tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post6416577747157736730..comments2023-10-08T18:03:59.871+02:00Comments on thinking with my fingers: Game RatingTorillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07428251841060676279noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-4711518724392416262007-06-10T14:42:00.000+02:002007-06-10T14:42:00.000+02:00This might be of some interest to you: Xfire's "Th...This might be of some interest to you: Xfire's <A HREF="http://www.xfire.com/cms/xf_censorship/" REL="nofollow">"The Debate Over Video Game Censorship"</A>Linn Søvighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193247966150366343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-16023990596267996212007-06-04T01:30:00.000+02:002007-06-04T01:30:00.000+02:00Have you looked into Jack Thompson's "Modest Propo...Have you looked into Jack Thompson's "Modest Proposal"? He dared a video game company to create a game in which a father, distraught over the fact that his son falls under the spell of violent video games, goes on a rampage and kills video game designers.<BR/><BR/>http://gc.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=5883<BR/><BR/>http://www.derekyu.com/games.html<BR/><BR/><BR/>Then there's the (not very Dennis G. Jerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022974236512169775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-21171549260700781242007-05-31T13:27:00.000+02:002007-05-31T13:27:00.000+02:00Yeah - the Hot Coffee episode is a great. I learn...Yeah - the Hot Coffee episode is a great. I learned most of what I know about ratingssystems and games just by following the events there. F.ex. that Australia doesn't have 18+ and therefore banned Grand Theft Auto and that the US has a very market driven system because the have 17 and 18+. The 17 age limit is allowed to be sold in large retailers like Wallmart a.s.o. while 18+ is not. But Linn Søvighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193247966150366343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-61568316549861106472007-05-30T23:22:00.000+02:002007-05-30T23:22:00.000+02:00Thanks both, hot-coffee mod is an interesting exam...Thanks both, hot-coffee mod is an interesting example. And Lisbeth, I have to check that out! Thank you.Torillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428251841060676279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-19311827339847686122007-05-30T15:54:00.000+02:002007-05-30T15:54:00.000+02:00Hi Torill,at the Nordic Game Conference, PEGI was ...Hi Torill,<BR/>at the Nordic Game Conference, PEGI was very actively advertising their new PEGI online ratings - now extending their rating system to online games:<BR/>http://www.pegionline.eu/da/index/id/70<BR/><BR/>- LisbethLisbeth Klastruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714356824008279910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-7426338857092339422007-05-30T13:45:00.000+02:002007-05-30T13:45:00.000+02:00There is also the hot coffee mod-Grand Theft Auto ...There is also the hot coffee mod-Grand Theft Auto controversy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645006030067855904noreply@blogger.com