Nov 10, 2011
ACMA recently published a new research report, titled Digital Australians. Digital Australians examines the impact of the increasing use of digital media on Australians’ attitudes and expectations about media content issues and their regulation. The research findings suggest that Australians’ media use is changing; however, the use of traditional media...
Sep 1, 2011
In the spring of 2011, Latitude Research launched a study with Smartphone owners to understand the recent explosion in gaming, driven in part by the popularity of mobile phones and tablets. Specifically, the study sought to uncover how the profile of the stereotypical gamer has changed, various motivations for gaming, and the evolving role of games in moving...
Aug 3, 2011
Google are pleased to announce the release of a new report by Deloitte Access Economics, ‘The Connected Continent: how the Internet is transforming the Australian economy‘ Connected Continent is the first serious attempt to describe the importance of Australia’s burgeoning digital economy to the nation’s economic outlook. Already, the digital...
Jun 29, 2011
More than ever before, New Zealanders love watching films, playing video games, and making use of the growing variety of other forms of entertainment media. The Office of Film and Literature Classification in NZ has just released a report titled: Understanding the Classification Systen – New Zealander’s Views and you can read this report here along with...
Jun 2, 2011
The Working in Australia’s Digital Games Industry: A Consolidation Report is the outcome of a comprehensive study on the games industry in Australia by Dr Sandra Haukka from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI). The study responds to concerns that Australia’s games industry would not reach its full potential due...
Dec 1, 2010
The Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today released a review of existing research into whether people who play violent computer games are at greater risk of being aggressive. This analysis of the available literature shows that: there is no conclusive evidence that violent computer games have a greater impact on players than other...
