Selection of Games
The biggest responsibility falls on the elders of the family, especially in selecting games suitable for the age and development of children and young people, and maintaining supervision in order to avoid the negative effects of games with inappropriate content.
It is recommended that PEGI (European Game Information System - Pan European Game Information), as a globally comprehensive rating standard for digital games, be considered. PEGI is a rating system in which digital games are classified not only in terms of suitability for age groups, but also in terms of different elements such as violence, billingsgate and fear.
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Compatible age group |
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Violence |
It may include bloody scenes where people are injured or killed. In PEGI 7 games, there are unrealistic or non-detailed violence. PEGI 12 games may contain violence in imaginary environments or unrealistic violence against human-like characters. And more realistic images of violence are found in PEGI 16 or 18 games. |
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Billingsgate |
It may include swearing words, sexual implications, threats, and all kinds of derogatory words, nicknames, and imputations. |
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Fear (PEGI 7) / Terror (PEGI 12) |
It may contain elements that are very disturbing and scary to young players who are emotionally sensitive. |
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Gambling |
It may contain items that encourage or teach gambling. These descriptive gambling simulations refer to chance games that can normally be played in casinos or gambling halls. |
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Sexuality |
It may include elements of descriptions of sexual interaction and sexual intercourse and nudity. While erotic content and nudity in which genitals are not visible are included in the PEGI 12 group, sexual intercourse is classified as PEGI 16, and the content related to explicit sexual intercourse is defined as PEGI 18. Games involving nudity, in a non-sexual context, are excluded. |
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Drugs |
It can include depictions of illicit medicine, drugs, or those of fictional medicine and drug that have real-life equivalents. |
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Discrimination |
It may contain elements of cruelty, offensive and abusive behavior towards race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. Such content is always addressed to the PEGI 18 group and is likely to violate national criminal laws. |
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Online |
It may involve online interaction. This descriptor was canceled in 2015 because the vast majority of games today involve online interaction. However, it is still used for games rated before July 2015. |
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In-Game Purchase |
It may contain downloadable content or other additional content that can be purchased for real money. |
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