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December 5, 2008 Link to this post
Video Games and Morality
Computerworld's Dan Tynan found a site hosted by a conservative Christian investment group which rated recently-released videogames on their child-unfriendly content. Dan was offended by what he saw as a narrow-minded attempt to apply morality to video games - but I think I have to agree with the first commenter, who saw the Timothy Plan's list as a resource that can be used by parents who want to know what's in the games their kids are playing. (Halo doesn't rate high enough to make their 'graphic guide' - it scored only a 6 out of a possible 39, with points for mild sexuality (presumably the naked Cortana), medium violence and bad language, and mild game addiction.) While I'm usually unhappy with the way videogames are portrayed in general by the Christian right, in this case, I'd have to say the guide can be useful if you're a parent who worries about these things (and doesn't play enough games to find out directly). (Louis Wu 15:25:45 UTC)
