Examples of using Pegi in English and their translations into Slovenian
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What is PEGI Online?
Pegi Ahlin Grabnar was born in 1971 in Ljubljana.
In the European Union,games are governed by the Pan European Games Information(PEGI) system.
PEGI considers the age suitability of a game, not the level of difficulty.
Industry must invest more to update pegi so that it becomes an effective pan-European tool, the Commission said.
The Netherlands Institute for the Classification of Audio-visual Media(NICAM) and the Video Standards Council(VSC)are the administrators of the PEGI system.
The PEGI Online Logo will appear on the packaging of the game if sold on a CD/DVD or on the game website itself.
The operator of a website or games portal is permitted to use the PEGI OK label based upon a declaration made to PEGI that the game does not contain any material that requires a formal rating.
The PEGI age pictogrammes are on the front and back of the game packaging and show one of the following categories: 3, 7, 12, 16 and 18.
In conclusion, the Commission considers that there remains considerable room for improvement as regards the take-up of the PEGI system of classification in EU Member States and the compatibility of applicable national provisions with PEGI.
As for all self-regulated systems, the PEGI System is based on a Code of Conduct, a set of rules which every publisher of interactive software contractually commits to respect when using the PEGI system.
Should a complaint be received from a consumer or publisher regarding a rating given to a game andno satisfactory settlement can be reached by the PEGI administrator through discussion, explanation or negotiation the complainant may formally request the Complaints Board to mediate.
PEGI- The Pan-European Game Information(PEGI) age rating system was established to help European parents make informed decisions on buying computer games.
Taking account, therefore, of the Commission Communication of 22 April 2008 on the protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games, there is an urgent need to regulate labelling anduse measures such as providing a'red button' or the PEGI online system, included in the European Safer Internet programme.
PEGI- Pan European Game Information(PEGI) is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions on buying computer games with logos on games' boxes.
Calls upon all stakeholders involved in the sale of videogames in retail shops to agree within two years on a Pan-European Code of conduct on the sale of games to minorsand on commitments to raise awareness of the PEGI system among parents and children, as well as to ensure adequate resources to implement the provisions of this Code.
The licence to display the PEGI Online Logo is granted by the PEGI Online Administrator to any online gameplay service provider that meets the requirements set out in the PEGI Online Safety Code(POSC).
PEGI Online was launched in 2007 as an addition to the PEGI system to give young people in Europe better protection against unsuitable online gaming content and to help parents understand the risks within this environment.
If you are not satisfied with the response from the PEGI Online Administrator, or with the steps taken as a result of your complaint, you can request that the case is taken to a Complaints Board, which must provide a decision within two weeks.
The PEGI administrator(NICAM or VSC depending on the provisional age rating given) are sent an examination pack which contains all of the information and material required to double-check the provisional rating against the PEGI criteria.
Calls upon the video games and consoles industry to further improve the PEGI and PEGI On-line systems and in particular regularly to update the criteria for age rating and labelling, to advertise PEGI more actively and to increase the list of signatories.
PEGI 12: Videogames that show violence of a slightly more graphic nature towards fantasy characters or non graphic violence towards human-looking characters or recognisable animals, as well as video games that show nudity of a"slightly more graphic nature".
The board is made up of representatives of; the users of PEGI(games publishers), the gatekeepers of PEGI(the game console manufactures) and the promoters of PEGI(national trade associations) plus representatives from the PEGI Council and the PEGI Experts Group.
PEGI 12: Videogames that show violence of a slightly more graphic nature towards fantasy character and/or non graphic violence towards human-looking characters or recognisable animals, as well as videogames that show nudity of a slightly more graphic nature would fall in this age category.
It works on adapting and modifying the PEGI questionnaire and the underlying criteria to take account of technological and content developments and recommendations made by the PEGI Council or circumstances brought to light by the complaints procedure.
Do all games have a PEGI rating? Although PEGI is a self-regulatory system, every game for the Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony games consoles are PEGI rated as well as every PC game from the main European and American publishers.
It's an addition to the PEGI system for online games and aims to give young people in Europe improved protection against unsuitable online gaming content and to educate parents on how to ensure safe online play.[12] This project is supported directly by the European Commission.
This descriptor may appear on games with a PEGI 7 if it contains pictures or sounds that may be frightening or scary to young children, or on PEGI 12 games with horrific sounds or horror effects(but without any violent content).