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Here are some relevant links and files for you... http://www.peoplepoints.co.nz/2010/03/jim-mora-nz-world-internet-project-bbc.html



**Simon Morris on NZ's film industry over the past couple of years** **http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/atm/atm-20110406-1930-At_The_Movies_for_6_April_2011-048.mp3** **Young People’s Use of Entertainment Mediums 2010**

In 2006, the Classification Office undertook research to obtain a snapshot of how young people in New Zealand were using the entertainment mediums they had access to. The research highlighted the frequency with which young people were interacting with mediums such as cinema, DVDs and video games, and gave insights into the sorts of entertainment choices they were making. Four years later, in 2010, as technology continues to evolve at an ever increasing rate, the Classification Office has updated this research in order to reflect upon how young people’s use of entertainment mediums has changed since 2006 or, in some cases, stayed the same. The research involved a survey of 529 Media Studies students and was conducted in Term 1 2010. [|__The results of this research are now available on our student website.__]

Key findings of this research include:
 * participants watched DVDs and played video games more often than those surveyed 4 years ago
 * 65% watched films from the internet
 * while the majority are affected only a little or not at all by film and video game classifications, classifications are more influential than rules or standards imposed by parents
 * the influence of internet publicity on entertainment choices has risen sharply
 * the popularity of video games has risen for both boys and girls