Blue Whale Game Research Articles

Investigation of Social Approaches in Different Countries towards Suicide of the Blue Whale Game through Newspaper News

The aim of this study is to examine the negative attitude and prejudice of the media reflected in news articles about the relationship between ‘online games and suicidal youth’. This study analyzed the content of the news and the language of the media used for young people who committed suicide related to playing Blue Whale Challenge in different social settings. In this study, news articles in three different countries were examined with the content analysis method, using the content descriptors of Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). In the news concerning young people who committed suicide and used this game, it was clearly observed that sources of influence involved attitudes towards online games, developed in part through the messages of the media, and that social conditions, including generational experiences, were influential in creating the media messages. Keywords: media panic, violence, online games, Blue Whale Challenge

Modeling and analysis of media’s role in popularizing the blue whale game

Media plays a vital role in disseminating any crucial information to the society. This helps the unaware population of the society to gain awareness regarding a particular information. But many times it is seen that, even though an information is being transmitted through the print or electronic media for a very long period of time, many youngsters although aware about the negative aspects of the information, act as unaware and sometimes face a fatal result as in the case of the Blue Whale Game. In this paper, we have proposed a mathematical model depicting the effect of transmitting an information by media, particularly “Blue Whale Game”. We have concluded with the help of some simple calculations and figures, that because of the prolonged repeated transmission by the media regarding the blue whale game, curiousness got generated among the young generation and they tried to know more and more about the game, which in turn made them follow the game as designed by the game developer and in many cases turned out to be lethal.

Gaming- a bane or a boon-a systematic review.

Recent trends show online/video games, have shifted from being just recreational in nature, to hazardous even resulting in the gamer's death like the blue whale game. The aim of the study is to examine associations between video/online gaming and its implication on the biopsychosocial domains of the user. Online databases were studied on gaming and its effect on behaviour, general and mental health from 1997-2017. The PICO guidelines, PRISMA flow diagram and the Rayyan software was used in identifying relevant studies. Cross referencing was done with the co-authors. A total of 41 studies were included in the final analysis. The choice of the video game is influenced by age, gender, parental mediation, as well as the players' and the game's characteristics. Excessive gaming affects both the individual himself and their interpersonal relationships, with 'internet addiction' being added as a diagnosis under DSM V. Despite its several negative consequences, over the past decade, researchers have now started to acknowledge the benefits of gamification in social, educational and even in the health sector, irrespective of the individual's age. There is a need to develop cross cultural database to understand the impact of addictive and/or promotive use of games on the biopsychosocial factors of the gamer.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Suicide Obsessions Triggered by News Reports about the “Blue Whale Game”

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Suicide Obsessions Triggered by News Reports about the “Blue Whale Game”

Is the Blue Whale Game among adolescents just a media hype?

Gaming addiction is an emerging public health concern among adolescents from all over the world. Blue Whale Game is an allegedly reported epidemic which involve self-harm of adolescents. Although there have been reported deaths of teenagers which were allegedly related to Blue Whale challenge game across the globe, there has been no confirmed case/evidence till now. This article throws light on the proposed hypothesis and speculation behind the suicide of teenagers and discusses public health interventions at the individual, family, and state levels.

“Blue Whale”: blog posts about the suicide game

This study analyzed blog posts linked to the “Blue Whale” game in blogs. A Qualitative study was conducted on Tumblr Posts in Portuguese by searching for the string “baleia azul” (“blue whale”), and were submitted to thematic analysis. The main themes were: "Understanding and support", "Opposition to the game or the players", "Blue Whale game information", "(Family) Relationship" and "Vulnerability". Bloggers expressed warm, understanding or derogatory attitudes towards people prone or who identified themselves to the game. Games related to suicidal behavior may raise diverse interest level and diverse attitudes and behaviors in a young audience, being a risk for vulnerable individuals; it needs to be addressed in preventive strategies.

Addiction and Violence in Digital Games: A Review on the Blue Whale Game

Hızla değişen internet dünyasının bağımlılık eksenine eklenen sosyal medya oyunları ile birçok internet kullanıcısı bilgisayar ekranına bağlı halde yaşamaktadır. Gerçek hayatta yeteri kadar sosyalleşemeyen bireyler, bu ihtiyacını dijital oyunlardan karşılamaktadır. Sanal mekanların çekici ve eğlenceli şekilde tasarlandığını düşünen kullanıcılar, gerçek dünyayı ellerinin tersiyle iterek birer robota dönüşmektedir. Yüz yüze iletişimlerin azalması ile birlikte bireylerde de gerçeklik olgusunda kayıplar ortaya çıkmaktadır. İnsanlık tarihi boyunca var olan oyun kültürü, popüler yaşam ile birlikte büyük bir devinime girmiş ve dijital oyunlar ortaya çıkmıştır. Dijital oyun pazarının ise hızla ticaret sektörüne dönüşmesi ile tüketici davranışları da bir o kadar bağımlı hale gelmiştir. Dünya genelinde 1 milyarın üzerinde dijital oyun kullanıcısı olduğu bilinmektedir. İnsanların dijital dünya ile tanışma yaşları ise 5 ila 6 yaş arasına inmiştir. Söz konusu sektör, 70 milyar dolarlık bir piyasayı karşılamaktadır. Teknolojinin gelişmesine bağlı olarak koca bir nesil bilgisayar ve internet nesli olarak hayatını devam ettirirken dijital oyunlarla büyümeleri ile birlikte G – Nesli Generation G olarak adlandırılmıştır. Bahsi geçen G – Nesli’ni ise sanal dünyadan farklı bir eylemde bulunurken görmek imkansızlaşmıştır. Milyonlarca bireyi kapsayan dijital oyun bağımlılığı psikiyatri bazında oyun oynama süresinin kontrol edilemeyişi, olumsuz tüm sonuçlara rağmen devam etme isteği güden dürtüler olarak açıklanmaktadır. Sanal dünya, bireylere kendi sanal ortamlarında oluşturdukları yapay kimlikler üretmektedir. Bu bağlamda birçok kullanıcı kendileri için uygun gördükleri kimliklere bürünmeye oldukça yatkındır. Sanal kimliklerin yaratmış olduğu arzu dünyasında gerçek benlikler yok olup gitmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında ele alınmış olan Blue Whale Mavi Balina oyunu ile bağımlılığın ve şiddetin yol açtığı sorunlara karşı, medyanın tutumunun analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Söz konusu oyunun incelenmesinin altında yatan sebep ise, dünya genelinde 100’ün üstünde, Türk asıllı 2 kullanıcının Blue Whale Mavi Balina oyunundaki talimatlar yüzünden intihar etmiş olma olasılığı üzerinde durulmasıdır. Çalışma kapsamında dijital oyunlarda bağımlılık ve şiddet konuları hakkında doküman incelemeleri yapılmıştır. Aynı zamanda çalışmada iletişim ortamında gerçekleşen şiddet iletilerine ve incelemeye aldığımız Blue While Oyunu’nun şiddet unsurları da incelenmeye alınmıştır. Blue Whale Mavi Balina oyunundaki talimatlar yüzünden intihar etmiş olma olasılığı üzerinde durulan Türk asıllı 2 kullanıcının haber metinlerinden yola çıkılarak veriler toparlanmıştır. Çalışma boyunca medyanın olayı yansıtırken ne kadar uyarıcı olduğuna bakılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında internet haber sitelerinden tiraj açısından en çok tıklanma alan Posta Gazetesi ve Hürriyet Gazeteleri incelemeye alınarak, haberlerin söylem analizi yapılmıştır.

Study on blue whale game in social media and its impact in India

New Media aka Social Media continues to play a vital role in our day to day life, especially in India-which has been ranked as the second largest Social Media consumers in the world. Any incident happens will be immediately out in the social media and it creates an impact. Though it has good things, it is also used for spreading antisocial activities, dangerous applications which leads to a state of panic, this is a Cybercrime under the Information Technology Act 2000 and the I.T. Amendment Act 2008 of India which deals with offences relating to the use of or concerned with the abuse of computers or other electronic gadgets. In my study, I would like to highlight were the impacts caused due to them, happened in India in the year 2017. The major goal is to bring out the impact of the Blue whale game on society. Uses and gratifications theory focuses on what do people do with media? and discusses how users deliberately choose media that will satisfy given needs and allow one to enhance knowledge, relaxation, social interactions/companionship, diversion, or escape. In this case people play this game to get “Likes”, excitements and adventure and sometimes due to threats. I am using Case Study on five incidents happened in India in the year 2017 and is our Cyber Crime Division's Action towards them.

«СИНИЙ КИТ»: ПЯТЬ АСПЕКТОВ НОВОСТНОГО НАРРАТИВА

Based on the American researcher Julia Sonnevend’s concept of the five dimensions of transnational storytelling, the article examines the consistent patterns of the transformation of local incidents into global news. Authors speculate the ossibilities to extrapolate the named concept to unfinished stories of events that are unfolding at the moment. The subjects of the study are the mass-media narratives on the Blue Whale game that transforming before our eyes from the series of local controversial incidents into a transnational news story.