[PIGMI] R18 Classification Review

[Matthew Dyet]

I can't help but get the feeling that half the groups arguing for the ban of
violent videogames are the same ones that would argue for the ban of
alcohol. 

-Matt

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces at lists.pigmi.org] On Behalf Of Nick Lowe
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 4:53 PM
To: pigmi at pigmi.org
Subject: Re: [PIGMI] R18 Classification Review

True.

While we're ranting: what about alcohol? Surely it results in more
anti-social behaviour than video-games.

Should we ban alcohol for everyone just because it has this effect (and
because children may get their hands on it).

- Nick

On Wed, 2010-12-01 at 08:29 +0100, Jack Casey wrote:
> Why doesn't someone do a comparison of violent behaviour of young
> adult video gamers vs young adult AFL players?
>  
> I don't get why people are trying to prove or disprove that playing a
> violent game might make you more hyped up and violent for the next
> hour (duh). When it surely also happens with most any other
> competitive activity (let's say, paintball?) and no one has any
> problem with those?
> 
> On 1 December 2010 03:57, Simon Boxer <sb at simonboxer.com> wrote:
>         I like that the only age category where more people said 'No'
>         than 'Yes' was 65+.
>         
>         Interesting data indeed.
>         
>         S
>         
>         
>         
>         On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Cameron Royal
>         <cameron at sandboxsoftware.net> wrote:
>         
>                 
>                 Was just forwarded this press release from a friend of
>                 mine - the introduction of an R18 classification will
>                 be discussed next week at an attorney general
>                 meeting. 
>                 
>                 
>                 The survey figures are pretty interesting:
>                 
>                 
>
http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(3A6790B96C927794AF1031D9395C
5C20)~R+18plus+status+report.pdf/$file/R+18plus+status+report.pdf
>                 
>                 
>                 -
>                 Cam
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 Sent: Wednesday, 1 December 2010 9:52 AM
>                 Subject: O'CONNOR: R18+ computer game classification
>                 review released [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
>                 
>                 
>                  
>                 
>                                      UNCLASSIFIED
>                 
>                                               THE HON BRENDANCONNOR MP
>                 
>                                  MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE
>                 
>                                            
>                 
>                                            
>                 
>                                     MEDIA RELEASE
>                 
>                 
>                  
>                 
>                                             Wednesday, 1 December 2010
>                 
>                  
>                 
>                   R18+ computer game classification review released
>                 
>                  
>                 
>                 Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan Connor
>                 today released a review of existing research into
>                 whether people who play violent computer games are at
>                 greater risk of being aggressive.
>                 
>                 
>                 This analysis of the available literature shows that:
>                 
>                       * there is no conclusive evidence that violent
>                         computer games have a greater impact on
>                         players than other violent media, such as
>                         movies or music videos
>                       * there is stronger evidence of short-term
>                         effects from violent computer games, than
>                         long-term effects
>                       * some research finds that violent computer
>                         games are a small risk factor in aggressive
>                         behaviour over the short term, but these
>                         studies do not thoroughly explore other
>                         factors such as aggressive personality, family
>                         and peer influence and socio-economic status.
>                 
>                 The introduction of an R18+ classification for video
>                 games will be discussed at the Standing Committee of
>                 AttorneGeneral meeting in Canberra on Friday 10
>                 December.
>                 
>                  
>                 
>                 The literature review is available
>                 at www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
>                 
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