Parents in UK are cool, 74% think gaming is educational |
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A new study from Microsoft, called "Play Safe, Play Smart" yielded some
interesting results from parents in the UK.A good number of them believe that games are educational (well.. Grand Theft Auto IV did teach a 6-year-old how to drive) and a great majority feel personally responsible for checking the age rating of the games their kids play.
Here are the rest of the results:
- 61% state that games are a great social experience
- 52% feel gaming brings their families together
- 80% see the pastime as a vital component in a balanced blend of modern and traditional entertainment
- 73% are aware of parental controls on game console
- 94% feel personally responsible for checking the age rating of the games their kids play
- 74% believe that games are educational
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Via CVG
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i learnt my english from playing games all these years.. and then school tought me the grammatic stuff
^^and some games use math... but THAT's rare
and talking to people are a way to getting a bit more socialized.....
i, myself was once extremely anti-social, but then i got an xbox, i got a few friends, went online everyday just to talk with them... and now i have no issues in the real worls
wonder what moron will tell me "you have no life"....*sigh*.. what is the world coming to?
That's it... I'm moving to the UK.
1, we're full and 2, the reason for this is because 80% of mothers in the uk are under 20
Nice, its ashame the UK has one of the worst rating systems on the planet which forces all games to be rated unlike the US where it is voluntary. Oh and since Microsoft conducted the study the percentage is probably more like 64 or 84, since Microsoft manages to get everything wrong.
I don't think game rating is actually a requirement in the uk just something that is generally done.
I don't see how you can say its the worst either we dont have a rating that none of the shops will sell and its really easy to understand.
Why is ratings being voluntary a good thing?
MMMMMMMMMILFS!! !!!!!!!!
In many European countries, ratings are legally required, just like in Australia. And, also like Australia, the rating board will refuse to rate a game if they think it's too violent. They wont even give it an 18 rating, instead they just ban it. This is why many many games (and movies) are heavily cut and edited for a UK release. In the United States, it is legal to release a game unrated, even though many (not all) stores refuse to sell them. In the UK, it is ILLEGAL to release a game unrated.
why is that bad exactly? i wouldnt particularly want some really nasty stuff out there.. some of that stuff is just *****ing sick
win comment of the day
Remember, according to America, a person gains all human knowledge when they turn 18 so a 20 year old mother is no different then a 40 or 50 year old one.
i must go there! ^ ^
Only two games in the history have ever been banned and both of those are have been released in the end anyway.
white trash at 20, white trash at 50... all the same. or as in the uk, chav scums. and honestly, over here theyre more like MI-dont-LFs..
now you can at least stab your friends online, cool. so i'm the one who asks, what has the world come to?!
as in cheat?
betray?
no
they are my friends, and will always be so
but if you meant something else by "stab"... then i have no clue
never said my english was flawless, did i?
im goin 2 the UK 4 2 reasons 1.they way they think 2.MILFS!!!!!!
@Justingraziano
"This is why many many games (and movies) are heavily cut and edited for a UK release"
What are you on about? we dont get cut games and films over here, other than manhunt 2 (which was lagely due to something else)
That happens in Australia more than anywhere else.