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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2011-02-02 00:12
The Ministry of Culture, along with seven other central departments, announced on Monday the launching of the "parental watch project" in the online games industry beginning March 1.
The project will require online game companies to set up a web page, enquiry hotline and other special channels for parental supervision of their children.
Besides, these companies shall authorize parents, who want to monitor and control their children playing online games, to take measures to limit or ban the playing.
Also, the online game companies shall provide help to parents in supervising their children's online game accounts and preventing them from playing improper games, as part of the project.
The culture ministry tested the project in several online game companies in Feb last year, which proved effective in helping juveniles overcome addictions to online games.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7278301.html
That doesnt sound bad as the Korean addiction camp
http://mabination.com/threads/18145-What-a-South-Korean-Video-Game-Addiction-Camp-Looks-Like?highlight=south+korean
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paladin wrote on 2011-02-02 00:17
Cat its worse
Few gaming companies unless theirs profit to be made
few Will do this
In korea it was coming out of the states pockets not the companies them selfs
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Jarvan IV wrote on 2011-02-02 00:17
I can imagine the ban message saying "Your mama told you to get off, 5 HOURS AGO, YOU IS BANNED!".
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Mama wrote on 2011-02-02 09:00
lold
the whole limit seems like a pretty good idea though, for juveniles who can't control themselves.
It should start rather flexible then slowly wean off to an acceptable level, similar to trying to quit smoking.
but for the mass public? It's more for the crazies and those who keep throwing themselves off buildings/dying on a keybaord due to lack of water/food/everything
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Falsetto wrote on 2011-02-02 13:16
It sucks, but parents should have that right.
And also it makes sense to regulate companies specifically, since they won't do it for the 'good' of anyone, being that they are a company. Where money only speaks.