Talk in todays class and research this evening

Today we got into our groups again as we did earlier with Snow Crash and had a great discussion about our projects. Craig also sat in on ours which was very helpful. I was given some interesting ideas to think about, namely these:

1) You can join the army at 17 but you cannot play the video game Call of Duty. Exposure to the 6pm news is also readily available to children.

2) While it may be that violence is being hidden, one may argue that it is not necessarily needed. In the game Batman Arkham Asylum, you beat up and defeat a range of enemies but you never kill. As it is a part of Batman's code. Regardless of this fact, the game went on to be hugely successful winning a number of Game of the Year awards including a BAFTA.

3) Are we protecting our kids or are we protecting our accountability? Byron mentioned an example of a Fisher Price toy set. One toddler decided to eat a piece and chocked on it. Fisher Price then recalled the product. Any later disputes of this product is unsafe could then be passed given the fact some action was taken earlier. I think this is definitely something to think about, one could compare it to ratings given on films and games.