Institute highlights:
• Played key role in establishing nation's video game rating system.
• Played key role in creating retailers' agreement not to sell adult- rated games to children.
• Sparked a manufacturer's recall of popular video game, Grand Theft Auto, after investigation revealed hidden sexual images in the game.
• Released annual video game report cards.
• More than 500 Minnesota schools hold "Say Yes to No" events, encouraging parents to say No to their children in a culture that promotes "more, easy, fast and fun."
JEAN
HOPFENSPERGER
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