The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Kids: What Is Age Appropriate? | Cristy Clavijo-Kish. Twilight Series Author Stephenie Meyer. We all have dreams, but how many of us actually write them down and turn them into bestselling novels? Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, dreamed about a vampire boy and a human girl in a meadow discussing the impossibility of being together. Now Stephenie Meyer, a former stay-at-home mom, is known around the world as the author of the Twilight series and has inspired many tweens and teens to pick up a book and read about her supernatural fantasy world. Stephenie Meyer: Biography Stephanie Morgan Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 24, 1973, but her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona while she was still very young. In June 2003, with three small children at home, Meyer had the dream that would change her life. Meyer could not get the dream out of her head. After three months of writing, Meyer had written her first book, and with encouragement from her sister, decided to send it off to various publishing companies.
Stephenie Meyer: Twilight Empire. At What Age Should Kids Read Twilight? Grand Theft Auto 5. I’m writing this post in efforts to educate parents on what they’re allowing their kids to partake in. I’ve spent much of the past week playing, reading about, and watching others play Grand Theft Auto V, and I felt compelled to write this public service announcement regarding the game. It’s wonderfully done, really it is. The graphics are astounding, the banter between characters is gaudy, crude, and hilarious, and the choices of missions to complete in the game seem never-ending at this point, but yet–I have a small issue with the game. Well, not the game, per se. My issue is more with some of the people who have been purchasing the game. Went to GameStop this weekend so my husband could put some more money down on our PS4 pre-order, and while waiting outside, I noticed a few young children walk out of the store–mesmerized by their new game.
This kid couldn’t have been any older than 12. 12 years old! I mean…I have seen, reviewed, played, and enjoyed SEVERAL M-rated games in my time. How do you handle other kids exposing children to inappropriate games? Xbox gamers suspended in cursing crackdown. Some Xbox Live gamers reported getting this grammatically tortured message after posting videos with profanity in them. Xbox Live players who curse in videos are getting suspendedMicrosoft says it wants "clean, safe and fun environment" for allGamers report being suspended from some services for 24 hoursSuspensions come as new games feature cursing (CNN) -- What the #@!
%? Some gamers uploading R-rated videos of themselves playing on the new Xbox One are learning the hard way that Microsoft is trying to crack down on cursing. Over the past few days, gamers using the Upload Studio on Xbox Live to share videos online have reported being banned from the network, at least temporarily, after using salty language. What do they think this is? On Monday, Microsoft confirmed it's trying to clean up language in its online community. Microsoft aims high with Xbox One Console wars: PlayStation 4 vs. "(W)e take Code of Conduct moderation via Upload Studio very seriously. Video game ratings. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings provide concise and objective information about the content in video games and apps so consumers, especially parents, can make informed choices. ESRB ratings have three parts: Rating Categories suggest age appropriateness Content Descriptors indicate content that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern Interactive Elements inform about interactive aspects of a product, including users' ability to interact, the sharing of users' location with other users, or the fact that personal information may be shared with third parties As a supplementary source of information, boxed video games have Rating Summaries that provide a more detailed description of the content that factored into the rating assigned.
Rating Categories NOTE: Rating Category assignments can also be based upon a game or app's minimum age requirement. Content Descriptors Interactive Elements.