*Ethic concern

Ethic is to differentiate between the right and wrong based on the norms. There should be some consideration on ethics during research, whether the research is conducted in the right or a wrong way.

According to NIH, there are some ethic principals where researcher need to consider during their research which are: Honesty, Objectivity, Integrity, Carefulness, Openness, Respect for Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Responsible Publication, Responsible Mentoring, Respect for Colleagues, Social Responsibility, Non-Discrimination, Competence, Legality, Animal Care and Human Subject Protection (NIH, 2011). 

The research paper proposed is about how audio & visual interface affects the game. Research based on the proposed idea will be a secondary resource. Therefore, the author will need to consider the ethics during his research.

Plagiarism

One of the main concern of ethical issues. Copying directly from the research source is prohibited.

Credibility

Be sure to credit the source used as other researchers spent their time and money to prepare the source.

Reliability

Information of the research must be accurate as there are too many resources on the internet. Therefore, acknowledged sources such as books and journals are recommended to be used as research materials.

The author research should focus on ludology papers and certified game websites.

Bibliography

1. Ethicsguidebook.ac.uk, (2014). Home | Welcome. [online] Available at: http://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk/ [Accessed 7 Dec. 2014].
2. http://www.apa.org, (2014). Five principles for research ethics. [online] Available at: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan03/principles.aspx [Accessed 7 Dec. 2014].
3. Niehs.nih.gov, (2014). What is Ethics in Research & Why is it Important?. [online] Available at: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis/ [Accessed 7 Dec. 2014].