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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"</span> It did sound like WA was leaning toward R18+ at the moment.<span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting, unfortunately I missed Hack yesterday. It's hard to know where they stand really, given that 13 current members of the WA parliament entered a submission against the R18+ rating, and was the only sitting political group to enter a submission. Perhaps they are the minority.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces@lists.pigmi.org [mailto:pigmi-pigmi.org-bounces@lists.pigmi.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Avril Cox<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 December 2010 7:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> pigmi@pigmi.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [PIGMI] R18 Classification Review<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Interesting discussion about this on Triple J's 'Hack' last night.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If I remember correctly, only two states Attorney's Generals have voted on this yet, and WA's wasn't one. So there's still time to push on this.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It did sound like WA was leaning toward R18+ at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In summary, some (non exhaustive!) arguments presented for R18+:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Currently games rated 18+ in other countries being argued down to MA here to get through classification, potentially when they shouldn't be available to that audience.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- We are the only country without a 'mature' classification system<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Film allows R18+ (and if R18+ not implemented for games, it should be removed from film as well)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Arguments against:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- R18+ means those games will be available in Australia and kids could get their hands on them<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Difficulty enforcing classifications with p2p making everything available to all ages anyway.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- The issue with Video game violence being worse than film<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>violence being two key issues: interactivity and repetitiveness.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I suggest anyone who feels strongly about this topic should get letter writing today, or miss the boat.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Avril.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://Reveri.es">Reveri.es</a> Virtual World<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.reveri.es">www.reveri.es</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On 01/12/2010, at 10:30 AM, Cameron Royal <<a href="mailto:cameron@sandboxsoftware.net">cameron@sandboxsoftware.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The survey figures are pretty interesting:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(3A6790B96C927794AF1031D9395C5C20)~R+18plus+status+report.pdf/$file/R+18plus+status+report.pdf">http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(3A6790B96C927794AF1031D9395C5C20)~R+18plus+status+report.pdf/$file/R+18plus+status+report.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cam<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><br>Sent:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'> Wednesday, 1 December 2010 9:52 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> O'CONNOR: R18+ computer game classification review released [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>UNCLASSIFIED</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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0cm;border-width:initial;border-color:initial'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MEDIA RELEASE</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, 1 December 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>R18+ computer game classification review released</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This analysis of the available literature shows that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>there is stronger evidence of short-term effects from violent computer games, than long-term effects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The literature review is available at <a href="http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification">www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span 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