August 7th, 2008 by Eugene Barsky | No Comments »
Entertainment Software Association has released its 2008 report titled – “2008 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry”
Some interesting stats from there :
* 65% of American households play computer or video games.
* The average game player age is 35.
* In 2008, 26% of gamers were over the age of 50.
* The average age of the most frequent game purchaser is: 40
* Women age 18 or older represent a significantly greater portion of the game-playing population (33%) than boys age 17 or younger (18%).
* 13 is the average number of years adult gamers have been playing computer or video games.
* 59% of gamers play games with other gamers in person.
* 94% of the time parents are present at the time games are purchased or rented.
* 63% of parents believe games are a positive part of their children’s lives.
* 83% of the time children receive their parents’ permission before purchasing or renting a game.
* Parents report always or sometimes monitoring the games their children play 88% of the time.
Read the full text here – “2008 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry”
via Stephen’s Lighthouse
** photo by Earl – What I Saw 2.0
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August 1st, 2008 by Kevin Lindstrom | No Comments »
With the recent rock slide on the Sea to Sky Highway, I thought this would be a good opportunity to highlight the research profiles of Dr. Oldrich Hungr and Dr. Erik Eberhardt who are both from the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences.
Dr. Hungr’s research deals with issues related slope stability analysis and risk assessment.
Geertsemaa, Marten; Hungr, Oldrich; Schwab, James W.; Evans, Stephen G. A large rockslide–debris avalanche in cohesive soil at Pink Mountain, northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Engineering Geology 83(1-3): 64-75
Dr. Eberhardt’s research deals with rock engineering as it pertains to rock slope failure and the prediction of rock mass behaviour.
Eberhardt, Erik. The role of advanced numerical methods and geotechnical field measurements in understanding complex deep-seated rock slope failure mechanisms. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(4): 484-510.
Posted by kevin.lindstrom@ubc.ca Earth and Ocean Sciences liaison librarian.
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