For Business - Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle In addition to information on the classification of games, apps, online content and trade fairs and events, here you can also find information on consulting services, technical youth protection and other services that are part of the USK online membership
The USK Age Ratings - Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle The five coloured USK age ratings show at a glance at which age a game is safe from the point of view of youth protection However, the age ratings do not provide any information on whether the game is pedagogically suitable
What is the USK and what are its responsibilities? What is the USK and what are its responsibilities? The German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (USK) is a body set up by the associations of the computer games industry
What are the age categories? - Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle Criteria for the age category “USK 6” Children aged between 6 and 11 develop a capability for differentiated and distanced perception of media representations and content Their ability to tell the difference between the game world and reality improves increasingly with age
Standard Procedure - Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle The use of the graphic file supplied by the USK is recommended but not mandatory Alternatively, the descriptors must be displayed perceptibly and in recognizable spatial proximity to the age rating at the “point of sale” (e g , product page)