Gaming

Online gaming is simply the playing of a video game over the internet, usually with friends. Online games can be played on any number of devices from dedicated video games consoles such as PlayStations, Xboxes, and Nintendo Switches, to PCs, laptops and mobile phones.

Part of our Gaming & Gambling Series 2020-21

Part of our Online Mental Health & Wellbeing Series 2020-21

Part of our Gaming & Gambling Series 2020-21

Part of our Gaming & Gambling Series 2020-21

Part of our Gaming & Gambling Series 2020-21

Part of our Gaming & Gambling Series 2020-21

This week's free online safety guide focuses on League of Legends. League of Legends, commonly referred to as "LOL", is one of the most popular video games in the world, with millions of monthly players. The guide takes a look at how to tackle a range of potential risks such as how to monitor gameplay, how to disable in-game spending and how to spot the signs of gaming addiction.

This week's free online safety guide focuses on Overwatch. Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, the same company behind the likes of World of Warcraft and StarCraft. The guide takes a look at how to tackle a range of potential risks such as mature content, strangers and the addictive nature.

This week's free online safety guide focuses on Gaming Streamers & Influencers. Streamers are people who stream themselves gaming, drawing, making things etc. for people to watch on the internet. The guide takes a look at how to tackle a range of potential risks such as adult content, online bullying and online purchases.

A free online safety guide on Gaming Disorder, a disorder where users are defined as having impaired control over gaming, increased priority given to gaming over other activities, and continuing to game despite the occurrences of negative consequences.

A free online safety guide on Games Consoles which allow users to play video games; many of which now also connect to the internet and double-up as all-in-one entertainment systems.

A free online safety guide for parents and carers to help them understand exactly what the Xbox One, an all-in-one entertainment hub is all about.

A free online safety guide for parents and carers on Call of Duty: Warzone, an 18+ battle royale game where players experience strong scenes of violence and gore, using military style weapons to kill their opponents.

A free online safety guide to Oculus Quest, the all-in-one gaming system for virtual reality providing an emersive experience with realistic gaming and entertainment features.

A free guide to the PlayStation 4, the all-in-one entertainment hub and one of the most popular gaming consoles on the market, offering players internet access, streaming services and online chat features as well as a wealth of online video games.

A free online safety guide to Google Stadia, a cloud-based service with a recently released free version, allowing users to stream its catalogue of console quality games directly via wi-fi.

We’ve created this guide to help parents and carers understand exactly what Steam is about and to raise their awareness around any potential safety concerns.

A guide to Minecraft a sandbox game where players can build houses and other creations, explore vast environments and play with other people online.

Guide to aid parents in navigating the latest iteration of Call of Duty, one of the most recognisable video games on the planet.

Guide to help parents understand the online risks of the latest iteration of the popular FIFA video game franchise.

An online safety guide to help Parents and Carers understand the latest updates to the popular game Fortnite.

E-safety guide looking at the arguments both for and against the idea that video games cause violent behaviour.

An e-safety guide to help Parents and Carers understand the incredibly popular online multi-player "battle royale" game Fortnite.

An online safety guide for parents and carers discussing the best ways to guide children towards gaming health.

An e-safety guide to VR (Virtual Reality), the practice of creating computer generated images or sometimes even entire worlds for a user to experience as if they were there.

An online safety guide to the popular hybrid video game console the Nintendo Switch.

An online safety guide on ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ (COD) for parents & carers, an online first-person shooter game, available on PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One.

An online safety guide for parents & carers to the most popular communication tool for gamers, Discord.

An e-safety guide for parents & carers to Apex Legends, a multiplayer battle royale video game which is free to play. In this game, twenty squads consisting of three players each are dropped onto an island from a dropship, where they compete against each other to be the last team standing.

An e-safety guide for parents & carers to Grand Theft Auto, an action-adventure video game series where players control criminals and wreak havoc in order to complete missions and progress through the game.

An e-safety guide for parents & carers to Twitch a gaming-focussed live-streaming service, owned by Amazon, where you can watch others play games live and listen to commentary as they play.

An e-safety guide for parents & carers to Roblox, a multi-player online gaming platform which allows children to play and create a variety of games in a 3D world.