Game Rating and Administration Committee explained

Game Rating and Administration Committee
Native Name A:Korean: 게임물관리위원회
게임物管理委員會
Native Name R:Geimmul Gwalli Wiwonhoe
Type:Video game content rating body
Formed:2006 (as Game Rating Board)
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Jurisdiction:South Korea
Headquarters:Busan, South Korea
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Logo Alt:Game Rating and Administration Committee logo hangug-eo.svg
Hanja:게임
Rr:Geimmul Gwalli Wiwonhoe
Mr:Keimmul kwalli wiwŏnhoe

The Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC), formerly the Game Rating Board (GRB) until December 23, 2013, is a South Korean video game content rating board. A governmental organization, the GRAC rates video games to inform customers of the nature of game contents.

Prior to the foundation of GRB, the Korea Media Rating Board rated video games like most other entertainment media. In 2006, the controversies surrounding the arcade gambling game Sea Story, which the Korea Media Rating Board found suitable for all-age, lead to allegations of misconduct. The Korean government responded by creating the GRB in 2006 and making it the only rating organization for rating video games in South Korea.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The GRAC has been criticized as one of the elements of the Internet censorship in South Korea, and has been criticized for being the same as censorship of China.[5] [6] [7] By law, games sold in the country must be rated by GRAC prior to sale; additional regulations stipulate age and real name verification for certain mature-audience titles, as well as regulations on location-based games.[8]

In October 2022, the GRAC's sudden decision to raise the age rating of video games was accused of being an illegitimate policy, leading to an audit of the board suggested by Democratic Party politician .[9]

Age rating symbol

The GRAC currently uses four different age ratings.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Myung Oh. James Larson. Digital Development in Korea: Building an Information Society. 14 March 2011. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-136-81313-9. 147–148.
  2. Web site: Sea Story scandal simmers . . 2006-08-22 . 2014-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120110/http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/08/22/sea-story-scandal-simmers/ . 2014-08-26 .
  3. Web site: South Korean PM apologizes for video game controversy . Taipei Times . 2014-08-19 . 2014-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113708/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/08/30/2003325478 . 2014-08-26 . live .
  4. Web site: Blizzard's rush for cash? . . 2011-09-25 . 2014-08-26 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161522/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2011/09/123_95415.html . 2014-08-26 .
  5. Web site: Censorship in South Korea: Game over . The Economist . 2011-04-14 . 2014-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820141333/http://www.economist.com/node/18561127 . 2014-08-20 . live .
  6. Web site: South Korea's Game Rating Board and The War on Online Content . . 2010-09-07 . 2014-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120155/http://www.rjkoehler.com/2010/09/07/south-koreas-game-rating-board-and-the-war-on-online-content/ . 2014-08-26 .
  7. Web site: Korea Blocks Facebook Game Apps . Koreanoodles . 2014-09-02 . 2014-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905171717/http://koreanoodles.com/korea-blocks-facebook-game-apps/ . 2014-09-05 . dead .
  8. Web site: jaripekka . South-Korea / How To Enable Digital Growth In Europe? . 25 January 2020 . European Games Developer Federation.
  9. Web site: 김 . 주환 . 민주 이상헌, '게임물관리위 전산망 비리의혹' 국민감사 청구 . 2023-07-12 . . ko.
  10. Web site: Age Rating Symbol . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831033609/http://grac.or.kr/Institution/EtcForm01.aspx . 2018-08-31 . live .
  11. Web site: Rating Guide. GAME RATING BOARD. 2014-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003074503/http://www.grb.or.kr/english/enforcement/ratingguide.aspx. 2014-10-03. live.
  12. Web site: Rating Guide. GAME RATING BOARD. 2014-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20141003074503/http://www.grb.or.kr/english/enforcement/ratingguide.aspx. 2014-10-03. live.
  13. Web site: GAME RATING and ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE . 2020-11-15.
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