Comments on: New Videogames Guide for Parents in Time for Holidays http://news.filefront.com/new-videogames-guide-for-parents-in-time-for-holidays/ News for Gamers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ldysabella http://news.filefront.com/new-videogames-guide-for-parents-in-time-for-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-57624 Ldysabella Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:16:09 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/new-videogames-guide-for-parents-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-57624 I believe part of the problem with videogame ratings is the wording. After all my kids are mature for their age. However if you point out that the ESRB Mature rating is equivalent to the film industry's rated R most parents will get it right away. Sometimes I feel we should be posting both the ESRB rating and an equivalent film rating on packaging. The other problem with videogames is people are just plain ignorant and are afraid of what they don't understand. We were told on parent orientation night at my daughters' elementary school that one of the three things most school shooters/serial killers had in common was playing "evil videogames" by the school's principal (who has a doctorate). Rather than following my first impulse, I thanked the principal for being so concerned about videogames and their effect on children, and pointed him towards GamerDad's site and the new What They Play site as suggestions of references to put in the pre-holiday school newsletter. Hopefully he and other parents can be educated about videogames I believe part of the problem with videogame ratings is the wording. After all my kids are mature for their age. However if you point out that the ESRB Mature rating is equivalent to the film industry’s rated R most parents will get it right away. Sometimes I feel we should be posting both the ESRB rating and an equivalent film rating on packaging.

The other problem with videogames is people are just plain ignorant and are afraid of what they don’t understand. We were told on parent orientation night at my daughters’ elementary school that one of the three things most school shooters/serial killers had in common was playing “evil videogames” by the school’s principal (who has a doctorate).

Rather than following my first impulse, I thanked the principal for being so concerned about videogames and their effect on children, and pointed him towards GamerDad’s site and the new What They Play site as suggestions of references to put in the pre-holiday school newsletter.

Hopefully he and other parents can be educated about videogames

]]> By: William http://news.filefront.com/new-videogames-guide-for-parents-in-time-for-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-57492 William Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:49:43 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/new-videogames-guide-for-parents-in-time-for-holidays/#comment-57492 I do not understand why parents are so confused with the ratings. They seem straight forward to me. Perhaps more parents need to take the time to check out the writing on the game boxes too. Another grand idea would be for them to hop on the web and google whatever games their kids are into. It doesn't take long at all to find out everything about any given game. I think most parents are simply not responsible. At the same time, the adult gaming world shouldn't pay the price for their lack of interest. I do not understand why parents are so confused with the ratings. They seem straight forward to me. Perhaps more parents need to take the time to check out the writing on the game boxes too. Another grand idea would be for them to hop on the web and google whatever games their kids are into. It doesn’t take long at all to find out everything about any given game. I think most parents are simply not responsible. At the same time, the adult gaming world shouldn’t pay the price for their lack of interest.

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