Jun 14, 2011
As reported over at the NZ Herald, video games are helping to lift the Auckland economy out of recession. Fourteen of the city’s fledgling game development companies, which employ 160 fulltime workers, say they plan to create a further 135 fulltime high-tech creative jobs in Auckland by next April. Further to that, collaborators at Auckland University...
May 6, 2010
As reported at stuff.co.nz, a 3D fantasy game developed at Auckland University could help to treat depressed teens. The game – Sparx – lets players choose an avatar, or character, which can roam around a virtual world, interact with non-playing characters and complete challenges. The challenges have been carefully based on cognitive behaviour therapies, a...
Apr 19, 2010
nzherald.co.nz reports that some of New Zealand’s top corporate computer geeks are using computer games to improve the skills of young people in poor communities. The group, led by The Warehouse chief information officer Owen McCall, aims to install cast-off computers from businesses in 50 community centres around the country by the end of 2012. To read...
Jan 22, 2010
Safer Internet Day is an annual international event which aims to raise awareness about the safe and responsible use of new technologies—especially among children and young people. Organised by Insafe, the European internet safety network, Safer Internet Day will take place on Tuesday 9 February 2010. This year’s theme is ‘Think before you...
Dec 7, 2009
Parental controls on gaming devices overlooked by parents Despite the importance of age-appropriate material for children and ensuring the balance between playing video games and other forms of recreation, many Australian parents are unaware of the parental controls built into popular console gaming devices. A Newspoll study of over 500 parents* revealed that...
