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You can use Parental Controls to control the games played on the computer. You can block all games or specific games based on their ratings. Most computer games have an age and content rating, assigned by the applicable ratings board for the user's region. In the US, this is the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB). The ratings are similar to how movies are rated, allowing you to decide if the software is age-appropriate or content-appropriate for your child. You may also decide to set more granular boundaries based on game content — even if a game has an allowed rating, you can block if for the type of content it contains.
In addition to games installed on the computer, your child may want to play games online. It is advisable to research or play the games yourself, as content may change during online play. Content changes because games change as a game progresses. While the first few levels of a game may be appropriate, the latter levels may contain unwanted content.
Because some games may not be rated, you have the option of blocking games with no rating until you have reviewed them and decided if they are suitable for your children to play.
Windows Vista contains a series of Parental controls that will allow parents everywhere to have a firmer grasp of the activities of their children related to Windows Vista. Spend 15 minutes watching this entertaining and informative screen cast on Windows Vista Games and Parental Controls too... http://blogcastrepository.com/blogcasts/37/windows_workstation/entry779.aspx
Are these Parental Controls a good idea?
How many parents wil use them?
Well kids (like usual) just get around them?
Can you really limit gameplay if a child has a PC in his/her room?
Will this be an underused feature like most parental controls?
Will all games have parental controls enabled?
What could this mean for developers and even publishers... how many under 18s play GTA?
Will parents even enforce it?
well i won't have much problem with this. my parents trust me enough to not play games not in my age range .
I'ld say from an adult's point of view its great microsoft have done this. I know many parents don't actually check the age certificates on games, so this will be good enforcement.
From the child's point of view this is the world of pain. Your no longer gonna be able to play some of the brilliant shoot em up games as most are rated 18. HOwever for the more intellegent mix of children we'll dodge it quite easily. Or if the worse just hack into our parent's accounts
From Microsoft's point of view its a great step up for them
Game Makers wont be TOO bothered. The whole reason they get certificates (apart from being making themselves legal) is to make sure they reach the right audience
Basically this is great for most people. Only the idiot children will be left in dismay
If and when I ever get a computer with vista on it it wouldn't matter for me because I have my own pc and I am way above the age limit for all those violent games that most parents don't want there kids to play. I don't think parental controls really will work that well because unless the security is unbreakable some tech savvy kid will get around it. its just the way it is.
well ive got no problem there. But i heard there having to redevelope a load of games because vista doesnt support them which truely sucks to say the least.
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