Is gaming actually bad for us?
New research has recently been carried out that disputes the previously held view that gaming is bad for our mental health and wellbeing but what is the impact of…
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Gaming & Family
Gaming as part of family life: screen time, in-app purchases, wellbeing, fitness titles and using games to support learning.
Add a keep fit game to your gaming time
With the continued use of gaming as a way to relax in the evening it can be causing adults and children to exercise less. When they may have gone for a walk or a…
Educational gaming to raise attainment
There is a great deal of debate about the advantages and disadvantages to children’s health of regularly playing video games with some people actually feeling that…
What games are top of your Christmas list?
Christmas is a very popular time of year for people in the gaming industry as they often make a huge amount of sales around this time. Games for all different…
Have you got what it takes to get in to game development?
Lots of children and young teenagers dream about getting into gaming development. The thought of getting paid to play games all day may sound like fun but often the…
Are you getting addicted to that computer game?
When we think of addictions, we don’t usually think about hobbies such as gaming, but gaming can actually be an addiction for many and this has become even more…
Teaching children about coding
Coding is no longer just something that web programmers and game programmers do, it is now a skill that is taught at school even to children as young as primary…
Should you let your child spend their pocket money on in app purchase?
There are so many different types of games available on tablets, games consoles and phones. Often many children have access to at least one of these types of device…
Is online gaming helping with social skills?
Many parents worry about how much time a child plays on their games console or tablets. Lots of children would much rather play on their games console than go out…
Is your child having too much screen time?
Many children have been out back into home schooling again and finding that this time, unlike in March, they are expected to do a lot more work. Most schools are…
Is gaming good for our health?
Gaming, that is playing games on a computer or a console, has become a particularly popular pastime in recent years not only amongst the younger generation but…
Video games for children
More and more children now have consoles such as Xbox, PS4 and Nintendo Switches. After you have bought the console you then need to buy additional games for your…
Is It Too Easy to Buy Adult Video Games
In the UK many video games have an '18 plus' rating, yet we hear in the media about it being too easy for children to buy video games. Sometimes a parent will buy…