Let’s reminisce about the video games we played growing up.
As a 90s kid, I remember going to my cousin’s house to play Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, and when we were older – Mortal Kombat.
Gaming is a whole new world now for kids and parents alike. 190.6 million Americans ages 5-90 play video games and 61% report playing a video game at least one hour per week. 90% of children play video games and are introduced to edutainment between the ages of 2 – 18.
Today we’re speaking with a pioneer in the video game industry who’s leading with intention to create protocols and set boundaries where they’re necessary.
Patricia E. Vance is the president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and has been with the company for over 20 years. She oversees the teams who assign age and content ratings to video games and apps.
She also serves as founding chairperson of the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC), a non-profit that operates a ground-breaking global rating and age classification system for all things digital – games and apps. Pat is a member of the Board of Directors for the Family Online Safety Institute and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Pat spent 18 years at Disney/ABC, and served as Senior VP and GM of the ABC Internet Group where she led two video game joint ventures (Creative Wonders; OT Sports) and the management oversight of ABC.com, ABCNews.com, Oscar.com and Oprah.com. She holds a B.A. in International Relations/Russian from Washington University and is a mother of two daughters.
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