Answered by Anne Collier
I know more about US parents, but - yes - I do think they treat videogame purchases differently from film ones. I think it's because parents just know a lot more about movies and movie ratings than about... Show more »I know more about US parents, but - yes - I do think they treat videogame purchases differently from film ones. I think it's because parents just know a lot more about movies and movie ratings than about videogames and their ratings. Parents see as many movies as kids do, though not always the same ones, and the former generally know what's "out there" and child-appropriate because movies are so widely marketed in mainstream media and they're just a part of parents' everyday (or weekend) lives. Videogames and MMORPGs are kind of the media "great unknown" to parents still. This will change, of course, but it'll be a while before videogames and film reach parity in the parental collective consciousness.
As to your last question, I think there might be something to that for some parents, but overall parents are increasingly taking games seriously. In our country, videogames get much more negative media hype than positive, and some politicians who are very good at drawing media have made violent videogames their cause. So you hear much less about all the general-audience games than about the violent ones. Pretty much the way it works with everything, though, of course.
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