Age ratings – where do they come from? What are the good for? And how accurate are they? – Come along as we venture into the workings of the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

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ESRB Website

How Does the ESRB Rate Video Games? (Noclip – Video Game Documentaries)

When Mortal Kombat Came Under Congressional Scrutiny (Tiffany Hsu)

Parental Restrictive Mediation and Children’s Violent Video Game Play:The Effectiveness of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Rating System (Russell N. Laczniak, Les Carlson, Doug Walker, and E. Deanne Brocato)

Content and ratings of teen-rated video games (Kevin Haninger and Kimberley M. Thompson)

Video Games and the ESRB. An evaluation of parental beliefs about the rating system (Natalie Jomini Stroud & Ariel Chernin)

Beyond Today’s Video Game Rating Systems: A Critical Approach to PEGI and ESRB, and Proposed Improvements (Damiano Felini)

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