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 Innovative entertainment applications: creative, appealing and addictive games are now available from game publishers such asZynga (TexasHold’m), Rovio (Angry Birds), Chillingo , etc (...)  The role of user generated content such as news reporting, citizen journalism and entertainment. This growth of online communities (i.e. more people connected to social media through Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.) is changing the paradigm of the Internet and creating a major shift in the development of consumer applications such as games, productivity tools, business applications etc… (d) Mobility: Smart Phones and Apps Growth of smart phones and mobile applications has been catalyzed by several factors, such as:  The availability of affordable hardware (i.e. (...)  The sale of good quality digital content is on the rise20  Mobile will take over the TV21  The mobile apps market is estimated at $10 billion with a yearly growth rate of 100%22  The global spend on education is estimated at $4450.9bn and is stated to grow at 7%  The e-learning market currently estimated at $90bn will grow to $166.5 billion in 2015 and $255 billion in 2017 (23% CAGR between 2012 and 2017)23  Global online gaming revenue will increase by more than +10% annually from 2010 to 201624 5.

Software as a service (SaaS) and Business-to- business (B2B) Web portals for online business services; and online meetings. (...) ST/IC/2014/27 7/9 14-64178 Shopping Bartering; online purchasing; coupons and free offers; general office supplies; online catalogues; and online malls. (...) Freeware and shareware Providing downloads of free and shareware software. Games Various card games, board games, word games and video games; combat games; sports games; downloadable games; game reviews; cheat sheets; computer games and Internet games, such as role-playing games.

: - Affirmative 26.8% - Possibly Yes 41.2% - Hard to say 20.7% - Possibly No 7.8% - Negative 3.5% Questions (19)-(21) are designed for those who play Internet games. (19) Gaming time that net game players spend per week: 9.9 Hours (20) Net game players’ favourite game type Multiple choices: - RPG 45.7% - RTS 16.6% - SLG 11.2% - One to one match Chess/Cards/Puzzle, etc. 68.6% - Others 2.5% (21) The aspect that game players consider the most: (Multiple choices): - Connecting speed 68.0% - Charges 40.3% - Easy to operate 36.8% - Story 33.3% - Video performance 29.4% CES/SEM.52/7 Page 17 - Music 17.5% - Relative activities 14.4% - Customer services 19.5% - Others 2.1% (22) Your comment on the influence of net games on players’ study/work/life: - Enormous 10.1% - Big 25.3% - So so 27.5% - Small 23.6% - Not at all 13.5% (23) Have your computer ever been invaded within last 12 months? (...) In accordance with the statistical theories and International common practice, based on the previous 11 statistical surveys, we adopted computer auto online searching, online survey, offline sampling and receive statistics from relevant institutions. (...) CES/SEM.52/7 Page 21 Online survey 5. The online survey focuses on understanding the situation, custom of the Internet users in accessing the Internet and their views on some hot issues.

While mothers are more likely to engage with children on social media, fathers are more likely to engage with their children through video games.5 Both types of activities have a potential to foster closeness and provide opportunities for communication and for monitoring of both the content and the quality of children’s online engagement. 18. While playing video games together, children experience an appreciation of their parents’ interest in the media important to them, while parents can both evaluate the games their children are engaged in playing and discuss sensitive issues associated with game content. (...) On the other hand, individual engagement in ICT-related activities, while serving as a source of entertainment and relaxation, may lead to conflict within families arising from concerns related to proper use of new technologies, diminished family time and risk of addiction (for example, to online gaming), as well as potential exposure to online predators and cyberbullying.