Q5 Cyberbullying: Educate the Players

Visual Truths

Cyberbullying often feels like an invisible crime because it happens behind screens. There are no physical marks or reactions to see, so it is easy for people to pretend it isn't a big deal. To truly understand the scale of the problem, we have to look at the data. But honestly, just staring at numbers doesn't show the real feelings behind them. 

Players often ignore simple text warnings about cyberbullying. Your challenge is to take the facts and turn them into visual stories that gamers can't ignore.

As a training team, take a deeper look at facts of cyberbullying and how you can present the data in a way that will catch players’ attention.

Check out the Impact & Data portion of Educating the Players Module.

• Work through all six files.
• Discuss ah-has and wonders.

Your Objective: Design a Loading Screen Graphic

We need you to turn important cyberbullying facts, like the impact of harassment or the power of an upstander, into game images. A player might scroll past a sentence about bullying, but they won't ignore a visual Health Bar that is draining to show the percent of students who have had health issues related to cyberbullying or a shield of facts on how to block a cyberbullying attack. Your mission is to create a visual that shows the damage cyberbullying causes, helps players visualize how to handle it, or how to step in to help others.