@FlarePhoenix said:
Here is my favorite bit:
"Due to the interactive nature of computer games and the active repetitive involvement of the participant, as a general rule computer games MAY have a higher impact than similarly themed depictions of the classifiable elements in film, and therefore greater potential for harm or detriment, particularly to minors.
Interactivity MAY increase the impact of some content: for example, impact MAY be higher where interactivity enables action such as inflicting realistically depicted injuries or death or post-mortem damage, attacking civilians or engaging in sexual activity. Greater degrees of interactivity (such as first-person gameplay compared to third-person gameplay) MAY also increase the impact of some content."
Those sentences basically mean nothing, are impossible to argue against since they're not claiming anything will happen, and a lot of people not already familiar with games are going to buy them hook, line and sinker. It really concerns me how it shows the Australian Government has decided not to actually do any research when it comes to Video Games, and have instead decided to just lob their opinion at the matter and back it up with weasel words.
The Australian Government has received tons of research on this subject from the University of People Who Believed Dial-up Was Sufficient and We're Being Swamped by Asians. <-- not racist they really believed that.
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