As reported by Jason Hill at Screenplay, a package of free on games for children with autism has received an accolade in the Victorian Government’s 2010 Premier’s Design Awards. Whizkid Games was created by a group of final year multimedia design students from Swinburne’s Faculty of Design in collaboration with Swinburne’s National... Read More
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Serious Games for the Australian Industry
Over at itnews.com.au, Liz Tay reports that the Australian game development industry is getting ‘serious’ about software development for medical, military and educational purposes. According to the iGEA commissioned 2009 Bond University report, 68 percent of Australians play computer games. This is a market Ben Kilsby, CEO of simulation company Holopoint Interactive, is keen to... Read More
Screenplay reports on Games and the Knowledge Economy
Jason Hill at Screenplay writes that there is no doubt that games have a huge potential in terms of learning and education. Last week Dr Jeff Brand held a public lecture called ‘Video Games and The Future of the Knowledge Economy’. Dr Brand believes Australia can become a world leader in developing Serious Games... Read More
Melbourne High School uses gaming to get students running to class
A Melbourne High School has recently introduced Game Design, a Year 10 elective subject, where students create games using industry standard tools. Director of information and communication technology (ICT) , Adrian Janson is the man behind the subject. He is embracing new technology and using the world of gaming to increase engagement... Read More
Black or White: Making Moral Choices in Video Games
GameSpot AU has a feature that los at the problems arising from morality systems in video games, and seeks to answer why morality is needed in games, why moral choice is so often just black and white, and what developers can do to change this. In Part One of the feature they speak to... Read More
Alternator gets the green light as ABC TV and Screen Australia fund a Serious Game
ABC TV and Screen Australia have announced that the Serious Game, Alternator, – a full-throttle car race in wild and whacky green-powered vehicles – will receive $325,000 and go into full production immediately. To read of the blog from ABC TV blog click here.... Read More
