Student Handout — Understanding ESRB Content Ratings & Audience Suitability
Course 2: Game Design & Development Principles / Unit 2: Game Genres & Critical Game Analysis / Lesson 2: Understanding ESRB Content Ratings & Audience Suitability
ESRB Content Descriptor & Audience Rating Guide.
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________
Explore and practice
ESRB rubric analysis, content descriptor evaluation lab, and target audience mapping. CainOnGames video: Do Devs Know What Gamers Want? (discussion and analysis).
Record your work
Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what your evidence demonstrates.
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Use the vocabulary
ESRB Rating, Content Descriptors, Rating Symbols (E, T, M), Age Appropriateness, Target Audience, Content Evaluation, Market Distribution, Consumer Warning, Censorship, Self-Regulation
Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.
Check and reflect
- I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
- I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
- I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.
Resources
Do Devs Know What Gamers Want?
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