CCT334H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ec Comics, Comics Code Authority, Parents Music Resource Center
27 Apr 2019
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Videogame violence part 1: the long history of destroying our youth: giuseppe verdi (1813-1901, his operas used to be censored, wealthy educated people can see this and be fine, lower class people cannot be trusted; potential for uprisings. Instituted rules to prevent government regulation: warning sleeves and labels were printed on the record sleeves, 1985: two boys attempted suicide. If it bleeds, it leads: 1983: hitman (book), tells you how to be professional killer. Videogame violence part 2: videogames: the sex, the violence, the shocking truth: bushnell established an atari policy to not design games featuring violence toward human targets. Idsa: interactive digital software association: became the entertainment software association (esa, formed in response to hearings, they created a ratings system and board: entertainment software ratings. R : unlike the esrb"s voluntary, this meant real legal consequences (fines, 2005: ontario film classification act, ontario government adopts esrb ratings into law, esrb video/computer game classifications were adopted by the ontario film.
