I am bumping this thread because I believe there is a need for a ratings company that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.
I really hope that the fee that I ask for is enough to get a domain and cover the cost of printed materials and so on. What the IGRC really needs is people that are willing to get in touch with their local schools and child care proffesionals and get them to endorse the IGRC as a viable rating alternative. In this way the IGRC can gain some respect from the proffesional community. The general populace will follow their lead. It is in this way that we can gain ground and get noticed.
There are alot of good educational games out there that will never make it to market because the developers cannot pay a huge fee to have them rated. That is a huge loss to the children that would benefit from such games and it puts a limit on their learning capability. No one should have their ability to learn stunted by money hungry companies.
There is a market in educational games and they don't have to cost much to make money. A lot of them die before they reach the market because of greed. This is just another good reason for a company like the IGRC to step in. Inde game developers can stand to gain a lot from it, but they aren't the only ones. If we get the education system involved then it is almost certain that we will get the notice and respect of many others.
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