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| Type | Self-regulatory |
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| Industry | Organization and rating system |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Area served | Iran |
Key people | Manager of the age classification of captives Hassan Maddahi[1]
Computer and console department: Mansour Nematollahi - Mohammad Amin Nematollahi - Mohammad Sadeq Shariati - Nabat Shafaei Mobile section: Hamidreza Khalili, Abolfazl Qadimabadi, Amirhossein Vaghti Che Bazi Section: Somayeh Sarkhosh |
| Website | esraa |
The Entertainment Software Rating Association (ESRA; Persian: نظام ارزیابی و ردهبندی سنی بازیهای رایانهای)[2] is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings in Iran.[3][4][5] The system was established in 2007 by the Iran National Foundation of Computer Games[6] and has the status of a research project.[7][8][9]
Rating system
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Ages 3 and over |
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Ages 7 and over |
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Ages 12 and over |
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Ages 15 and over |
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Ages 18 and over |
Content icons
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| Drugs | How much a game mentions or uses tobacco, drugs etc. |
| Difficulty | Difficulty of the game. Harder games get a higher score. |
| Fear | How much a game induces fear and paranoia in the player. Among the criteria are limitations of visibility, disturbing ambience, monsters, and sudden events. |
| Violence | Intensity of violence in a game. Among the criteria are repetition and variety of violent scenes, the amount of blood in the game, the use of various firearms, fights, and conflicts. |
| Profanity | Severity of profanity in a game. Among the criteria are the type and rate of repetition of profanity in the game, profane music, and profane behaviour of characters. |
| Despair | Amount of despair in a game. Among the criteria are the absurdity and aimlessness of the story, hopeless events, and tasks that make the player feel guilty. |
References
[edit]- ↑ "مدیر ردهبندی". Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ Alexander, Leigh (30 November 2010). "Middle East's Game Industry Creates Islam-Centric Game Ratings". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "New Game Rating System for Islamic Values". gaming.do.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ Shariat, Seyed Vahid; Asadollahpoor, Amin; Alirezaie, Narges; Danesh, Ziba Bashar; Birashk, Behrooz; Tehranidoost, Mehdi; Jalili, Behrooz; Hejazi, Elahe; Shooshtari, Mitra Hakim; Shirazi, Elham; Ashayeri, Hasan; Teymouri, Mohammad Vali Majd; Rezaie, Mohammad Reza Majd; Zenali, Karen; Karimifar, Saied (1 January 2009). "Age Rating of Computer Games From a Psychological Perspective: A Delfi Study". Advances in Cognitive Sciences (in Persian). 11 (242). Tehran, Iran: Institute for Cognitive Science Studies: 8–18. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Iran joining Entertainment Software Rating Board". Mehr News Agency. 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Islamic Video Game Rating System Launched at Dubai World Game Expo". IslamToday. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ Chiaramonte, Perry (7 June 2016). "Tehran blocks sale of video game depicting Iran's 1979 revolution". Fox News. Archived from the original on 19 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Islamic system will rate video games". The National. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ Newbould, Chris (30 November 2010). "Islamic video game rating system launched". Digital Production Middle East. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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