EFA Offers Ideas For R18+ Submissions

Electronic Frontiers Australia has just released their R18+ submission, drafted in conjunction with the good people at AusGamers. As part of the release, they’ve offered some good pointers on the themes you, as an Australian, could explore as part of your own submissions.

Nicolas Suzor, Chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia, suggests two particular themes worth exploring in public submissions:

  • If you are a parent, explain how you monitor and oversee what media your children are able to watch and play;
  • Explain why you would like the opportunity to play games that deal with complex adult themes

Both very good ideas.

Suzor then goes on to lay down yet another rational, well considered, mature statement on why R18+ matters. You know, the kind of statement some opponents would suggest only bring facts and logic into what they believe is a purely a debate of gut instincts and personal morality.

We believe that it is time that Australia accepts that games are not just for children – that games are a highly expressive media capable of conveying complex adult themes that are not suitable for children but which should not be banned. We believe that Australians are capable of making responsible choices about what games we play and what games we allow our children to play. We believe, crucially, that introducing an R18+ rating will help parents and all Australians make more informed choices by providing a clear indicator of video game content and aligning games classification more closely with film classification.

As usual, here’s the relevant address to make your submission happen.

http://www.ag.gov.au/gamesclassification


The Cheapest NBN 1000 Plans

Looking to bump up your internet connection and save a few bucks? Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Kotaku, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


3 responses to “EFA Offers Ideas For R18+ Submissions”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *