Game Change

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.

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.

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.

Meet the woman behind Ten Forward, an afterschool holiday programme that lets children learn and play video games to aid in their development.