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...
Dec 7, 2010
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy have created a CyberSafety Help Button to assist internet users in having easy online access to cybersafety information. The help button is a free application that is easily downloaded onto personal, school and library computers. It provides help and advice on a range of online risks including...
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...
Jul 14, 2010
Tuesday 13 July 2010, the program Close Up on TVNZ featured a story about the revolution about to take place in the gaming industry. To watch the story, click here
