Kimberly Thompson, Creator and Director, Harvard Kids Risk Project
Professor Kimberly Thompson of Harvard Kids Risk Project has researched on the issues on violence in video games and its effect on children. Thompson is concerned about the accuracy of the ESRB ratings.

Thompson's concern on ESRB's accuracy:

Thompson talks about ESRB's content descriptors:

Thompson talks about how ESRB is the only industry regulated rating board:

Scot Osterweil, Research Manager, Education Arcade, M.I.T.
Scot Osterweil at M.I.T. says the ratings do not work unless parents follow it.

Eliot Mizrachi, Spokesperson for ESRB

" ESRB recruits three specially trained game raters to rate a particular game. They review the game and use their own judgment to recommend specific rating categories for the game. ESRb staff then checks their recommendations, conducts a parity examination and issues the official ratings to the publisher."

Learn more aboutof ESRB's rating process at the ESRB website.