tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036110406863911726.post1983880668313624520..comments2024-03-28T08:21:11.156+01:00Comments on The NSKN Blog: A vegetarian and a butcherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17263020940193139355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036110406863911726.post-19198887168577527792015-05-30T04:09:57.002+02:002015-05-30T04:09:57.002+02:00I am reminded of a comment made on a podcast - I t...I am reminded of a comment made on a podcast - I think it was the <i>Plaid Hat Podcast</i>, and they were discussing market testing of <i>Dead of Winter</i> in Germany. There were some cards in the game that the developers had identified as possibly inappropriate for children, with the suggestion that parents consider removing those cards before playing with kids. The German reviewers commented back that they were confused regarding the choices as to which cards the American developers considered inappropriate for children and which they did not. Cards that were sexually suggestive were marked as potentially inappropriate, because American parents tend to be sensitive about exposing children to sexual topics prematurely, whereas the Germans didn't find them particularly bothersome. On the other hand, they found other cards to be rather violent, and couldn't understand why the Americans had not marked those as inappropriate for children; it seemed that German parents are much more sensitive than Americans about exposing their children to suggestively violent content. It was a very interesting lesson in cultural differences regarding appropriate and inappropriate content.Paul Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260814589584723033noreply@blogger.com