Odd question in game design & U.S. laws

dxFoo · 2005-07-25T22:59:53

My team is working on a ultra-realistic RPG world that is entirely written in text-based. Because of that, and because the player grows up from child to adult, it adds in question if we should allow the child to do the same things as the adult can, omiting any sexual material for the younger age. Since we have a focus on a real roleplaying environment, it already opens the door that the player shouldn't be told in what he/she can or cannot do. So we laughed that many mothers would love to sue, but can they? What are the U.S. laws in regards to this? Seems like Europe is more liberal to any game, but I know the U.S. has moral issues to games like these. It seems like courts don't really care, plus they ignore many cases, such as the case against Rockstar. I think most game companies consider it because they're selling it to a wide audience, so they're use to where their moral standards are, which does bring up sells. We're not into money though but are interested in the science of realism in virtual environments. The idea is we want to go as far as the U.S. law permits us to go, but we need some insight before we go any further. Thanks in advanced for the advice & resource links.

Game Design and Theory Game Design

Started by dxFoo July 21, 2005 12:12 PM

10 comments, last by Adraeus 19 years, 6 months ago

MSW

151

July 25, 2005 08:26 PM

Quote:

But that goes back to the Right-winged Christian philosophy of "get as many people to agree with me and act like me".

Um...Might help you to check your facts on things...The left-wing has had a BIG hand in this too...In Illinois it is a crime to sell a MA rated game to a minor, this was a law passed earlyer this year, proposed and written by the Illinois governor whom is a DEMOCRAT...heck the whole games rateings system was set in motion by Sen. J. Lieberman, a DEMOCRAT whom even ran in the last presidential election primary.

My deviantART: http://msw.deviantart.com/