The Chilean video game content rating system (Spanish: "Calificación de videojuegos", colloquially "Ley de etiquetado de videojuegos"), is a set of decrees that regulate the video game rating for video games sold in Chile since 2018.[1] Chile and Brazil are the only countries in South America to officially adopt a video game content rating system other than the ESRB.
The Resolution 5,733 exempted, September, 2014 defines a table of equivalences with other classification systems for homologation purposes: ESRB and PEGI. Decree 51, February, 2017 indicates in its Article 4° a set of acronyms and their description.
«Videojuego especialmente recomendado para niños y adolescentes: por contener material educativo y ningún material inapropiado para su edad.»[n 4]
«Video game especially recommended for children and adolescents: for containing educational material and no inappropriate material for their age.»[n 4]
All ages
Toda Edad
«Videojuego sin contenido objetableque puede ser visto por personas de cualquier edad.»
«Video game without objectionable content that can be viewed by people of any age.»
All ages
8 años o más
«Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 8 años por contener un porcentaje menor de lenguaje inapropiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for children under 8 years of age because it contains a lower percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.»
8 year or older
14 años o más
«Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 14 años por contener un porcentaje moderado de lenguaje inaprpiado, insinuaciones sexuales o violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for people under 14 years of age because it contains a moderate percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence.»
14 year or older
18 años o más
«Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 18 años por contener un porcentaje importante de lenguaje vulgar, material sexual explícito, desnudez frecuente o importantes niveles de violencia.»
«Video game not recommended for people under 18 years of age because it contains a significant percentage of vulgar language, explicit sexual material, frequent nudity or significant levels of violence.»
18 year or older
18 años o más
«Mientras resuelve en definitiva el Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica.»[n 5]
«While the Film Rating Council definitively resolving.»[n 5]
18 year or older
The decree mentions that the label must follow some specifications:
Example label specified in the Decree
A 150x50 mm rectangle with 1 mm thick black solid line border with a padding of 1 mm (putter rectangle);
A 146x46 mm rectangle with 3 mm thick black solid line border, centered (inner rectangle);
The inner rectangle is divided in two rectangles with 30 mm and 107 mm of inner space, respectively;
A rectangle with unspecified specifications containing the name (usually 0.5 mm thick and margin of 1 mm), inside the left rectangle, at the top, centered;
Video games rating in Chile will not be needed if the video game has been already rated from its country of origin, provided that the Cinematrographic Qualification Council has recognized, through a resolution, that the criteria of that country are equivalent to those applied in Chile (see above).
Video game manufacturers and importers must place legends on the packaging in which they market said products that clearly indicate the level of violence contained in the respective video game. This warning must occupy at least 25% of the space on both sides of the video game container or wrapping. They will only be able to sell and lease video games that were classified as not recommended for minors of a certain age, to those who prove that they meet the required age. The person in each sale or lease should always be required to show their identity card.
Yes, the infraction will be sanctioned by the competent local police judge, with a fine of 1 to 50 monthly tax units and the video games will be confiscated. In the event of recidivism, the judge may apply twice the fine established for the respective offense. Reoffending occurs when the offense is repeated within the same year.
This means the manufacturers and distributors are required to include the whole label in video games sold in physical format; this does not mention the games distributed in digital format. Some distributors like Microsoft Store in Chile shows just the icon (left rectangle, see the table above) nearly following the specifications in the decree.[citation needed]
Rating agency
The agency in charge of classifying video games marketed in Chile is the Film Rating Council, which simultaneously maintains its function of rating the films exhibited in Chile. The rating consists of reviewing video games and determining the age of those who can buy or rent them.
Critics
Jorge Maltrain Macho, from the TodoJuegos magazine, criticized the implementation of this video game content rating system, citing it as "good intention, terrible execution", and "conceived with totally debatable premises", in particular, due to its disagreement between Chilean regulations and their application criteria, and the classifications of the ESRB.[3]
^ abAn equivalent for the ER classification has not been officially defined, but ESRB "Early childhood" and PEGI 3 could be considered as counterparts.
^ abVideo games with innapropiate content for children not formally rated yet. Counterpart is not officially defined, but ESRB "Rating pending" plus "May contain content innapropiate for children" could be considered as counterpart.
References
^"Estos son los criterios para etiquetar y clasificar la restricción de videojuegos en Chile". Tarreo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
^Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (2014-11-27). "Guía legal sobre: Calificación de videojuegos". www.bcn.cl (in Spanish). from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
^"Nueva Ley de Videojuegos En Chile". www.todojuegos.cl (in Spanish). from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
External links
Resolution 5733 excepmted, September, 2014 "Table of equivalences of video game classification systems"
Drecree 51, February, 2017 "Video game labeling decree"
Law 19426 "Consumer law"
Law 19846 "Film production rating law"
Law 20756 "Video games and consoles law"
January 21, 2023
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The Chilean video game content rating system Spanish Calificacion de videojuegos colloquially Ley de etiquetado de videojuegos is a set of decrees that regulate the video game rating for video games sold in Chile since 2018 1 Chile and Brazil are the only countries in South America to officially adopt a video game content rating system other than the ESRB Calificacion de videojuegosDecree 51 February 2017Territorial extentChileEnacted byMinistry of Economy Development and Tourism Ministry of Education Ministry General Secretariat of GovernmentEnactedFebruary 8 2017 n 1 CommencedJanuary 2 2018 n 2 SummaryReglamento que regula el contenido forma dimensiones y demas caracteristicas de la leyenda que deban exigir los videojuegosStatus Current legislation Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Rating criteria and requirements 2 Rating agency 3 Critics 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksClassification EditThe Resolution 5 733 exempted September 2014 defines a table of equivalences with other classification systems for homologation purposes ESRB and PEGI Decree 51 February 2017 indicates in its Article 4 a set of acronyms and their description Classification Name Description n 3 Minimal age ESRB counterpart PEGI counterpart Especialmente Recomendado Videojuego especialmente recomendado para ninos y adolescentes por contener material educativo y ningun material inapropiado para su edad n 4 Video game especially recommended for children and adolescents for containing educational material and no inappropriate material for their age n 4 All ages Toda Edad Videojuego sin contenido objetableque puede ser visto por personas de cualquier edad Video game without objectionable content that can be viewed by people of any age All ages 8 anos o mas Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 8 anos por contener un porcentaje menor de lenguaje inapropiado insinuaciones sexuales o violencia Video game not recommended for children under 8 years of age because it contains a lower percentage of inappropriate language sexual innuendoes or violence 8 year or older 14 anos o mas Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 14 anos por contener un porcentaje moderado de lenguaje inaprpiado insinuaciones sexuales o violencia Video game not recommended for people under 14 years of age because it contains a moderate percentage of inappropriate language sexual innuendoes or violence 14 year or older 18 anos o mas Videojuego no recomendado para menores de 18 anos por contener un porcentaje importante de lenguaje vulgar material sexual explicito desnudez frecuente o importantes niveles de violencia Video game not recommended for people under 18 years of age because it contains a significant percentage of vulgar language explicit sexual material frequent nudity or significant levels of violence 18 year or older 18 anos o mas Mientras resuelve en definitiva el Consejo de Calificacion Cinematografica n 5 While the Film Rating Council definitively resolving n 5 18 year or older The decree mentions that the label must follow some specifications Example label specified in the Decree A 150x50 mm rectangle with 1 mm thick black solid line border with a padding of 1 mm putter rectangle A 146x46 mm rectangle with 3 mm thick black solid line border centered inner rectangle The inner rectangle is divided in two rectangles with 30 mm and 107 mm of inner space respectively A rectangle with unspecified specifications containing the name usually 0 5 mm thick and margin of 1 mm inside the left rectangle at the top centered The name in Calibri 12 The acronym in Calibri 85 however font size must be adjusted when using the three character acronym at the right inner rectangle centered The description in Calibri 16 centered at the right rectangle Rating criteria and requirements Edit According to the guide published by the Library of Congress 2 Video games rating in Chile will not be needed if the video game has been already rated from its country of origin provided that the Cinematrographic Qualification Council has recognized through a resolution that the criteria of that country are equivalent to those applied in Chile see above Video game manufacturers and importers must place legends on the packaging in which they market said products that clearly indicate the level of violence contained in the respective video game This warning must occupy at least 25 of the space on both sides of the video game container or wrapping They will only be able to sell and lease video games that were classified as not recommended for minors of a certain age to those who prove that they meet the required age The person in each sale or lease should always be required to show their identity card Yes the infraction will be sanctioned by the competent local police judge with a fine of 1 to 50 monthly tax units and the video games will be confiscated In the event of recidivism the judge may apply twice the fine established for the respective offense Reoffending occurs when the offense is repeated within the same year This means the manufacturers and distributors are required to include the whole label in video games sold in physical format this does not mention the games distributed in digital format Some distributors like Microsoft Store in Chile shows just the icon left rectangle see the table above nearly following the specifications in the decree citation needed Rating agency EditThe agency in charge of classifying video games marketed in Chile is the Film Rating Council which simultaneously maintains its function of rating the films exhibited in Chile The rating consists of reviewing video games and determining the age of those who can buy or rent them Critics EditJorge Maltrain Macho from the TodoJuegos magazine criticized the implementation of this video game content rating system citing it as good intention terrible execution and conceived with totally debatable premises in particular due to its disagreement between Chilean regulations and their application criteria and the classifications of the ESRB 3 Notes Edit Decree 51 February 2017 Decree 89 September 2017 Unofficial translation into English a b An equivalent for the ER classification has not been officially defined but ESRB Early childhood and PEGI 3 could be considered as counterparts a b Video games with innapropiate content for children not formally rated yet Counterpart is not officially defined but ESRB Rating pending plus May contain content innapropiate for children could be considered as counterpart References Edit Estos son los criterios para etiquetar y clasificar la restriccion de videojuegos en Chile Tarreo in Spanish Retrieved 2020 12 31 Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile 2014 11 27 Guia legal sobre Calificacion de videojuegos www bcn cl in Spanish Archived from the original on 2012 11 15 Retrieved 2021 01 08 Nueva Ley de Videojuegos En Chile www todojuegos cl in Spanish Archived from the original on 2014 07 07 Retrieved 2020 12 31 External links EditResolution 5733 excepmted September 2014 Table of equivalences of video game classification systems Drecree 51 February 2017 Video game labeling decree Law 19426 Consumer law Law 19846 Film production rating law Law 20756 Video games and consoles law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chilean video game content rating system amp oldid 1128938011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
