This week on Player Attack, we're finding out which Australians play video games, what they're playing, and why they're playing.
Digital Australia 2018 is the seventh study in a series of national research in Australia and New Zealand, conducted by Jeffrey Brand and his team at Bond University. We caught up with Professor Brand and turned the tables for a moment, asking *him* the big questions about what this year's report says about Aussies.
The report is fascinating reading, jam-packed with surprising statistics.
- the average age of the Australian gamer is now 34
- 97% of homes with children have computer games
- 80% of game households have more than one device for playing games
- 92% of players play with other people
- 50% of children have used games in their school curriculum
- 34% of adults have used games for work
- 84% of players say games help improve thinking skills
- 77% of people who play games in Australia are aged 18 years or older
- 46% of video game players are female
- 43% of Australians aged 65 and over play video games!
Would you like to know more? The full #DA18 report is available from the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association - for free! http://www.igea.net/
...plus, of course, we have all the latest in gaming news - this is Player Attack! http://www.playerattack.com
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