Entertainment Software Rating Association

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Not to be confused with Entertainment Software Rating Board.
Entertainment Software Rating Association (ESRA)
Company typeSelf-regulatory
IndustryOrganization and rating system
Founded2007
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Area served
Iran
Key people
Manager of the age classification of captives Hassan Maddahi [1]

Computer and console department: Mansour Nematollahi - Mohammad Amin Nematollahi - Mohammad Sadeq Shariati - Nabat Shafaei

Mobile section: Hamidreza Khalili, Abolfazl Qadimabadi, Amirhossein Vaghti
Websiteesraa.ir
File:ESRAOfficial Logo.png
Former logo

The Entertainment Software Rating Association (ESRA; Persian: نظام ارزیابی و رده‌بندی سنی بازی‌های رایانه‌ای)[2] is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings in Iran.[3][4][5] The system was established in 2007 by the Iran National Foundation of Computer Games[6] and has the status of a research project.[7][8][9]

Rating system

Icon Rating
File:ESRA +3 (Latin script).svg File:ESRA +3 (Persian).svg Ages 3 and over
File:ESRA +7 (Latin script).svg File:ESRA +7 (Persian).svg Ages 7 and over
File:ESRA +12 (Latin script).svg File:ESRA +12 (Persian).svg Ages 12 and over
File:ESRA +15 (Latin script).svg File:ESRA +15 (Persian).svg Ages 15 and over
File:ESRA +18 (Latin script).svg File:ESRA 18+ (Persian).svg Ages 18 and over

Content icons

These are graded on a scale from 1 to 5.[citation needed]

Content icon Description
File:ESRA Tobacco and drugs.png Drugs How much a game mentions or uses tobacco, drugs etc.
File:ESRA Difficulty.png Difficulty Difficulty of the game. Harder games get a higher score.
File:ESRA Fear.png Fear How much a game induces fear and paranoia in the player. Among the criteria are limitations of visibility, disturbing ambience, monsters, and sudden events.
File:ESRA Violence.png Violence Intensity of violence in a game. Among the criteria are repetition and variety of violent scenes, the amount of blood in the game, the use of various firearms, fights, and conflicts.
File:ESRA Bad language.png Profanity Severity of profanity in a game. Among the criteria are the type and rate of repetition of profanity in the game, profane music, and profane behaviour of characters.
File:ESRA Hopelessness.png Despair Amount of despair in a game. Among the criteria are the absurdity and aimlessness of the story, hopeless events, and tasks that make the player feel guilty.

References

  1. ↑ D8 %AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%E2 %80%8C%D8%A8 %D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9 %87%D8%A7%DB %8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3 %D8%B1%D8%A7/ Rating Manager
  2. ↑ Alexander, Leigh (30 November 2010). "Middle East's Game Industry Creates Islam-Centric Game Ratings". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "New Game Rating System for Islamic Values". gaming.do.co.za. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ Shariat, Seyed Vahid; Asadollahpoor, Amin; Alirezaie, Narges; Danesh, Ziba Bashar; Birashk, Behrooz; Tehranidoost, Mehdi; Jalili, Behrooz; Hejazi, Elahe; Shooshtari, Mitra Hakim; Shirazi, Elham; Ashayeri, Hasan; Teymouri, Mohammad Vali Majd; Rezaie, Mohammad Reza Majd; Zenali, Karen; Karimifar, Saied (1 January 2009). "Age Rating of Computer Games From a Psychological Perspective: A Delfi Study". Advances in Cognitive Sciences (in فارسی). 11 (242). Tehran, Iran: Institute for Cognitive Science Studies: 8–18.
  5. ↑ "Iran joining Entertainment Software Rating Board". Mehr News Agency. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Islamic Video Game Rating System Launched at Dubai World Game Expo". IslamToday. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ Chiaramonte, Perry (7 June 2016). "Tehran blocks sale of video game depicting Iran's 1979 revolution". Fox News. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Islamic system will rate video games". The National. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Newbould, Chris (30 November 2010). "Islamic video game rating system launched". Digital Production Middle East. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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