Entertainment Software Rating Association
Age and content rating system in Iran
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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]
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| Company type | Self-regulatory |
|---|---|
| Industry | Organization and rating system |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Tehran, 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 Che Bazi Section: Somayeh Sarkhosh |
| Website | esraa |
Rating system
| Icon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
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Ages 3 and over |
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Ages 7 and over |
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Ages 12 and over |
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Ages 15 and over |
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Ages 18 and over |
Content icons
| Content icon | Description |
|---|---|
| Drugs | How much a game mentions or uses tobacco, drugs etc. |
| Difficulty | Difficulty of the game. Harder games get a higher score. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
