Computer Ethics assignment

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Ethics of computer games

The Ethics of computer games as objects are the ethics of:

· their design

· their rules

· their game world

· their characters

The ethics are present in the formal elements that constitute the game as an experience

Who is responsible?

Creators are responsible for the design and rules of the world.

Players are responsible for the experience of the game.

Can a player, as a moral being, make ethical choices in the game?

· Are there choices?

· Does the type of game matter?

What is the role of the player community?

What is the role of the player community?

· They define what makes a good game

What happens to those who disrupt the community?

· Harassment

· Threats

· Targeting

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