Form Of Entertainment Research Articles

Mitigating Cyberbullying among Teens: The Crucial Role of Moral Education in School Curricula

The increasing prevalence of cyberbullying has become a distressing form of entertainment for bullies throughout history and today. Therefore, it is crucial to fully understand the complex dimensions of this issue. This analysis investigates the origins and growth of cyberbullying strategies, in tandem with the rapid advancement of communication technologies. The paper highlights the challenges of addressing cyberbullying due to its intricate nature, which is facilitated by devices like cell phones and social media platforms. Despite schools being centers for academic and moral development, cyberbullying continues to impact the emotional well-being of teenagers. The study promotes the implementation of thoughtful curricula that incorporate activities empowering teenagers to recognize and counter self-defeating ideas, ultimately reducing cyberbullying rates. The paper underscores the importance of researching the various forms of cyberbullying and discusses potential preventative initiatives, urging educators to design curricula that address the emotional and behavioral issues that contribute to cyberbullying. Keywords: Cyberbullying, Moral education, Teenagers, School curriculum, Emotional impacts, Preventative initiatives and Character education

Game On, Harmony On: Menjaga Keseimbangan Rumah Tangga di Era Hiperkoneksi Game Online Melalui Nasihat Imam al-Ghazali

In the past few decades, the electronic gaming industry has become a part of daily life. More and more people, including family members within a household, engage in playing games as a form of entertainment or recreational activity. One of the negative impacts of gaming is addiction. If someone becomes addicted to games, they may spend excessive amounts of time playing, neglecting their responsibilities and obligations at home. This research is conducted with the aim of examining how to maintain household balance in the era of hyperconnected online gaming through the advice of Imam al-Ghazali. The research methodology involves literature review analysis and data obtained from internet sources and literature, which are then analyzed textually. The findings of this research indicate that maintaining household balance in the era of hyperconnected online gaming can be achieved through the advice of Imam al-Ghazali, such as applying principles of responsibility, compassion, understanding, and effective communication to maintain balance in household interactions. This research is expected to contribute to the study of Islamic family law, providing insights for those involved in understanding how to maintain household balance in the era of hyperconnected online gaming.

Gambling Addiction among Teenagers: Risk Factors, Protective Factors, Prevention

Gambling has recently become one of the major public health problems. Although most efforts are focused on adult gamblers, there is growing concern about teenagers and young adults being more vulnerable to gambling addiction. Gambling practices and opportunities have evolved to the point where they are widely available and seen as a socially acceptable form of entertainment while becoming increasingly attractive to young people. My aim in this paper was to identify risk factors, protective factors in gambling addiction in adolescents, and prevention methods for this type of addiction. With the help of data obtained from studies and specialized literature, I was able to highlight the most important features of this addiction among teenagers. Male sex, young age, alcohol and drug consumption, depression, and poor academic performance were identified as risk factors for gambling. In terms of protective factors, parental supervision, and high socioeconomic status are recognized. Considering that there is a significant prevalence of adolescent gambling and numerous adverse effects associated with it, prevention efforts such as awareness programs and a healthy family environment can be helpful.

O ALIENISTA, FROM MACHADO DE ASSIS: FROM TALE TO COMIC BOOK IN THE FORMATION OF YOUNGER READERS

Comic books were, for a long time, marginalized and framed as an empty, contentless form of entertainment. However, they are currently read by people of all ages and all over the world. As a consequence of this, comics began to gain prominence, marking their presence in schools and being used to encourage the practice and taste for reading on the part of children and adolescents, showing themselves not only in works originally created in this format, but also in adaptations of literary classics, such as The Alienist, by Machado de Assis. The research, therefore, aims to address adaptations of classic titles, with the aim of showing how they, when used together with the original works, can instigate and encourage reading, with comparative elements as the analysis composition. At the end of the research, the main result of the investigation will consist of demonstrating the use of these texts to encourage literary reading, making use of previous strategies, involving pre-reading, reading and post-reading.

Sports betting gambles with student‐athletes’ well‐being

Although legalized sports betting can be a harmless form of entertainment, it also carries high‐stakes risks in the form of harassment targeted at student‐athletes, gambling addictions, and violations of NCAA bylaws. At the annual NCAA Convention, a panel of experts discussed the risks and safeguards related to sports betting, which has been legalized in 47 states. Moderated by Clint Hangebrauck, NCAA Managing Director of Enterprise Risk Management, the panel included Teresa Fiore, Vice President of Partnerships at EPIC Global Solutions; Timothy W. Fong, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, and Co‐Director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program; Mark Hicks, J.D., NCAA Managing Director of Enforcement; and Jonathan Hirshler, Co‐Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Signify Group, an ethical data science company.

“A public orgy of misogyny”: gender, power, media, and legal spectacle in Depp v Heard

ABSTRACT Possibly no other media event has given rise to the widespread ridiculing of domestic violence as the livestreaming of Johnny Depp’s defamation action against his former wife Amber Heard. This article analyses the social media commentary surrounding a Tik Tok released by the Milani cosmetic company, which used the attacks on Heard as an advertising opportunity. The paper contextualises Milani’s intervention in the case within the wider social media commentary targeting Heard’s makeup and appearance and maps its aftermath in the emergence of a cross-platform hashtag #BruiseKit that generated a series of viral posts and videos featuring young women painting fake bruises on their faces. It concludes that the largescale diffusion of reactionary gender ideologies evidenced in the media data was partly shaped by commercial interests and platform incentives, but not—for the most part—driven by formal political actors. Rather, misogyny was commodified. It was produced and consumed as a form of entertainment.

The Existence of Bangsawan Theatre in Palembang Viewed From the Demographic Aspect

Teater Bangsawan has a long history and is an important part of Palembang's cultural heritage. Its existence reflects the continuity of culture and traditions passed down from generation to generation and becomes a symbol of the cultural identity of the local community. This performance includes various traditional elements such as music, dance, traditional clothing, and Palembang language . The existence of Bangsawan theater also plays an important role in education and learning. This performance is not only entertainment, but also a learning medium that teaches moral values, history, and art skills to the performers and audience. Bangsawan theater became a place to study culture and develop creativity in the realm of performing arts. Palembang as a multicultural city has a strong ethnic influence in the theater of nobility. The performance combines elements of Malay, Chinese, Arab, and Indian cultures, creating a wealth of diverse arts and representing the diversity of Palembang society. The Bangsawan theater is an important forum for the people of Palembang to convey and strengthen Palembang's cultural identity. This performance reflects the values, stories, and traditions cherished by the people of Palembang, thus becoming a means to maintain and bring cultural heritage to life. The demographic development of the population has influenced the existence of the aristocratic theater. Changes in age composition, increased urbanization, and shifts in cultural values have an impact on people's interest and participation in traditional performing arts. With the onset of significant demographic changes, aristocratic theater experienced a decline in popularity due to the younger generation being more interested in modern forms of entertainment.

Preserving Southern Thai Traditional Manora Dance Through Mobile Role-Playing Game Technology

Manora or Nora has been added to the heritage list of UNESCO as Thailand's intangible cultural heritage since 2021. This performance has been presented as a regional form of entertainment and traditionally passed down through generations within certain families. Nowadays, young people are able to learn and practice Manora instructed by their masters or their successors. However, there is currently no digital content of Manora that could support awareness and enrichment of cultural safeguarding, so this article proposes the design and development of a mobile 3D game representing Manora, which is Southern Thai dance-drama performing art. The aim of this game is to increase citizens’ engagement with their intangible cultural heritage and preservation by delivering novel digital heritage content specifically designed for a role-playing mobile game called Nara. The Nara game is used to enhance the perception of Manora dance and provide new experience of playing a culture-based game through costume and its material items. The game design process takes Manora's significant identities, including the costume, dance postures, and music along with players’ requirements to create a game player character, non-player characters, storytelling, challenges, and level design. The development of the game is done on Unity game engine, which provides a mobile 3D game platform to integrate all the designed content and generate the interactive Nara game. The experimentation results conclude that utilizing the unique identity of Manora in gameplay successfully enhances the audience's experience and recognition. This result indicates the effective use of creativity and interactive multimedia technology to create attractive content and enjoyment that can encourage intangible cultural heritage preservation in an innovative manner.

Indian cricket, popular culture and “national Thing”: Reflections from sport‐induced nationalism

AbstractCricket in India has evolved much beyond its fundamental definition as a game or form of entertainment in the present century. The liberalization process in the 1990s, followed by the drastic social changes in the country, impacted the game, leading it to acquire new meanings as cultural text. Currently, Indian cricket forms part of collective enjoyment, forming people's habitus and playing a central ideological role in the politics of ethnonationalism. This article attempts to analyze Indian Cricket using Slavoj Zizek's concept of “national Thing,” to critically understand its potential to evoke hyper‐nationalism in the Indian polity. The concept of “national Thing,” proposed by Zizek, postulates that the recourse to nationalism can cause a pleasure‐in‐pain situation and evoke extreme “enjoyment” (jouissance), which functions on the idea of sudden sense of loss. Drawing insights from this, this paper theoretically investigates sport‐induced nationalism in cricket in the backdrop of escalating neo‐nationalist sentiments in India. Additionally, the article expounds on how cricket becomes a “lost Thing” in Indian popular culture by critically analyzing the Indian film Kai Po Che (2013), in which cricket emerges as a social and political entity, intervening with the lives of ordinary youths in India.

Using Genetic Algorithm to Solve Puzzle Games: A Review

Puzzles have been recognized for their development as a popular form of entertainment due to their ability to intricately challenge the mind while engendering creativity in the player. The development of puzzle games has given rise to a new generation of puzzle games characterized by diverse sequences and different image variations. With the rapid development of puzzle games, we looked at solving approaches using Genetic Algorithms (GA). In this paper, we try to analyze several puzzle games such as Sliding Blocks, Sudoku, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Jigsaw that can be solved using GA. We found that 120 papers have examined the use of GA for puzzle games, and eliminated into 14 papers. We evaluated these 14 papers for each puzzle game we selected by comparing the chromosome representation, GA operator, GA parameters, and the results. Based on the discussion, the application of GA to solve puzzle games can be effectively executed with a high degree of accuracy. Puzzle games that use measurement methods such as Sliding Block, Sudoku, and Jigsaw run in a similar pattern. What is common to all of them is that the chromosomes are represented as matrices or arrays in all cases, and standard genetic operators such as selection, crossover, and mutation are used. The population size is large, often 1000 chromosomes, and parameters such as mutation rate are kept low, around 5%. On the other hand, the performance of GA for solving Tetris and Tic-Tac-Toe from each publication cannot be compared due to different measurement methods and metrics.

The Impact of Social Media on Propaganda of Peking Opera

Peking Opera, as one of the most precious cultures in China, has been inherited for hundreds of years and used to be an important form of entertainment, but it has declined now. With the development of technology, social media become an indispensable tool in people's lives. The researcher wants to focus on both the positive and negative impact of social media on the propaganda of Peking Opera. The research is conducted through the insight of the relationship between social media and Peking Opera, the influence, and solutions based on existing data and documents. It can be seen that Social Media promotes the spreading of Peking Opera to some extent: it updates Peking Opera's propagating ways to become more interesting and attractive; it changes the performing form to a more acceptable one; It provides a broader online communicating platform for artists. Nevertheless, social media changes people's psychological expectations of entertainment and leads to boredom with art easily. The effective way of helping Peking Opera become popular again is by combining it with modern online elements, using multimedia for education, and changing its performing form with respect to originality.

Historizing remediation: how games represent history through media

ABSTRACT Historical game studies have been almost exclusively preoccupied with the topic of historical narration and simulation in games, often undermining the role of other media forms at play. The article refocuses the approach and explores how board and digital games use media from the past to distinguish themselves as trustworthy articulations of the past. I name the phenomenon in question as ‘historizing remediation’, basing my theory on discourses on media remediation and historical articulation. When talking about remediation, I am not interested in similarities and differences between media from the past and contemporary forms of entertainment, such as cinema or new media. The article draws attention to ‘media as historical facts’, a category that encompasses media from the past used by historical discourse as credible evidence of past events. This means that historizing remediation is concerned with such artefacts as archival photographs, letters, navigation devices, maps and others. I explain how graphical user interfaces remediate aesthetics that have become associated with the portrayal of history. I inspect simulations that allow players to reenact different functions of media from the past. Both of these processes attribute the games to historical articulation. Still, remediation itself is not a narrative practice; it represents and simulates media, but does not provide a causal explanation of historical events. That is why it is often accompanied by paratextual materials that contextualise the remediated media by referring players to scientific forms and institutions. I find that historizing remediation operates on two opposite but complementary levels. Remediated media function as historical facts (authentic artefacts from the past) and contemporary historical devices used in historical discourse for the representation of the past. Historizing remediation is as much about the experience of the past as it is about the experience of contemporary historical mediation.

Авантюрно-приключенческое немое кино и советский антропологический проект

The article aims to explore the role of national cinema in the early 20th century and its contribution to the development of the Soviet anthropological project. Any significant transformation of society involves the human factor. This factor can be observed in two ways: as a consequence of changes, which shape the new social experiences acquired through individual socialization, and as the unique qualities of those organizing the transformations. The beginning of the 20th century marked a period of active formation of mass society, urban lifestyles, and entertainment industries. Within this landscape, cinema held a special, perhaps even crucial, position—probably due to its accessibility and the condensed intensity of content presentation. The adventure genre, in particular, played a dominant role and greatly contributed to the success of film distribution. The interplay between commercial and creative aspects has been influential in shaping the development of cinema from its inception. However, during the Soviet era, the balance between entertainment and creativity began to shift, influenced by socio-political circumstances. Firstly, there was an increasing emphasis on social themes in films. Secondly, by the 1930s, these circumstances had evolved into direct political pressure, significantly impacting the content requirements for films and even the fate of their creators. This resulted in a clear contradiction: while cinema content portrayed the ideal of an initiative, responsible, and creative individual, in reality, individuals, including film authors, were expected to conform to ideological requirements. This contradiction between the broadcast content and the real lives of people led to the squandering of the resources of the anthropology project and the creative potential of cinema. Nonetheless, it did not impede the development of models and technologies that shaped the personalized power of mass society, which have retained their significance to this day. Hence, cinema, which initially emerged as a form of entertainment with adventure genre for a dominant, not only played a role in shaping the concept of the “mass man,” but also laid the groundwork for the models and technologies that defined a “person in power.”

Photography as Knowledge Infrastructure

Photography may seem primarily a technology of image-making, but it was in fact a powerful mode of meaning-making in the nineteenth century, and its operation as such was actively under negotiation from its invention. This essay examines the photograph's status as both documentary object and artistic expression, drawing on examples including journalistic, political, and familial uses of the medium as well as the forms of entertainment it provided. As a force of knowledge production—whether helping consolidate emerging sentimental ideals of family relations, forwarding anthropological understandings of the world, or supporting the work of spiritualists claiming to commune with the dead—photography was used to clarify and shape people's ideas about phenomena they did not understand and often otherwise could not see. As such, it became a vital infrastructure for the transmission of culture and the consolidation of national identity.

The Psychology of Tsismis: A Phenomenological Study About Housewives’ Gossip Engagement

The act of gossiping, or "pakikipagtsismisan," is often observed in Filipino culture and pervasive throughout its society. This study explores the psychology of "tsismis" through the perspectives of housewives in selected areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines. It's aim is to investigate the phenomenon of "pakikipagtsismisan" within the Filipino community, particularly among housewives. The study also seeks to understand the motivations of participants for engaging in this activity, as well as the potential advantages and disadvantages they derive from it. A qualitative research design, specifically a phenomenological approach, was employed to explore this phenomenon. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 participants until saturation was reached. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the gathered data, revealing several themes that addressed the research questions posed by the study. "Tsismis" was found to be deeply ingrained in Filipino culture for these housewives, serving various purposes for them individually. Some participants viewed it as a form of entertainment, a source of information, a means of connecting with others, and even as a defense mechanism. Additionally, the results indicated that "tsismis" significantly impacts the well-being of these housewives.

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This study investigates the historical background and cultural significance of the Higalaay Street Dancing, a central feature of the Higalaay Festival in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. Despite its importance as a cultural celebration, the festival, particularly the street dancing aspect, remains underexplored in existing scholarly literature. This research aims to fill that gap by focusing on the evolution of the Oro Higalaay Street Dance, tracing its transformation from its origins in the Kagayha-an Festival up to the 2023 Oro Higalaay Festival. The festival has grown to emphasize key historical, social, economic, and religious milestones, all honored through its vibrant street dancing tradition. Particularly, the festival pays tribute to St. Augustine, the patron saint of Cagayan de Oro, adding a significant religious dimension to the celebration. The research highlights how the festival has come to symbolize the city’s rich cultural and historical values, making it an important avenue for cultural preservation. The study employs a phenomenological research design within a qualitative framework, relying on in-depth interviews, audio recordings, and the transcription of local experiences to gain a deeper understanding of the festival’s impact. Through this approach, the study uncovers the role of street dancing not just as a form of entertainment but as a medium for preserving local traditions and fostering cultural pride among the people of Cagayan de Oro and its neighboring communities. The latest version of the street dance features a combination of religious and cultural elements in its choreography, music, attire, and thematic presentations. These elements allow audiences to connect more deeply with the city’s heritage while the dance becomes a powerful storytelling vehicle. Ultimately, this research enhances the understanding of the festival’s role in sustaining cultural identity and preserving traditions through the dynamic medium of dance.

Frog Adventure: 2D Based Platformer Game Design with HTML5

A game is an activity or form of entertainment that involves players in a structured system of rules. Typically, games involve clear goals, challenges, interaction, and decision making by players. Games can be played individually or in groups, either physically or via electronic media such as computers, game consoles, or mobile devices. This report provides in-depth information about the game "Frog Adventure" by choosing Javascript as the main programming language, as well as notepad++ for the code editor container to help create the designed game. The aim of making this game is to fulfill the final assignment in the Game Development course. "Frog Adventure" is a game that combines friendly gameplay, attractive graphics and positive user experience. This information provides a better understanding of the game's strengths and weaknesses, as well as suggestions for future development.

Native Chicken Beauty Contest for Agritourism in the Philippines and Thailand

Agritourism industry shows a promising future in the Philippines and Thailand. The countries of the Philippines and Thailand are known to be culturally diverse coupled with magnificent land and water biodiversity. Due to this characteristics various agritourism initiatives is being introduced. The native chicken beauty contest is one among the initiative. This paper assessed the perceived socio-cultural impact of the native chicken beauty contest as an agritourism initiative in the province of Isabela, Philippines. Data were gathered among randomly selected stakeholders on the initiatives. The study was participated mostly by female respondents who are at their adulthood, married and those who are educated by at least the basic education. Most of the respondents are engaged in farming and government employment. Most of the respondents are raising less than 50 heads of native chicken, the respondents are positive that the initiative that it can be a form of entertainment and recreational. Also, they belief that the initiative can promote local heritage and cultural conservation. This result can imply that the initiative is well accepted and is recommended for the continuance since the stakeholders of the activity has a positive assessment on the impact to their social and cultural development. Statistically, when group according to their sex the participants have comparable positive perception on the impact of the initiatives. In addition, the participants who are at their middle age, unemployed, with higher educational attainment and higher number of native chickens being raised, have more positive perception on the impact of the initiatives.

ENTRETENIMENTO E AUDIÊNCIA: A INFORMAÇÃO COMO MERCADORIA PARA OS INFLUENCIADORES NO BRASIL

It is intended to observe the growth of influencers in Brazil, and the use of information, not as a form of clarification, but as a commodity. Information is often used by influencers as a form of entertainment to increase audience and generate profit. Therefore, based on the criticisms of the Frankfurt School, as well as the analysis of the transformation of the subject into media and merchandise, we seek to understand this phenomenon, as well as to criticize this process of transforming information into a product, considering consideration media mediation and social transformations in Late Modernity.

Analysis on Apple TV+: Future Development Direction of Streaming Media Platform

Streaming media had been a popular form of entertainment since 2019 due to COVID-19. Netflix, Home Box Office, and other streaming media offer an abundance of media resources to all kinds of audiences. Notwithstanding that streaming media had been flourishing, they still had trouble constructing sustainable profitability. Apple TV+, being one of the streaming media corporations, found out a way to achieve sustainable profitability. The platform also benefited from the flourishing of the streaming media industry. In order to promote the sustainable development of the streaming media industry, the article is mainly about Apple TV+ achieving sustainable profitability by adapting short and quality streaming media products and making proper use of the parent Company Apple Inc’s financial support. SWOT analysis will be used to make a further explanation. The advice is offered in the article to expose the revelation of future development for both Apple TV+ and the industry, which is to combine franchises with short series and make use of co-branding to enlarge its media resources. Additionally, the research also reveals the weakness of Apple TV+ that Apple TV+ has difficulty in retaining loyal customers due to the lack of rich and attractive streaming media resources.