Gaming

The world-wide gaming industry is big. It's really big. Just ten years ago it generated over 25 billion dollars of income a year in the US alone. Last year it took in 135 billion dollars. Taking in… Audio

Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the decision by China to limit children's gaming time to three hours per week. There's confusion over an upgrade to Windows - and the… Audio

Umurangi Generation, designed and developed by Ngai Te Rangi designer Naphtali Faulkner, the grand prize at the Independent Games Festival. Developer Naphtali Faulkner talks to Jesse. Audio

Are you a daydreamer? Many of us were as children, but as adults we find it increasingly harder to be pleasantly lost in our thoughts. Nick Buttrick was part of a team that published a study on… Audio

Senior psychology lecturer at Massey University Dr Aaron Drummond is calling for video gamers to be protected as addiction increases. His research has found 45 percent of games analysed meet the… Audio

 Chief composer for the Civilization game series Geoff Knorr joins the show to chat about creative freedom, the importance of having authentic instrumentation, and the challenges involved in… Video, Audio

Gamers, anime fans and cosplayers are out in full force this long weekend as the Auckland Armageddon Expo marks its 25th anniversary. Audio

Tonight in our occasional series, Game Theory, we're talking to gamer Dad and teacher, Matt Kelly. Matt loves online gaming and he plays a fair bit online with his kids too. Heading into Christmas… Audio

There is no bigger e-sports tournament than the League of Legends World Championship, which is currently taking place in France. Graham Ashton is a journalist with The Esports Observer and is with us… Video, Audio

The role of gaming and online games is often questioned in instances such as mass murders and terrorism acts, but Dr. Pete Etchells has a different take on why people play video games and what they… Audio

Professor Peter Adams is posing that question as a way to get people thinking about how the community sector is being propped up by the proceeds of gambling. Once gambling was commercialised it… Audio

Last year we looked into the problem of loot boxes and whether they could be introducing children to gambling. We check back in with Dr Aaron Drummond who has been keeping an eye on the development of… Audio

Psychologist Dr Sandi Mann says boredom can lead to more creativity in both children and adults. Audio

In this episode of Voices; we meet a New Zealand Chinese migrant who is making waves on the gaming scene both here and in China. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio

What happens when video games start to feature elements of gambling with financial reward and risk? Dr Aaron Drummond from Massey University and a team of researchers have just been awarded a $300,000… Audio