{"id":5812,"date":"2017-07-30T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T07:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=5812"},"modified":"2017-07-30T17:44:25","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T07:44:25","slug":"really-plays-video-games-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/really-plays-video-games-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Really Plays Video Games &#038; Why &#8211; Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/digital-australia-2018-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/digital-australia-2018-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/digital-australia-2018-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/digital-australia-2018-94x55.jpg 94w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/digital-australia-2018.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/>A study from Bond Universit and the Interactive Games &amp; Entertainment Association has revealed that 97 percent of Australian households with children have video game devices, but who is playing and why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Digital-Australia-2018-DA18-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Australia 2018<\/a> report digs into this question and more. \u00a0I recently spoke with the lead author of the report and Bond University Professor Dr\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Jeff<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Brand. \u00a0Listen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5812-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Digital-Australia-Report-2018_Dr-Jeff-Brand_edit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Digital-Australia-Report-2018_Dr-Jeff-Brand_edit.mp3\">http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Digital-Australia-Report-2018_Dr-Jeff-Brand_edit.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study from Bond Universit and the Interactive Games &amp; Entertainment Association has revealed that 97 percent of Australian households with children have video game devices, but who is playing and why? 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