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|name=Recreational Software Advisory Council | |||
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|year=1994 | |||
|website=[https://web.archive.org/web/19970414061458/http://www.rsac.org/ http://www.rsac.org/] (archived) | |||
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The '''Recreational Software Advisory Council''' ('''RSAC''') was an independent, non-profit organization founded in the USA in 1994 by the Software Publishers Association as well as six other industry leaders in response to video game controversy and threats of government regulation. The goal of the council was to provide objective content ratings for computer games, similar to the earlier formed Videogame Rating Council (VRC) and later [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB). The ratings were based on the research of Dr. Donald F. Roberts of Stanford University who studied media and its effect on children. The council formed RSACi in 1995 which was a branch which rated websites. The organization was closed in 1999 and reformed into the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). The background, formation and rating process of the RSAC and RSACi may be viewed [http://web.archive.org/web/19970414061624/www.rsac.org/talk/balkam1.html here]. | The '''Recreational Software Advisory Council''' ('''RSAC''') was an independent, non-profit organization founded in the USA in 1994 by the Software Publishers Association as well as six other industry leaders in response to video game controversy and threats of government regulation. The goal of the council was to provide objective content ratings for computer games, similar to the earlier formed Videogame Rating Council (VRC) and later [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB). The ratings were based on the research of Dr. Donald F. Roberts of Stanford University who studied media and its effect on children. The council formed RSACi in 1995 which was a branch which rated websites. The organization was closed in 1999 and reformed into the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). The background, formation and rating process of the RSAC and RSACi may be viewed [http://web.archive.org/web/19970414061624/www.rsac.org/talk/balkam1.html here]. | ||
== Software Labels == | == Software Labels == | ||
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|[[ | |[[File:RSAC All.gif]] | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC L1.gif]]<br>Level 1 | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC L2.gif]]<br>Level 2 | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC L3.gif]]<br>Level 3 | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC L4.gif]]<br>Level 4 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC V.gif]]<br>Violence | ||
|Harmless conflict; some damage to objects | |Harmless conflict; some damage to objects | ||
|Creatures injured or killed; damage to objects; fighting | |Creatures injured or killed; damage to objects; fighting | ||
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|Wanton and gratuitous violence; torture; rape | |Wanton and gratuitous violence; torture; rape | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC SN.gif]]<br>Nudity/Sex | ||
|No nudity or revealing attire / Romance, no sex | |No nudity or revealing attire / Romance, no sex | ||
|Revealing attire / Passionate kissing | |Revealing attire / Passionate kissing | ||
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|Provocative frontal nudity / Explicit sexual activity; sex crimes | |Provocative frontal nudity / Explicit sexual activity; sex crimes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[File:RSAC L.gif]]<br>Language | ||
|Inoffensive slang; no profanity | |Inoffensive slang; no profanity | ||
|Mild expletives | |Mild expletives | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.3drealms.com/tech/rsac.html 3d Realms Tech Support] - Pictures of the RSAC content symbols, as these pictures were unavailable at the RSAC site listed above. | * [http://www.3drealms.com/tech/rsac.html 3d Realms Tech Support] - Pictures of the RSAC content symbols, as these pictures were unavailable at the RSAC site listed above. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 13 October 2021
| Recreational Software Advisory Council | |
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| Year founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.rsac.org/ (archived) |
- For the rating template, see {{RSAC}}.
The Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSAC) was an independent, non-profit organization founded in the USA in 1994 by the Software Publishers Association as well as six other industry leaders in response to video game controversy and threats of government regulation. The goal of the council was to provide objective content ratings for computer games, similar to the earlier formed Videogame Rating Council (VRC) and later Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The ratings were based on the research of Dr. Donald F. Roberts of Stanford University who studied media and its effect on children. The council formed RSACi in 1995 which was a branch which rated websites. The organization was closed in 1999 and reformed into the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA). The background, formation and rating process of the RSAC and RSACi may be viewed here.
Software Labels[edit]
|
 Level 1 |
 Level 2 |
 Level 3 |
 Level 4 | |
 Violence |
Harmless conflict; some damage to objects | Creatures injured or killed; damage to objects; fighting | Humans injured or killed; with small amount of blood | Humans injured or killed; blood and gore | Wanton and gratuitous violence; torture; rape |
 Nudity/Sex |
No nudity or revealing attire / Romance, no sex | Revealing attire / Passionate kissing | Partial nudity / Clothed sexual touching | Non-sexual frontal nudity / Non-explicit sexual activity | Provocative frontal nudity / Explicit sexual activity; sex crimes |
 Language |
Inoffensive slang; no profanity | Mild expletives | Expletives; non-sexual anatomical references | Strong, vulgar language; obscene gestures | Crude or explicit sexual references |
External links[edit]
- 3d Realms Tech Support - Pictures of the RSAC content symbols, as these pictures were unavailable at the RSAC site listed above.