Grant Award View - GA138653

Ahead of the Game: Balancing the Gaming Industry and Public Interest

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GA ID:

GA138653

Agency:

Australian Research Council

Approval Date:

24-Nov-2020

Publish Date:

25-Nov-2020

Category:

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research

Grant Term:

1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2023

Value (AUD):

$412,744.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)

Variations:

GA138653-V2 - Variation to Grant (14-Oct-2021 )
GA138653-V1 - Variation to Grant (2-Aug-2021 )

One-off/Ad hoc:

Aggregate Grant Award:

PBS Program Name:

ARC 20/21 Discovery

Grant Program:

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Grant Activity:

Ahead of the Game: Balancing the Gaming Industry and Public Interest

Purpose:

This project battles the risks and embraces the benefits of digital gaming. There is a risk that one loses control of their gaming and prioritises it over other duties. This is offset by the benefits of using digital games for health. It is the first to decode and use the health data embedded in the connection between the gamer and their game persona (avatar). It does this by concurrently assessing important gamer, family, cultural and game structure features. Findings will prompt the ethical growth of the Australian Health games industry and inform strategies to combat gaming disorder by tailoring games to users' needs. This will uniquely benefit Australians by re-directing this growing industry to better serve the public interest.

GO ID:

GO3074

GO Title:

Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for funding commencing in 2021

Internal Reference ID:

DE21 Round 1

Selection Process:

Targeted or Restricted Competitive

Confidentiality - Contract:

Confidentiality - Outputs:

Grant Recipient Details

Recipient Name:

RMIT University

Original: Victoria University

Recipient ABN:

49 781 030 034

Original: 83 776 954 731

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:

MELBOURNE

Town/City:

MELBOURNE

Postcode:

3000

State/Territory:

VIC

Country:

AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location