Helpful resources
Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB)
Video game ratings and descriptor guide:
In English
In Spanish
In French
Game and Parent Reviews
Parent Previews “Video Game Reviews for Parents and Families”
GamerDad “Game Reviews from a Parental Perspective”
Common Sense Media “Non-profit reviews, with family input”
Game Walkthroughs and FAQs
GameSpot’s GameFAQs
Game slang and chat abbreviations
Nick Yee’s “MMORPG Lexicon”
NetLingo’s “The List of Chat Acronyms & Text Message Shorthand”
AIM.com’s “Acronym Dictionary”
BuzzWhack’s “IMglish Dictionary”
SlangSite.com’s “Video Game and General Slang”
Netiquette, Online Safety, and Talking to Your Kids
Netiquette
ESRB Online Safety
The Byron Report
Totally Wired by Anastasia Goodstein
Backtalk: 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids by Ricker & Crowder
Job Reality Check – Game Testing
Information & Statistics on Video Games and the Virtual World
Terra Nova
Nick Yee’s Online Game Research
International Game Developers Association
Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association
Entertainment Software Association
Interactive Software Federation of Europe
National Institute on Media and the Family
NPD Group
Game Widow Chat Communities
GamerWidow.com
GamingSucks.com
World of Warcraft (WoW) Widow(er)s on Yahoo!
EverQuest Widow(er)s on Yahoo!
Spouses Against Everquest on Yahoo!
