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08-25-2006, 08:00 PM
Aaron Stanton, at About.com, took issue with a Harvard researcher who testified about how the ESRB (the organization in charge of rating video games) did not accurately rate the games. Stanton notes that in the report, Dr. Kimberly Thompson, also put in some stats about classic video games, noting that Pacman was considered 62% violent. Yes, the game where you run around a maze chomping dots. Apparently, having the ghosts chase you is considered "violent." Full story:http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060824/190154.shtml
This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. It's depressing that there are two Thompsons in the world who are complete idiots.
Proof against "study": http://nintendo.about.com/od/screenshots/ig/The-62--Violent-Pac-Man/The-62--Violent-Pac-Man.--2e.htm
This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. It's depressing that there are two Thompsons in the world who are complete idiots.
Proof against "study": http://nintendo.about.com/od/screenshots/ig/The-62--Violent-Pac-Man/The-62--Violent-Pac-Man.--2e.htm