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This presentation by Jeremy Sandlin explores the integration of multimedia, including movies, television, and video games, and its significant influence on children. As their exposure to mature content increases, children face potential negative effects on their mental well-being, such as anxiety, aggression, and fearfulness. The discussion highlights the roles of parents and the media, the alarming trends in violence across children's programming, and the interactive nature of video games. It emphasizes the need for parental involvement in media choices and suggests improvements to content ratings for healthier childhood development.
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Multimedia and Children Presented by: Jeremy Sandlin
What is Multimedia? • The integration of multiple forms of media such as: • Movies, television and video games.
What’s the Problem? • Children’s exposure to mature content in everyday multimedia activities has increased. • Having drastic effects on their lives.
Children Before Multimedia • Their lives consisted mostly of time with family and friends. • Less exposed to mature aspects of everyday life. • Now children spend most of the time with multimedia activities.
The Influence • Who’s influence is more important? • Parent’s or Hollywood’s? • The media can teach children good lessons…and bad ones. VS
Mature Media • What are kid’s witnessing? • Violence, profanity and nudity. • Violence is the most substantial.
Multimedia Violence • Two million acts of violence witnessed on TV by the age of eighteen. • Children’s programing also showing an increase in violence. • Violent kid books and movie trend’s like “The Hunger Games”.
All Cartoons Are OK…Right? • Parent’s think: Children+Cartoons=OK • Children can learn violence from cartoons as easily from adult shows. • Adult cartoon’s like “Family Guy” and “South Park” are plastered with mature content.
Video Games • Children play more than six hours of video games a week. • Have more of a violent impact on kids than TV does. • Children learn more from video games because it is interactive.
The Effects • Children are becoming more fearful. • Greater chance of having aggressive behavior. • Increased symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress.
Who’s to Blame? • Parents or Guardians • MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)
The Solution • Increase movie rating system to higher age levels. • Put blocks on TV programs and shows. • Get involved with children’s media choices.
The Future • Children will grow up with their family's morals and values. • Decreased chances of negative medical symptoms. • More of a positive lifestyle. • It all depends on……YOU