Activision Publishing Inc. has linked up with Dr. Cheryl Olson in a bid to enable parents and teachers to “optimize” children’s videogame experience.
Dr. Olson, no stranger to this site, is co-director of the Center for Mental Health and Media at Massachusetts General Hospital and co-author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games.
The partnership will result in a series of seven videos posted on Activision’s Ratings Are Not a Game website. The first two are already up: Using Videogames to Teach Problem Solving and Planning and How Can I Tell if a Game is Appropriate for My Child and How Do I Set Play Limits.
Dr. Olson stated, “These videos give practical research-based advice on how to help your kids--and your family--get more out of video games, and how to watch for and limit electronic game play.”
In related news, Dr. Olson’s husband and co-author of Grand Theft Childhood, Dr. Lawrence Kutner, has been appointed Executive Director of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
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Parents never check ratings, and when they bitch to stores about the content, you can tell they didn't. That's called "bad parenting". You know when they're lying because if they say they did read the rating, they wouldn't have bought the game to begin with.
When Jack Thompson runs his mouth, does anyone really care what he has to say anymore?