Jul 28, 2010
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n you think about tax dollars, you consider how much money you pay to the government for the things you have, the clothes you wear, the food you eat and even the home you live in. However, among that long list of expenses, you probably didn’t consider the government sponsored “Anti-Sex” game being developed for launch in 2011.
No, you don’t need new glasses. You are reading correctly when considering the $434,000 that is being funded by tax payers to develop the future untitled video game at the University of Central Florida. The game is centered on the pressures that pre-teen girls must undergo in their every-day lives.
As the gamer, you traverse an avatar-filled world, where you may find yourself at a mall or other places where teenage girls typically hang out. It doesn’t stop there however! You will also have to stand in your living room wearing a motion-capture suit, so that the experiences seem more realistic while boys try to persuade you to make out or might express “sexual innuendos” towards you. The game is designed to help you make the right decisions while trying to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy (while the game focuses primarily on latina middle-schoolers).
Please read the press conference below for more information.
“A new computer game with life-sized avatars and real-life scenarios aims to help Latina middle schoolers resist peer pressure and say “no” to sex.
Anne Norris, a University of Central Florida nursing professor, and Charles Hughes, a UCF computer science professor, will work together with UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training during the next two years to develop the game with a $434,800 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
“Our ultimate goal is to reduce pregnancy and sexually-transmitted disease among the young Latina population,” Norris said.
The schoolgirls will interact with realistic computer-generated characters that speak and respond to them in real-life scenarios. To make the game as realistic as possible, the avatars are controlled by the actions of a skilled “interactor” using motion-capture technology. The interactor remains hidden, often in a remote location, during game play.
Norris cites many reasons for focusing on young Latina adolescents, age 12-15. Low-income Latinas have higher teen birth rates and higher rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases than their white peers. The best time to teach girls abstinence and peer-resistance skills is during middle school — those approaches are less effective once girls become sexually active. And many Latina girls may lack role models who can help them learn how to resist peer pressure.
“In lower- income communities, there is often a lack of clear role models for adolescents,” Norris said. “Parents are concerned and want to help, and teachers try to intervene and make a difference, but there needs to be more for these girls.”
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