusiastic parental category inpoint of view toward video game rating system is also popular. Most Iranian parentshave a negative view toward video game effects on their children. They also believein the strictest way to prevent all their young children from accessing games withhigher age label.
Alireza Dehghan; najibe mohebbi; mahya barekat
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Stickers, as a part of visual communications in the Viber Instant transmitting messages, have become much popular and are now used extensively. It seems expression of emotion through stickers is more convenient than writing for the users. Up to know, we couldn’t find considerable academic research ...
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Stickers, as a part of visual communications in the Viber Instant transmitting messages, have become much popular and are now used extensively. It seems expression of emotion through stickers is more convenient than writing for the users. Up to know, we couldn’t find considerable academic research in the popularity of using stickers and its social consequences in Persian language. The authors of the present paper, to understand the meaning of the stickers in general and the kind of personality they display in particular. Analyzed a sample of ten stickers widely used by the viper instant messaging network users in 1393(Solar calendar). Our findings indicate that the studied stickers promote consumptive life style and reproduce a kind of specular society which is was originally suggested by Guy De Bore in 1960’s. Based on an analysis of a sample of ten stickers repeatedly circulated among Viber instant messaging network a group of predominately white, young, and lavish people in situations like shopping and travelling are passing time. As we understood the most important message of these stickers is excessive enjoyment.
