About this season
A documentary exploring New Zealand's burgeoning video game industry, using video games to tell the story.
Episodes (4)
1. Game Plan
Aired 31 July 2020 • 3 min
An exploration of NZ's $200m video-game industry, as told by an up-and-coming studio in Lower Hutt. The industry is looking for more government help to build it into a $1 billion industry by 2025.
2. Game Face
Aired 31 July 2020 • 3 min
Lorien Gugich, aka Lorii Pops, is a single mother who happens to be one of NZ's top video-game streamers. She broadcasts her play to the world and, in turn, viewers pay her for the privilege.
3. Game On
Aired 31 July 2020 • 4 min
Humphrey Hanley was born with hands, but a rare genetic disease meant those hands gradually disappeared. His childhood was hard, but he's found comfort in the virtual world that gaming provides.
4. Ten Forward
Aired 31 July 2020 • 3 min
Meet the woman behind Ten Forward, an afterschool holiday programme that lets children learn and play video games to aid in their development.