Game Wars

June 27, 2003

There's little doubt that little Ms. Pac Man would be horrified by some of the video games on the market today. Makers of these violent and racy games say their products are intended for adults, but whose job is it to keep them from kids? The question, which is working its way through courts in at least two cities, is tackled here by Brooke and Henry Jenkins, Director of Comparative Media Studies at MIT.


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