Australian University Games

related to inequality, prejudice and discrimination in Australian society. It has been considered out of fashion, because some Australian people think that there is no class difference between people in Australia, everyone enjoys equality in society. In fact, the recent de-regulation of the workplace, and the widening gap in access to hospitals, schools and employment opportunities between the rich and poor, have made class more visible in Australian than ever before. Class is "a category of people who

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Company Profile: Village Roadshow Charlotte Monaghan 100600769 2016 Introduction Village Roadshow began in 1954 as one of the first drive-in cinemas in Australia in the Melbourne suburb of Croydon. From there, it expanded its drive-in cinemas into more traditional ‘hardtop’ cinemas in largely populated areas. Strengthening its business diversity, in the 1960’s Village entered into the film distribution industry, followed by the

what level are athletes taking them, what testing protocols, procedures and costs have to be established. The logistics of drug testing junior athletes becomes particularly cumbersome when the numbers involved in junior sport are looked at. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports in “The Year Book Australia 2012” statistics in children participating in organised sport, in the 10 most popular sports that there were in excess of 684,000 participants between the ages of 15 -17 and this did not include

Basketball is the Most Difficult Sport Introduction For anyone who watched the men's tennis final at the Australian Open (January 29, 2012), there is no doubt that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are extraordinary athletes with stamina and skills that are amazing. The match went 5 hours and 53 seconds and both men were drained physically and emotionally at the end when Djokovic emerged victorious. But is tennis the most difficult sport? The answer is probably not. Some would say boxing or football

certain commitments, the constraint of having to travel for potentially five and a half hours to maintain involvement in surf life saving would mean that my desire to participate would be at an all time low. In appendix 1 it can be seen that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has done a study on constraints that affect participation in sports and physical recreation. In the table the certain parts that are highlighted show that 30.9% of 15-24 year olds don’t participate because they aren’t interested

Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018). The children are also suffering from the problem in the country. It has been noted that for the year 2014-15, one out of four children aged between 2 to 17 years were found obese or overweight

use of bespoke IT solutions • Excellent and supportive culture • Value for money • Superior player experience (e.g. preferred game times, “Swiss” draw system, Fair

interfaces: from Game Boy to personal computers Introduction Accept it or not, video games and “gaming” are a large part of Australian culture. The average Australian 21-year-old would have spent over 10,000 hours playing games (that’s how long it takes to complete school from year 5 to year 12). For immeasurable reasons such as involvement, freedom, entertainment and story-telling are games such a powerful medium of creative and interactive media7. Due to my own personal experience with games and their

can keep the hikikomori locked away for years. In Japan there is extreme pressure to get into a good university and get a well-paid job. For some, failing to do so results in people shutting themselves in. A large aspect of Japan’s enormous pressure on students comes from the entrance exams that students are required to take to get into specific junior high schools, high schools and universities. Failure to gain entry is a leading factor in becoming a hikikomori. The work required to do well in

exposed to media, and media has made the communication of violence more reachable and easier than ever before. Violence is especially an issue that needs to be looked upon, as many, especially the younger generation, view violence in film, computer games or even news reporting’s and this creates them into believing that violence in okay. A recent 2015 study however, identified an association between exposure to violence in entertainment and violent behaviour, which does not prove that exposure causes