NY Times: "Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines"
"The little E’s, T’s and M’s that appear on the covers of video games get there the old-fashioned way: People working for the Entertainment Software Rating Board look at the games, decide how gory, sexy or potty-mouthed they are, and bestow an age-appropriate rating accordingly.
That was then. This is now. Starting on Monday the ratings board plans to begin introducing computers to the job of deciding whether a game is appropriate for Everyone, for Teens or for Mature gamers (meaning older than 16). To do this the organization has written a program designed to replicate the ingrained cultural norms and predilections of the everyday American consumer, at least when it comes to what is appropriate for children and what isn’t."
full article here
Thoughts? I personally don't see how this can improve game ratings, or have an effect on how "obscene" games influence under 18ers. Parents really need to take the initiative to discuss things when it comes to violence/drugs/sex in media.
That was then. This is now. Starting on Monday the ratings board plans to begin introducing computers to the job of deciding whether a game is appropriate for Everyone, for Teens or for Mature gamers (meaning older than 16). To do this the organization has written a program designed to replicate the ingrained cultural norms and predilections of the everyday American consumer, at least when it comes to what is appropriate for children and what isn’t."
full article here
Thoughts? I personally don't see how this can improve game ratings, or have an effect on how "obscene" games influence under 18ers. Parents really need to take the initiative to discuss things when it comes to violence/drugs/sex in media.