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0:00:15 > 0:00:17- Hello and welcome to Hacio.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- On tonight's programme, Glesni - looks at the gaming world in Wales.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- She meets people - who like living in a fantasy world.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- How many hours a week - do you spend gaming?
0:00:28 > 0:00:32- Around 30-40 hours, perhaps, - if it's a busy period.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- Is there a danger - that fantasy becomes an obsession?
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- It becomes your complete mentality.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43- That makes it really difficult - to function in the real world.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- First, we return to the - European survey, Generation What?- - www.generation-what.eu/
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- It's a survey that portrays young - people's lives across Europe...
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- ..through asking - what's important to them.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- Welsh people's attitude towards - gay people drew our attention.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- One in three young men under 25...
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- ..said that seeing a gay couple - kissing would trouble them.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Guto met one couple - for their response.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Tom lives in Bonymaen, Swansea, - with his partner, Nathan.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- They've been in a relationship - for five years.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25- They're not surprised that young men - worry about seeing gay couples kiss.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- But would they be comfortable - being affectionate in public?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- There's an element of evading.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36- People looking and saying things.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Sometimes, older people...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- They wouldn't say much.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- But young people, teenagers...
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- ..can be odd about it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51- They can name-call.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- The couple would not be open about - their sexuality in some places.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59- But while on holiday - in Denmark recently...
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- ..the pair were far readier - to show their love.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- We were both more comfortable, - especially you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- We were both more comfortable...
0:02:09 > 0:02:15- ..doing it in places - other than Bonymaen.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Whenever we do it outside, - I always feel...
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- ..like a meerkat...
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- ..especially around here.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- They had their worst experience - while shopping in London.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- We held hands - walking out the shop...
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- ..and we received a look.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- We received a dirty look.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- The same person - threw a glass bottle at us.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- The bottle smashed.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48- We turned around and the man - just walked away shouting things.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- After the Generation What? - survey results...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- ..we decided to see how people - in the centre of Swansea...
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- ..would respond to Tom and Nathan - kissing in the street.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- If they like males, carry on. - Just don't do it towards me.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- It wouldn't bother me at all.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- Why?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- It's a normal part of society, - isn't it?
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- It would bother me, definitely.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26- Why?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Of course it would. - I'm not into that, like.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30- It's not for me.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- Very few confessed that seeing - the pair kiss troubled them.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- But what did Tom and Nathan - think of the reaction in Swansea?
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- We received a few looks but apart - from that, no-one said anything.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- When we were kissing, - we got a few strange looks.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- But not many, to be honest. - It was fine.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Another theme in the Generation - What? survey was feminism.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- One statement split - young Welsh people's opinions...
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- ..with over half of respondents...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- ..agreeing that the sexes - are still not equal.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Glesni met two women - who want to voice their opinions.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Fflur Arwel is 23 - and lives in Aberystwyth.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- She feels - that traditional attitudes...
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- ..about the difference between men - and women still exists.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Hiya, Fflur. Are you OK?
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- Hiya, Fflur. Are you OK?- - Fine, thanks.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- I think that as a society - we're still bound by gender roles.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- The way we think a man should behave - and the way a woman should behave.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- Those binaries shackles everyone.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- It has a very negative effect...
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- ..on how women exist within society.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00- She says that these stereotypes - affect every aspect of life.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- Inequality is widespread...
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- ..but it all comes down - to how we perceive each other.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- We see gender, we see women.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- For example, cat calling, - slut shaming...
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- ..experiences in the workplace, - the gender pay gap.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- They all feed into each other.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- At Cardiff University, Esyllt Jones - is in her second year...
0:05:29 > 0:05:30- ..studying engineering.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- She hopes to work in the field - in the future.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- In Britain, - only 9% of engineers are women.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- It's a field - traditionally dominated by men.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Things are changing, but there's - a way to go to have total equality.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- She feels there are advantages - to being a woman in the field...
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- ..but it can have - a negative effect too.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- People remember us so it's an - advantage in interviews and so on.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- But I feel sometimes...
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- ..that people think - that women have it easier than men.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- That's not the case.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- We work just as hard. - Our work is of the same standard.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19- Esyllt wants to see more women - in the engineering industry...
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- ..and for equal opportunities in - the professional world in general.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- Equality is needed to get - the right balance in the workplace.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Men and women - have their strengths and weaknesses.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- By achieving that balance, - we can develop a lot more...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- ..and have different opinions - in every workplace.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- According to a recent report - by the UK government...
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- ..women on average earn 6,500 less - than men of the same status...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- ..five years after graduating.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Fflur is a feminist and wants - attitudes to change towards women.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- There's a tendency - not to want to listen...
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- ..and to label them - as angry, irrational and emotional.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10- The negative words that describe - women who just want equality...
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- ..and who just want to live - in a society...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- ..where they can be themselves.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Lastly, mobile phones.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- It's fair to say that most of us - depend on these devices daily.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- But according - to the Generation What? survey...
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- ..almost 50% of young people say - they could be happy without them.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Guto put one student to the test.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39- My name is Elen
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- I use my phone all the time
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Guto's asked me to live without - my phone for a day... oh, no!
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- How much - do you use your phone every day?
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- Like every young person, I use - social media. A bit too much maybe.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- As a student, it's important - to keep up with all the emails...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- ..in case a lecture - has been postponed or something.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- So your whole life is in your phone.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11- So your whole life is in your phone.- - Yes, it is.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- It's not good!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- If I lost my phone, I'd be worried.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- The big moment has arrived.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Please give me your mobile.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20- Please give me your mobile.- - There you go.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Thanks. You'll get it back later.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- What time does the bus depart?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- I'm waiting for a bus into town.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I don't have my phone so I'm not - sure what time the bus is arriving.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- As you can see, - there's no timetable here.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Surely one must be on the way...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- ..maybe not!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- I've been here - for almost half an hour.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- There's no sign of the bus.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- I don't have any way - of looking online...
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- ..to see - if there's a bus on the way.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- I'm going to have to walk.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Looking forward - to meeting my friends
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- They're late. Where are they?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- I'm meant to be meeting my friends - this afternoon.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- I take it they're late.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Obviously I haven't received - a message as I don't have my phone.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- They might have texted - to say they're not coming.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Thank goodness I have a book to read
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Twenty minutes have passed - and they still haven't turned up.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- I'm still waiting.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- I've finished my drink. Yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- Hello!
0:09:53 > 0:09:54- Hello!
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- Sorry we're late.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Sorry we're late.- - It's OK.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- For goodness' sake, - put the phones down!
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- It's hard. I can't join in the chat - and know what they're talking about.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- What's been happening today.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I've just left my friends.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- I've had a bad experience - with the buses.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- Enough for one day.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- I'm going to find a taxi.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- I might use a phone box to book one.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- It's too cold - to look for a phone box
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- I've found a phone box.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- It was easier than I thought.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- You don't notice - there are so many around.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- I thought this would happen - so I've come prepared.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- I wrote down a taxi number.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59- I've never used a phone like this so - the next step is to understand it...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- ..and then phone a taxi.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- Yey, instructions!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- Hiya, is it possible to book a taxi, - please?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Well done me :)
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Hooray, the taxi's booked!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- I'm on my way home.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- It's been quite - a difficult experience, quite odd.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- My hand's been in my pocket all day - wondering where my phone is!
0:11:29 > 0:11:30- One day is enough.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- I'll be happy to get my phone back.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- I'll be happy to get my phone back.- - There you go. That's your phone.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Thank goodness for that :)
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- After the break, - we hear from Welsh gamers.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Glesni finds out - what attracts people...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- ..to an industry that's now - worth billions in Britain.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- But is there a danger - that gamers can become addicted?
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0:12:00 > 0:12:04- Welcome back. The gaming world - changes and adapts constantly.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- 57% of the population - play video games.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Glesni takes a look at the role - Welsh gamers play in it today.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- From the simple '70s game, Pong...- - http://www.ponggame.org/
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- ..to Pac-Man in the 1980s...- - https://web.archive.org/web/20140911050643/http://archive.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/- - ch_1010
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- ..to Pokemon Go this year, - the gaming world has come far.- - http://www.pokemongo.com/en-uk/
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- They're now available - on several platforms.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36- From consoles to computers, online, - hand-held and even on mobile phones.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- Since last year...
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- ..the UK's video game market - is the 6th largest in the world.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- Tonight a video games night is being - held at 10 Feet Tall in Cardiff.- - http://www.10feettall.co.uk/
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- Jack Bevan Davies is 22 years old.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- He studied Computer Games Enterprise - at South Wales University.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- He now works - in the video games industry.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- He's here tonight to launch - his new game for mobile phones.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- What's different about our game is - that it doesn't move very quickly.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- You need to remember the pattern - of what's happening.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- There are 61 companies in Wales - developing and publishing games.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Over 30 of them - are based in Cardiff.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Because of that, the capital city - has been named...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- ..as an official UK gaming hub.- - http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/map-uk-games-industry
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- I produce/design games.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- I make sure the games are created.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37- I manage the team...
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- ..and make sure they know what - they're doing and plan games out.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- I design the big parts of the game, - the user experience and the bits...
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- ..so people know - how to play the game.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Jack works full time.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- That doesn't put a stop - to his hobby.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- I work more now so I don't have - that much time to play games.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- If I had a weekend off, - I'd play for the whole weekend.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- When you were younger, in your - teens, were you a big gamer?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Yes, I didn't do any homework.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- I just played games non stop.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- According to recent research gaming - is most popular amongst young boys.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- It's particularly popular - between the ages of 15 and 24.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Tom Pritchard from Criccieth - loves playing video games.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- He likes the feeling of control - within the game environment.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- What you do in the game - affects how the game goes out...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- ..and it can turn into - something different.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- With films and music...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- ..it just washes over you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- With games, - you're part of everything.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- I think it's very special.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- Tom says that gaming - isn't just pressing buttons.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- He sees a very sociable side - to playing...
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- ..and that the video game community - is growing.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- I grew up playing games - with friends.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- A lot of people have come out here - tonight to play video games.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- More and more people are doing it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- More and more people are comfortable - telling others that they're gamers.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- People don't look at you and - automatically think you're weird.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- It's more of a normal thing now.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Tom doesn't think he plays too much.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31- He says that he can play between - 30 and 40 hours a week at times.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- If you're on the right game, - they can take up to 200 hours.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- That is an issue.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- They do take time.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- They do take time and - you have to commit to them.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- You get more out of them for that.
0:15:47 > 0:15:54- Jamie Callis from Barry says - he's seen the darker side of gaming.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- He is now a student - at South Wales University.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- When he was in the sixth form...
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- ..he got addicted - to playing online video games.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- I wouldn't revise for exams - or want to do homework.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- The only thing I'd want to do - is play a video game...
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- ..and escape from the world - and spend my entire time...
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- ..dedicating myself - to improving on that game.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- It becomes your complete mentality.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- That makes it really difficult - to function in the real world.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- He used to play - for eight hours a day...
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- ..and at most 14 hours a day - during school holidays.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- The constant gaming had a severe - effect on his sleeping pattern.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- His behaviour started to change.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- It also had an effect - on my ability to communicate.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- If somebody - would try speaking to me...
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- ..I'd be quite agitated - if I'd lost a game or something.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- I'd occasionally shout.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- Over a six-year period, - Jamie spent around 900...
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- ..on improving his online gaming - experience.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- He failed some of his A level exams.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- I ended up falling into depression - and having social anxiety.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- I just wouldn't want to socialize - with people in real life...
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- ..communicate - or even spend time with family.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17- We got it extremely bad.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23- Living Room Cardiff is a centre - to help treat all addicts...
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- ..and according to the head, - Wynford Ellis Owen...
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- ..they now see - video game addicts too.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- The two examples I have - come from students.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Their tutors noticed they weren't - concentrating on work...
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- ..and the standard - of their work declined.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- They looked into the reason for it.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48- They found that they'd spend between - ten and fifteen hours a day...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- ..playing these games.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- It had developed - into a total obsession.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- According to Wynford...
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- ..the situation is worsening - with the development of technology.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- It's certainly increasing.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- It's increasing - because of availability.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12- Whatever you get out of your - addiction, it's instantly available.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- That is where these games - are more sophisticated.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- There are newer, more ambitious - ideas that come in regularly.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- They catch the imagination - of the addict.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- It gives them that kick - quickly and effectively.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Some defend the industry.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- I went to London to meet - one of them, Gav Murphy.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- He makes a living out of gaming.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- If you don't have self control, - that is not the game's fault.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- You could be addicted - to alcohol or drugs.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59- There is nothing in games that's - worse than what's in TV or films.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Gav works for the gaming website, - IGN Entertainment.- - http://uk.ign.com/
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Part of his job involves discussing - and reviewing online games.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Alright, I'm Gav Murphy with IGN.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- This is Hot Pepper Gaming.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I'm reviewing Jonathan Blow's - amazing game, The Witness.- - http://the-witness.net/news/team/ - http://the-witness.net/news/
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- First, I'm going to eat - this Scotch bonnet pepper.- - http://www.pepperscale.com/scotch-bonnet-pepper/
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Gaming has been one of Gav's - interests since childhood.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- He's proud to have turned - his hobby into a job.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- A lot of the videos are us playing - a game from start to finish.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- We have a laugh together - and mess around.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Somebody described them - as podcasts but with a video.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- In addition to watching online, - thousands of people travel...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- ..to watch eSports competitions, - video game competitions.- - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2686182
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- The prizes can reach - high six-figure sums.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- The eSports world has gone nuts.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- I watched the League of Legends - World Final in Germany last year.- - https://signup.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/signup/index?ref=en_uk_goos&gclid=CjwKEAiAm8nCBRD7x- NalaKzFvZ600yFbIP42ogvHg7RZchrwFzPD8Epd-m2XwFhoCsMvw_wcB&realm_key=euw -
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- That was just insane.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- It's like being - at the Millennium Stadium.- - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Stadium
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- People have come out to see - competitors from all over the world.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- They're playing League of Legends - against each other.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Wales is leaving its mark - on the gaming world...
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- ..through creating new games.- - Sorry, it's too cutty.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Developers are making - some good games.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- I know one developer quite well, - Wales Interactive.- - http://www.walesinteractive.com/
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- They've made a few games - that are amazing.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- No-one is saying it's a good - Welsh game, it's just a good game.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- That's really good.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Wales Interactive - is one of the companies...
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- ..the Welsh Government - has invested in.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- Until March this year...- - https://businesswales.gov.wales/sites/business-wales/files/documents/WG%20Business%20Funding%- - March%202013/WG16912_Digital%20Development%20Fund.pdf
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- ..the digital development fund - offered grants of up to 50,000...
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- ..for Welsh companies - to develop video games.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- The government is currently - reviewing the fund.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- There is no certainty - the grants will continue.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- Osian Llewelyn Edwards wants to see - the investment continue.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- He's a contributor to the Welsh - online video game blog, Fideo Wyth.- - https://fideowyth.com/about/
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- He feels there's potential to turn - Welsh legends into video games.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- Games with elements - from the Mabinogion...
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- ..would be a rich source - of plots and ideas.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- There are all kinds of armies.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- There are stories and huge battles.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Osian thinks this would offer - Wales several advantages.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Economically - but also linguistically.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- In Wales, I think we have something - that we could build on.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- That's how we could build - on the game culture.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- We could get more modern culture...
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- ..into the Welsh language - and Welsh community.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54- Without doubt...
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- ..the British video game market - is going from strength to strength.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Last year, the market's value - reached almost 4.2 billion.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- It increases - at about a rate of 5% a year.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Jack looks forward - to being a part of that market.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- He's hoping his new game - for mobile phones...
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- ..will attract players - in their teens.
0:22:17 > 0:22:23- Teenagers don't usually have the - same responsibilities as you or me.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- They can play for days at a time.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Aren't you targeting - potential addicts?
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Yes, but it doesn't really happen - with iOS and Android...
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- ..because they're games you play - for a minute and then put it down.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- With a PC, - you can play for a whole day.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- In the UK, 42% of gamers are women - with men making up the other 58%.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54- What are the opinions of the women - here about the dangers of addiction?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- If you love something so much - and you get endorphins out of it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- You can get addicted to it.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- You can lose a lot of hours - of your life to it.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- If you're clever - and you're careful, you won't.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Despite admitting that gaming - is a big part of his life...
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- ..Tom has no plans to cut down - or give up on a lifelong habit.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- If you like and enjoy and get - something out of something...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- ..why wouldn't you want to do - as much of that as you could?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- That's it for tonight - and for the series.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- If you have a story - to share with us...
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0:23:35 > 0:23:37- We'll be back in the new year - with another series.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Until then, eat, drink and be merry. - Merry Christmas and goodnight.
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