Do board or other games have ratings?

Visit the Australian Government Office of Film and Literature Classification at

http://www.oflc.gov.au/special.html?n=291&p=134

Find out what the ratings for computer games are.

Do you think that it is reasonable to have ratings? Who makes the decisions?

With a partner design your own rating system for games.  Create logos or symbols for each of your ratings.  Justify your decisions.

 

You will find some useful information about game ratings in the parent guide produced by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image:  http://www.acmi.net.au/global/docs/parentguide.pdf

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