Initial details on Dr. Byron's game violence review unveiled |
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The first details regarding Dr. Tanya Byron's review regarding violent video games and children has come into light. And from the looks of it, the reports indicate that Dr. Byron has criticized both the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and its European-wide counterpart, PEGI.Regarding the BBFC, Byron noted that its classification system was too confusing to properly understand, and that its measures were not tough enough.
PEGI was also criticized for its use of confusing symbols, as well as the ease at which distributors could easily chose their own ratings by filling in a form about their games.
To this end, Byron recommended the use of a single classification system. Its age ratings would be required to be clearly visible on the game's packaging, like the ESRB's current procedure.
Going into specifics, Byron further added that the classification board in mind would carry an age 12 rating for games. This rating is also currently used by the BBFC in rating movies, though not for games. As Byron elaborated:
We have to make child digital safety a priority. If you are under 18, you should not be able to buy an ‘18’ game and if you are under 12, you should not be able to buy a ‘12’ game.
Byron further recommended that retailers who were caught selling games to children below this age bracket would be penalized with a fine, and up to five year's prison time.
The doctor also recommended that all existing game consoles be equipped with some form of parental block. Byron further called for a largescale education campaign for parents, teachers and childcare professionals to ensure that they would know how to responsibly handle their children's experiences in gaming.
We remind the readers that this is just a preliminary look into Dr. Byron's report. Drop by again as we pick up more detailed information regarding this matter.
Via Times Online
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How can such a hot doctor(the woman in the pik) be so cruel?:P
Pointless.. We will continue to play "Murder Simulators" while we are underage.
"...and if you are under 12, you should not be able to buy a ‘12’ game."
"and up to five year's prison time."
That is just.. just... sad!
"Sorry, pal, but you can't buy this cool 12+ car game which has absolutely NO violence, nudity or anything other of that sort because if I sell this to you they will send me to prison for a maximum of five years."
And let's say someone is 8, for example. He/she is going to the game shop to buy a 7+ game. Now how the heck is he/she going to prove his/her age to the shop clerk??
Is there even a 7+ classification ?
Granted, it's prolly not gonna be easy to police selling 12+ games, but I think the most crucial one is the 18+ rating anyway.
Yeah murder simulator is a fun games. Seriously its entertainment for the whole family.
Sorry, here in Finland there is a 7+ classification :)
I love people who goto college for 10+ years or so, and come out looking like complete fools...
Byron further recommended that retailers who were caught selling games to children below this age bracket would be penalized with a fine, and up to five year's prison time.
uh, wow so theyre worse than rapists pot smokers, crack users etc, this system is so screwed now
it just more fear control....
oh and THIS:
The doctor also recommended that all existing game consoles be equipped with some form of parental block.
what a moron, 360 has one that is decent the only people that know how to get around it are prolly not too young to be playing these games, i believe the ps3 has one(correct me if i am wrong) the wii hardly needs one
k look, lets make it realy easy, put the ratings on, employees, dont sell a 6 yeard old gta, even though when i worked at gamestop this mother came in with her daughter who was like 7 and wanted gta for her her excuse:baby gets what baby wants"
THATS the problem, not this rating system.....the F****** up parents, kids arent innocent by nature, but they are superimpression able by their parents, they have to be the ones to be responsible, not the rest of society
this is still stemming from the depression work programs and social systems, we put in temporary systems to get us back on our feet and to get secure, this has trickled down now to the point where we expect someone else to do it for us, "oh the gov't will take care of it, its not my fault, its not my responsibility"
How the hell do these people get doctorates?
/major rant
Almost like britains Jack Thompson...
i think byron is a pretty cool guy. eh sounds whiny and doesnt afraid of anything
seriously though, why are the upper class toffs the only ones to clamp down on us, the gamers?.. if they want to blame anyone, for gods sake blame the parents.
if a child is 12 and go to a shop how can show it is 12? it take the mother or show a piece of paper? it hasn't the driver license or a identity card.
Just how much of the sale will actually (actually, not in theory) drop if some of the games were R18 only?