Another form of cyber-bullying is bullying through video games, specifically called Grief Play. Grief Play is known a player who gets their enjoyment not from playing a video game, but from making other players enjoy the game less (Foo et al 2004). The players that conduct Grief Play go about playing in ways to disrupt other’s game play in different ways. One way is if the Grief Player participates in the act of “camping”, in which they don’t go about playing the game the conventional way, but rather they stay in one spot where they have a significant advantage against other players and stay there to collect points, items, experience, or any other reward to winning a game. Regular players who play a game the conventional way find this type of play offensive, as it ruins the experience of their game play while the grief player gets what they want while ruining the game play for others.
Grief Play can also harass other players by targeting new players and attacking them when they don’t have the ability to defend themselves properly. This creates a negative experience for new players because they are being attacked right when they’re starting the game, which goes against how the game should be played. The video below demonstrates a form of grief play. A WoW (World of Warcraft) player died in real life and friends that she made through the game decided to have a funeral within the game. A group led by Serenity Now got hold of the event and decided to raid the funeral and kill everyone off.
Grief Play can also harass other players by targeting new players and attacking them when they don’t have the ability to defend themselves properly. This creates a negative experience for new players because they are being attacked right when they’re starting the game, which goes against how the game should be played. The video below demonstrates a form of grief play. A WoW (World of Warcraft) player died in real life and friends that she made through the game decided to have a funeral within the game. A group led by Serenity Now got hold of the event and decided to raid the funeral and kill everyone off.