This document discusses legal and moral issues that should be considered when developing a video game. It explains that copyright legislation could affect whether other people's work or the developer's own work can be used. Moral issues that should be considered include making sure content is appropriate for the target audience and does not cause harm. The document also discusses PEGI video game ratings which help ensure games are suitable for the intended age group based on their content. The goals are to understand relevant legislation, identify key concerns, and be able to discuss moral issues and PEGI ratings.

1. Legal Issues
Lesson 6

2.  Know legal issues that will affect your game
 Understand moral issues around game design
 Be able to identify issues that will impact on your game
Lesson Goals
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3. Marking
Marks Learning Objective
1 – 6
Pass
Demonstrate a limited understanding of legislation relative
to the use of assets, ideas and concepts in a game.
7 – 11
Merit
Demonstrate a sound understanding of legislation relative to
the use of assets, ideas and concepts in a game.
12 – 15
Distinction
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of legislation
relative to the use of assets, ideas and concepts in a game.
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4. Legislation
What legal issues might affect your work in this project?
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
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#moral

5.  There are two main areas to consider when looking at legislation
that may affect your plans for this project:
Legislation
Moral IssuesLegal Issues
Anything that will affect you in a
legal sense e.g. Copyright Law
Something that is concerned
with doing the ‘right thing’
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral

6.  Copyright is the exclusive rights that
are given to someone who creates a
piece of work.
 It protects that persons work so that
no one is allowed to use it without
the permission of that person.
 Legislation on copyright may affect
your work here in two ways:
 Use of other peoples work
 Protection of your own work
Legal Issues
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral

7.  When working for a client it is your
job to ensure that moral issues are
considered in the project.
 The target audience for this project is
very young and you must consider
how you will make your game content
appropriate for the audience.
 It is also your responsibility to ensure
that the game will not cause upset or
harm to anyone playing it.
Moral Issues
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral

8. PEGI Certification
What is PEGI and how might games be certified?
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral

9.  Pan European Game Information
is a company that certifies video
games by identifying the age a
game would be most suitable for.
 This all relates to the content of
the video game and prevents
younger players being exposed to
inappropriate content.
 The age rating doesn’t take into
account the difficulty or skill level
required to play the game.
PEGI Certification
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to list resources needed
#legislation
#resource

10.  PEGI certification is awarded across five age levels as follows:
 There are also 8 content descriptors used to define games:
Moral Issues
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to list resources needed
#legislation
#resource

11. Your Task
 Explain the legal issues that will
impact upon your video game:
 What is copyright?
 What impact will it have?
 Describe the moral issues that you
will have to consider when thinking
of your target audience.
 Identify the PEGI rating you would
aim to fit your game into and
explain why this would be suitable.
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral

12. Keywords
 Legislation
 Moral
 Anything relating to legal issues that must
be considered for a project.
 Things that relate to making a choice on
doing the ‘right thing’ in something.
Understand legal & moral issues
Be able to identify key concerns
#legislation
#moral