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Does the label 'games' mean parents don't take content seriously?
Submitted by: udders | 19 votes for this..
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Is there any evidence to show that the more realistic a character, the more likely the behaviours are to be mimicked?36253
Submitted by: yvonnef | 29 votes for this..
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Interesting you should ask that. I've seen only one study (at Iowa State University) that looked at animated vs. highly representational videogame characters, and it found that playing "cartoonish" violent... Show more »Interesting you should ask that. I've seen only one study (at Iowa State University) that looked at animated vs. highly representational videogame characters, and it found that playing "cartoonish" violent videogames that display no blood "had the same short-term effect [on 9-to-12-year-olds and college students] of increasing aggressive behavior as the more graphic teen (T-rated) violent games." Here's the URL of my blog post talking about it. Show less »
Do games get unfairly treated by censors when compared to other art forms?
Submitted by: JazzHand | 17 votes for this..
If you're talking about rating boards (different from censors, I think), I don't think so. I'm not familiar with the UK ones, but the US videogame rating board is actually a nonprofit organization funded... Show more »If you're talking about rating boards (different from censors, I think), I don't think so. I'm not familiar with the UK ones, but the US videogame rating board is actually a nonprofit organization funded by the videogame industry trade association, so - theoretically - they'd rate videogames more leniently than movies. But, in fact, each medium is rated by its own industry. I think it's more politicians and the news media covering them that have the biases. Show less »
As gamers grow into tomorrow's parents, do you see parental responsibility regarding video games improving?
Submitted by: Theee84 | 19 votes for this..
Absolutely. An informed parent is (usually) a better parent.
With only brief information about a game you are buying, how can a parent monitor the content when they can't preview the whole game. With movies you can watch the whole thing whereas with these games... Show more »With only brief information about a game you are buying, how can a parent monitor the content when they can't preview the whole game. With movies you can watch the whole thing whereas with these games we have to rely on censors? Show less »
Submitted by: yvonnef | 22 votes for this..
Right, movies are different. But a lot of parents - even really good ones - just check a film's rating before deciding if their children can view it. There are videogame ratings too - and, because they're... Show more »Right, movies are different. But a lot of parents - even really good ones - just check a film's rating before deciding if their children can view it. There are videogame ratings too - and, because they're on the Web, they're accessible to any parent anywhere who has a Net connection (and speaks the language of the Web site). Those ratings help a lot. There are also magazines and searchable magazine-like Web sites targeting the gamer market with descriptions and reviews of popular games. More fodder for parental research. You're right that there's a huge amount of material in a videogame that no one, not even the rating board, has enough time to view. And there's a whole lot of unpredictable, player-generated material in multiplayer online games. But what anyone can find about a game in the above resources or with a Web search engine can give a parent a pretty good feel for what a child player would encounter. Parents should also know that there is content - in the US called "mods" for "modifications" - that's not in off-the-shelf games that kids can download from the Internet. Sometimes it's x-rated. Some game manufacturers encourage gamers to create and circulate mods, whether or not x-rated, and some don't. It's another thing for parents of highly Net-literate children to be aware of. Show less »
Surely the certificate system is intended to restrict children from having access to adult games, why are games such as Manhunt 2 banned if it they would only be availble to adults?
Submitted by: larry1 | 23 votes for this..
I probably answered this partially above. I'm not familiar with the certificate system you refer to, but it sounds like some sort of authorization that has to be obtained in order to buy or access specific... Show more »I probably answered this partially above. I'm not familiar with the certificate system you refer to, but it sounds like some sort of authorization that has to be obtained in order to buy or access specific games. That sounds better than outright banning to me. Another useful but not fail-proof tool. Show less »
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