Subj : Ubisoft partners with mental health charity Safe In Our World to
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Nov 02 2023 10:15:05

Ubisoft partners with mental health charity Safe In Our World to combat 
toxicity in games

Date:
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:09:36 +0000

Description:
Ubisoft and Safe In Our World's new Good Game Playbook will be sent to 
Rainbow Six Siege and For Honor players who report and get reported for 
disruptive behavior.

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Ubisoft has teamed up with mental health charity Safe In Our World to create 
the Good Game Playbook, a guide which aims to offer support to players 
experiencing toxic behavior online, as well as those behind it. 

The playbook will be automatically sent to players whove been reported for 
disruptive behavior in For Honor and Rainbow Six Siege , as well as those 
whove reported it. For perpetrators, its hoped that the guide will help them 
recognize warning signs and cope with their anger, and also assist them in 
practicing self-care. 

At Ubisoft, our key objective is to create games that foster positive online 
experiences. Partnering with Safe In Our World has enabled us to provide our 
players with an experts approach and advice on a very complex topic, said 
Jrmy Marchadier, Ubisofts director of player safety. While the challenge of 
in-game toxicity is multifaceted, we remain steadfast in our belief that with 
a collaborative and comprehensive strategy, we can usher in meaningful 
change. 

This isnt Ubisofts first attempt at reducing toxicity in gaming - the company 
previously partnered with Riot Games for the Zero Harm In Comms project, 
which studies toxic behavior in games with the hopes of training systems to 
detect and deal with it. 

The Good Game Playbook scheme isnt dissimilar to Ubisofts Fair Play Program , 
which was launched last year and offers videos, a self-assessment and quiz 
for players to take in order to recognize their triggers and overcome 
negative behavior. 

Rosie Taylor, Safe In Our Worlds content and community manager, says the 
charity is "delighted to see more proactive approaches" coming from Ubisoft, 
and is hoping that more games companies will implement schemes like this to 
"protect their player bases." 

"Safe In Our World exists to create safer spaces in gaming, and this is a 
brilliant step contributing towards that," Taylor said. 

For now, the Good Game Playbook is available in English and French, but it 
will be translated into more languages and sent out to players of other 
Ubisoft games later down the line. 

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recommendations for the best multiplayer PC games , as well as the best co-op 
games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/ubisoft-partners-with-mental-health-charity-s
afe-in-our-world-to-combat-toxicity-in-games


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