gaming

A parliamentary committee looking into the R18+ rating for games tabled its report in federal parliament today with one recommendation - that the R18+ rating for video games should be legalised in Australia. Sally Whyte spoke to Daniel Golding, a PhD candidate and games blogger for Crikey! and Tim Colwill, a gaming journo who started a website devoted to the campaign.

NGV Studio are having an interactive exhibition called Game/Play that invites visitors to experience the latest independently produced games, view game-related art installations, as well as learn to design and play games.
 
Florence talked to Paul Callaghan, the curator of Game/Play, about the different kinds of  board and electronic games on display at NGV Studio and the trends and developments that are happening in the world of independent gaming.

Florence talked to music video and claymation artist Darcy Prendergast and games and sound designer Stephan Schutze about their work.
 
Darcy has designed music videos for Gotye, All India Radio and Art vs Science and was also the sculptor for the claymation film Mary and Max. Check out Darcy's work at: http://www.ohyeahwow.com/
 

The Freeplay Independent Games Festival has just been announced for 2011 - the Get Cereal guys catch up with the co-director, Paul Callaghan to talk about the gaming and digital art culture.

Young people and the internet

With the rise of online games over the last decade, the gaming world has moved from one control and a television, to massive multiplayer events that are played by gamers from across the world.

Stephen Porter charts the developments in online gaming.

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