Shooting acquaintances via cell phone – expert criticizes PEGI age rating
According to the European Age Restriction Authority ( PEGI , the new weapon app “ Mobile Gun Android already suitable for three-year-olds.
Using augmented reality and facial recognition, the app allows you to realistically shoot passers-by, friends and acquaintances.
A video of the private rampage can then be posted on social media.
“Real for children”
“Children have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is not. In addition to an increased willingness to use violence, the great danger of such applications lies in the fear among children of their own actions. Even if they see that the mother is still moving, they have just shot her. An app like this should only be available from the age of twelve at the earliest,”
explains Barbara Buchegger, media educator at Saferinternet.at , in the press text interview. Bigger siblings are often a bad influence. Small children would find it interesting what moves the older ones.
According to Buchegger, you cannot completely rely on instances like PEGI.
“Nowadays, parents should always know what their children are doing in order to be able to intervene in a regulatory manner,”
advises Buchegger. Parents should remember that PEGI is based on a self-assessment of the games industry, so there could be different assessments of games.
“In principle, this should be regulated by the Youth Protection Act. When checking, a distinction is always made between playability and content of the program. Even if small children aged three and over are allowed to use an app in terms of playability, the content can be dangerous,”
explains the expert.
For gun nuts
“If you are a gun nut and don’t have access to guns, then the app is for you,”
Tigsel promotes the application. Users must log in via Faceook to access Mobile Gun Android.
You can then shoot people with four different weapons using the camera, autofocus and facial recognition.
Players can choose from a sniper rifle, a nine-millimeter pistol, an assault rifle and a rocket launcher.
Manufacturer Tigsel says:
“This is definitely suitable for fun with friends.”
It remains questionable how old these friends should be at least.
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