education
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Lecture on Video Game Violence Tonight
4In light of today’s discussion around an R18+ rating, Sydney-siders might be interested to attend a lecture tonight on the topic of media violence. Titled “Video and Violence: Is There a Link?”, the lecture is hosted by “one of the world’s most influential researchers on aggression and exposure to violent media”, Professor Craig Anderson from…
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AFTRS Game Courses: Gary Hayes Interview
We recently mentioned the 2009 launch of Game Design and Virtual Worlds courses at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. If you are at all interested, remember applications close November 7 so you should be working on your applications now if you haven’t already started. We caught up with two of the key staff…
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Inspire Wins Award for Reach Out Central
Back in mid-September, the Inspire Foundation launched Reach Out Central, an interactive online game designed to help young people boost their self-esteem and improve their social skills. Looks like we weren’t the only ones who though it was a great idea. Inspire has sent word that it has jointly won first place in Changemakers.net’s “Why…