Dec 23, 2011
Stephen Fenech over at TechGuide has written an article about 2 new products launching in March 2012 which are designed to enforce responsible and safe gaming for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS, particulaarly for parents who are concerned about the amount of time their children are spending gaming. To read more, click...
Jun 6, 2011
A dedicated game store is a bit intimidating for the parent who has little understanding of the ways of ‘button mashing’ or ‘pwning noobs’(see below for translation). Often parents, uncomfortable with entering these alien worlds, watch with eyes wide as their children whirl through the aisles. No relief can be found from the...
Dec 8, 2010
Sydney, 8 December 2010 – The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA) has today released a series of ‘How to set-up Parental Controls’ videos to help parents manage healthy video gaming habits for their children. The videos, hosted by iGEA ambassador and sports presenter Stephanie Brantz and Auckland journalist Kate Palmer, both of...
Oct 19, 2010
When it comes to kids and gaming – opinion varies widely. In one camp are those who believe computer games and television are the root of all evil, while at the other end of the spectrum are those who use and abuse the ‘technology babysitting’ services (whether it be computer, gaming consoles, televisions or DVDs) on a regular basis. The balanced...
Oct 19, 2010
Can you remember your first video game? Mine was Space Invaders played on the basic ATARI console. My second? Donkey Kong – groundbreaking! This was of course some time ago….my kids haven’t even heard of Donkey Kong. Gaming has come a long way since the early 80s. The technology has become exceptionally sophisticated, and now has some pretty...
May 15, 2010
Brian Crecente over at kotaku.com.au has written a great article on how to protect, not isolate your children when they want to play games online. There are even some pretty good instructions to ensure parental controls are set and recommendations as to how to monitor your children when they want to move into this arena. To read the article, click...
