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Swedish parents concerned about gaming
One of the more popular pastimes for young people in Sweden today is playing computer games. In a study recently published by the Swedish Media Council, 56 % of boys and 25 % of girls played computer games every day or 3 to 4 times a week.
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Innovative game highlights safety issues for young bloggers
SPOTMYBLOG is a simulation game aimed at children aged 9 to 12.
The players create a fictitious blog, and make choices that have consequences later in the game.
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Czech teenagers boss mobile games market
Three years ago a group of 15-year-old boys set up RedBoss, a successful company which develops mobile entertainment products and services. Their success comes against a backdrop of rapid take-up of internet and mobile telephony in the Czech Republic over the last five years.
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A life of MMORP and MUDs: gaming in Denmark
Computer games are an integrated element of Danish children and young people’s everyday life. At a conference in November, the Danish Media Council for Children and Young People outlined children and young people’s gaming habits.
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Young people and MMORPG: socialisation and shared moderation
Arguably, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMORPG) cannot be considered just another videogame. The MMORPG genre involves a unique interplay of core elements that ought to be explored as a distinct category of online activity.
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92% of Greek children play video games
Sales of video games rise as Christmas approaches. E.KAT.O research shows that playing games isn’t just a seasonal or minority pastime for young Greeks. But what, if any, are the risks associated with the rise of the video game?
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Iceland launches computer game campaign
A survey on children´s computer game use, a new brochure for parents on games and ratings and a media campaign highlighting the PEGI rating system were launched by SAFT, the Icelandic awareness project on 24 November 2005.
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New generation Xbox comes with parental control features
The new Xbox 360 games console launched in Europe on 2 December 2005. While young gamers are getting to grips with new games and features, their parents and caregivers may be taking more interest in the new family settings available to them.
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Commission complements PEGI classification in Portugal
In Portugal, the Comissão de Classificação dos Espectáculos (CCE), a commission under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, is responsible for protecting minors by classifying films, theatre productions and video games.
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Primary school internet safety programme a success
An internet safety education program named CyberQuoll, which was developed by NetAlert and distributed to all schools in Australia with primary school aged children, is proving to be extremely successful.
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Editorial
The merger of internet and games has brought us online gaming. A phenomenon that has evolved into something greater than the sum of its parts. Today it is one of the fastest growing forms of entertainment. 
