Gaming

Professional video game players could soon have player unions, as the industry goes global and revenues soar.  Audio

One group of developers in the US has finished a decade-long project to turn Henry David Thoreau's Walden into a video game, but can it penetrate the competitive market of fast-paced games? And how is… Audio

With an expanded digital curriculum for Year 1 to 10 students already in the works, online games and other digital resources will increasingly be used as teaching aids in the classroom. Which have the… Audio, Gallery

We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home. Audio, Gallery

Using technology you necessarily wouldn’t associate with artistic or musical applications is what drives composer Clovis McEvoy. His creative thinking has seen Clovis awarded a Professional… Audio

A series of video games called Total War is allowing players to control enormous armies of tens of thousands of people in real time combat. Kathryn Ryan speaks with Julien Blarel, who has turned… Audio, Gallery

Music has the ability to transport us to different places, to tell stories, to take us on adventures. And that is why music and video games go so well together. In August the Auckland Philharmonia… Audio

Why the market for digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is booming; the latest from LA gaming conference E3 2017; and Crash Override, the malware that can take down power grids. Audio

The crowdfunding website Kickstarter's become an important way for 'tabletop games' designers to connect with fans and raise the cash needed to produce their games. Audio

Local game designer Shem Phillips has raised over $1 million to make board games via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. His Viking-themed game 'Raiders of the North Sea' has just been nominated for… Audio, Gallery

A popular puzzle computer game which emerged from the Eastern Bloc has helped reveal to scientists how repeating an activity can rewire our brains. Audio

Shaun D Wilson travels around Japan, from Tokyo to Sapporo in the north and back again - all via rail. In Tokyo, after struggling to find his hostel, Shaun visits Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, a… Audio, Gallery

Popular video game titles like FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer and Football Manager have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. Now these games have become so realistic they have started… Audio

Tips from a science journalist for “seriously financially embarrassing your opposition” at Monopoly and crushing it at Paper Scissors Rock. Audio

James Portnow is a video game developer and writer for the Extra Credits YouTube series about the role of games in society. Nine to Noon interveiwed him previously about the role of games in society… Audio