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Saturday 18 August 2012
Friday 3 August 2012
Gaming Age Rating Changes
Before discuss the upcoming changes in the UK, I just wanted to do a quick explanation on why I'm discussing this rather than the new Mountain Lion OSX for Macs. It had been my original plan to do this, however me and Mr Husband have recently moved house. We have some internet however, we don't have enough bandwidth to download the new OSX. I'm disappointed that I can't review it since it will have a huge impact on dyslexics however once I am able to download it, I will do a review.
On Tuesday 30th July, a new game rating system came into force. It was on the BBC news but some people won't understand the impact or the reasons that change was needed. Today's blog will discuss these issues
What's happened? Over the last few years, the UK Game ratings system has moved from the classification used by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) to the PEGI (Pan-European Game Information). This week saw that those selling video games must obey the PEGI ratings or face prosecution.
Why has this has happened?
There have been a few reasons behind this changes. Firstly, it is recognised throughout Europe - since it is used in a lot of European countries. It is worth pointing out that whilst the PEGI system is in place in Europe, not all countries have moved to the step of making the legally enforceable. In the UK - this system has created the Games Rating Authority through the VSC [Video Standards Council]. This is important since they will be able to focus on just games ratings, unlike than the BBFC which focused on video games and movies. But more importantly, it is a clearer for families to understand the content of the games and what age range is acceptable to play it. Research carried out in 2010 found that over 60% of parents were in favour of the PEGI age ratings. What's my personal view on this? I have always held the opinion that its important to have clear understanding for parents in terms of games and their content. I'm not a parent however, I do plan to be and I want my children to not be exposed to content that they aren't mature enough to deal with. Whilst my parents understood the BBFC ratings, there wasn't much clarity in terms of the amount of violence, bad language or sexual references in the games I was playing. I feel that this change can only be viewed as positive. I can remember being a 15 year old child playing 18 rated games. But I did this with my parents knowledge and I explained the content of the games. They believed I was mature enough at that age to deal with that content. Whilst I was responsible, I know people who were younger but not as open to their parents. But what was worse, there were no consequences for those selling the games, unlike if you were to sell movies. This changed using the same classification system for movies but it didn't really explain what could be in the game. This new system not only shows what ages are acceptable for each game, but also if it had violence, bad language or sexual references within the game content. This clearly explains the content of the game to the parents, meaning they are able to make an informed decision on whether their child could handle the content or not. Isn't that beneficial to everyone?
On Tuesday 30th July, a new game rating system came into force. It was on the BBC news but some people won't understand the impact or the reasons that change was needed. Today's blog will discuss these issues
What's happened? Over the last few years, the UK Game ratings system has moved from the classification used by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) to the PEGI (Pan-European Game Information). This week saw that those selling video games must obey the PEGI ratings or face prosecution.
Why has this has happened?
There have been a few reasons behind this changes. Firstly, it is recognised throughout Europe - since it is used in a lot of European countries. It is worth pointing out that whilst the PEGI system is in place in Europe, not all countries have moved to the step of making the legally enforceable. In the UK - this system has created the Games Rating Authority through the VSC [Video Standards Council]. This is important since they will be able to focus on just games ratings, unlike than the BBFC which focused on video games and movies. But more importantly, it is a clearer for families to understand the content of the games and what age range is acceptable to play it. Research carried out in 2010 found that over 60% of parents were in favour of the PEGI age ratings. What's my personal view on this? I have always held the opinion that its important to have clear understanding for parents in terms of games and their content. I'm not a parent however, I do plan to be and I want my children to not be exposed to content that they aren't mature enough to deal with. Whilst my parents understood the BBFC ratings, there wasn't much clarity in terms of the amount of violence, bad language or sexual references in the games I was playing. I feel that this change can only be viewed as positive. I can remember being a 15 year old child playing 18 rated games. But I did this with my parents knowledge and I explained the content of the games. They believed I was mature enough at that age to deal with that content. Whilst I was responsible, I know people who were younger but not as open to their parents. But what was worse, there were no consequences for those selling the games, unlike if you were to sell movies. This changed using the same classification system for movies but it didn't really explain what could be in the game. This new system not only shows what ages are acceptable for each game, but also if it had violence, bad language or sexual references within the game content. This clearly explains the content of the game to the parents, meaning they are able to make an informed decision on whether their child could handle the content or not. Isn't that beneficial to everyone?
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