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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)

Hello friends, once again I’m back with another part of a content rating for the entertainment part. Earlier I discussed about the general rating service for the internet which is mostly used for publishing purpose. Where as for the entertainment part it differs a little.

As all of us know, entertainment is a part of our life. Right?
No entertainment! No life! =)
Entertainment are getting so involved into explicit elements like violence and some sex elements. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating is intended to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer games so users can be informed on the rating before using it.


Image of ESRB Rating Symbols
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp

When users mainly parents who want to be secure their childrens from being exposed to explicit elements, they should adapt the habit of verifying the rating before using it. Practicing this habit will help to reduce the risk of kids and teenagers to be influenced by immorality elements.

Hope my post on how the rating is done in the entertainment part is helpful. So, do you verify the rating of the content before using it? Do share with us your thoughts. Have a great day.
References:
Entertainment Software Rating Board official website,
[Online], Retrieved 11th March 2009

3 comments:

  1. I really never notice about it before. Now i know what is Entertainment Software Rating Board. Haha. I'll verify it before I buy the computer games to my younger brother next time. Thanks!!

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  2. There is a new version for Malaysia's very own rating system. This one you wrote here only applies for North America.

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  3. i really don't no there are such Entertainment software rating board.i will figure it out next time..thanks for sharing

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