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omonatheydidAmerica may be stereotyped as having an entire generation of kids currently being raised on video games and Mountain Dew, but there’s at least one other nation that tops us in terms of childhood gaming obsession.
That would be South Korea, where gaming addiction is a serious problem among youths, so much so that last year a ban went into effect which does not allow kids under the age of 16 to game online between 12 AM and 6 AM in order to force them to get some sleep.
This was originally meant to be mainly for PC games, as titles like Starcraft are by far the most popular in South Korea, but it has since extended to consoles. Sony had trouble getting the Playstation in line with the rules, but finally did so last fall. Now, Microsoft is falling in line as well.
An announcement on the official Korean Xbox site states that as of February 1st, 2012, Xbox Live will be offline from 12-6 AM for those under 16. And if you think that a clever Korean kid might skirt the ban with a phony age, the country’s national ID system doesn’t let things like that happen on nearly as widespread of a scale as it does here.
Is this a good idea for America? We have far more pressing issues at hand, but I could envision an intrepid politician bringing up such an idea at some point. I’m not sure if it would be a Republican cause, because though they are usually the anti-violent game brigade, the idea is also tantamount to the government stepping into the role of a parent, something they seem to resist when it has to do with healthy school lunches and the like.
I’m not sure it’s entirely necessary in America. Even with our kids playing more games than ever, I think it’s a very select few who are up during those hours gaming. If they are, that’s a parenting problem of either not paying enough attention, or doing something unwise like giving a child a TV and console in their room.
We’ll keep our freedoms for now, but I predict video game addiction will be an increasing problem both in our country and many others in the future as games figure out how to be even more appealing, and their player bases become more widespread. This idea might reach our shores someday to be sure.
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That would be South Korea, where gaming addiction is a serious problem among youths, so much so that last year a ban went into effect which does not allow kids under the age of 16 to game online between 12 AM and 6 AM in order to force them to get some sleep.
This was originally meant to be mainly for PC games, as titles like Starcraft are by far the most popular in South Korea, but it has since extended to consoles. Sony had trouble getting the Playstation in line with the rules, but finally did so last fall. Now, Microsoft is falling in line as well.
An announcement on the official Korean Xbox site states that as of February 1st, 2012, Xbox Live will be offline from 12-6 AM for those under 16. And if you think that a clever Korean kid might skirt the ban with a phony age, the country’s national ID system doesn’t let things like that happen on nearly as widespread of a scale as it does here.
Is this a good idea for America? We have far more pressing issues at hand, but I could envision an intrepid politician bringing up such an idea at some point. I’m not sure if it would be a Republican cause, because though they are usually the anti-violent game brigade, the idea is also tantamount to the government stepping into the role of a parent, something they seem to resist when it has to do with healthy school lunches and the like.
I’m not sure it’s entirely necessary in America. Even with our kids playing more games than ever, I think it’s a very select few who are up during those hours gaming. If they are, that’s a parenting problem of either not paying enough attention, or doing something unwise like giving a child a TV and console in their room.
We’ll keep our freedoms for now, but I predict video game addiction will be an increasing problem both in our country and many others in the future as games figure out how to be even more appealing, and their player bases become more widespread. This idea might reach our shores someday to be sure.
Source: forbes
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:20 am (UTC)mmhm like korea doesn't
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:41 am (UTC)Just because the US has more "open" gamer doesn't mean that the same game addcition is unknown in other country as well.
Sme at the author.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:42 am (UTC)Mte. Korea just focuses on little things an awful lot.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:20 am (UTC)whether it is or not doesn't matter. something like this will never happen in america.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:21 am (UTC)Lol Korea.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:23 am (UTC)Starcraft is addictive shit though,tbh.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:27 am (UTC)When the government has to step in to put things in place that the parents should have, it is quite worrying indeed.
I can't help but feel that in South Korea though, the gaming problem is a form of an escapism from the brutal work/schooling system. Idk, every case is different and I don't know enough to be making such comments I guess.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:31 am (UTC)IA
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:32 am (UTC)A little strange that they have to do such things...
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:33 am (UTC)Dude, your lack of research is bugging the gamer inside of me. A gamer would play at anytime you idiot even at night. It's even better at night.
The author need to shut up. If you want to do a article on gaming issue, do it properly...
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:40 am (UTC)one of my friends got into Skyrim after we got it for his bday...his hours are completely flipped now.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:42 am (UTC)Skyrim <3
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:44 am (UTC)I remember my first time playing WoW, I shout at my cousin for smoking too much. I was like "stop smoking one cig after the other"... Answer "that's my second cig in 3 hours".
Me realising: OMG I've been playing WoW for 3 hours without even knowing it.
I'm in "rehab" no more MMORPG for me... just RPG
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 10:04 am (UTC)I'm still mad at the "If I Were a Poor Black Kid" article tbh.
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Date: 2012-01-10 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 06:27 pm (UTC)There's some of it on ontd-political.
Do you want links?
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Date: 2012-01-10 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 06:37 pm (UTC)couldn't find the other one sorry
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Date: 2012-01-10 06:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 11:36 pm (UTC)This so much. 10pm to 4am are the times I'm usually playing games.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 10:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 10:14 am (UTC)*snort* Oh, forbes, you silly.
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Date: 2012-01-10 11:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 12:22 pm (UTC)it's pretty difficult for parents to teach kids self-control, especially when they have very limited time to spend with their children due to conflicting work & school schedules, and plus they understand that their kids are under so much pressure, so they tend to want to spoil them a little bit and let them enjoy themselves, even if it's not in the healthiest of ways :/
setting bans is one way to treat a symptom, but it doesn't get to the real issue of why so many people become addicted
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