Time's up for young Gamers

TLAM Strike · 05-03-11, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

And how would this ever be enforced?

Torplexed · 05-03-11, 11:16 PM

Good luck South Korea, on separating the masses from their opium. Frankly, showing them a picture of what they look like while satisfying their fix couldn't hurt either.

CCIP · 05-04-11, 12:38 AM

You should also remember that unlike the private-PC-at-home culture we have here in the West, a very large portion of Korean gaming takes plan at internet cafes.

Feuer Frei! · 05-04-11, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

You should also remember that unlike the private-PC-at-home culture we have here in the West, a very large portion of Korean gaming takes plan at internet cafes.

Well, under 16's shouldn't be, and i do stress the word shouldn't be in internet cafes at midnight.
They should be fast asleep. In a ideal world where every parent and every child functions just the way they are meant to ofc.
And, this being law, i assume the internet cafes will have to tow the line here as well.
Just in case those under 16's linger in cyber cafes after midnight.

CCIP · 05-04-11, 01:16 AM

Yeah, I'm not really against the idea that under-16s are best off keeping a regular schedule and being under parental supervision. Just saying that this is probably what the law is really aimed at - giving another nudge to the cyber-delinquents that populate a lot of these cafes, and making sure that the owners get their act together. It's probably a big phenomenon of busy city life in Korea. On the bright side, hey, at least most of these kids aren't in gangs on the street...

Feuer Frei! · 05-04-11, 01:20 AM

Exactly right.
I'm not sure what the laws are like over there but one way to curb or enforce this in internet cafes is to ban or prohibit under 16's from entering these cafes in the first place.

Herr-Berbunch · 05-04-11, 02:30 AM

For an under-16 even midnight is too late! It's a step in the right direction though. Now just need to stop parents buying 18-rated games and videos for their little darings.

Fish In The Water · 05-04-11, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Good luck South Korea, on separating the masses from their opium.

Indeed...

Forced 'weaning' from the web is likely to have all sorts of unintended consequences. Will be interesting to watch the fallout from this.

antikristuseke · 05-04-11, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Good luck South Korea, on separating the masses from their opium. Frankly, showing them a picture of what they look like while satisfying their fix couldn't hurt either.

Then again, those people make quite a bit of cash playing tournaments, pro gaming is on the up and it is becoming more and more lucrative for those who are good at it.

05-04-11, 12:38 AM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	You should also remember that unlike the private-PC-at-home culture we have here in the West, a very large portion of Korean gaming takes plan at internet cafes. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-04-11, 01:16 AM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yeah, I'm not really against the idea that under-16s are best off keeping a regular schedule and being under parental supervision. Just saying that this is probably what the law is really aimed at - giving another nudge to the cyber-delinquents that populate a lot of these cafes, and making sure that the owners get their act together. It's probably a big phenomenon of busy city life in Korea. On the bright side, hey, at least most of these kids aren't in gangs on the street... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-04-11, 01:20 AM	#6
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	Exactly right. I'm not sure what the laws are like over there but one way to curb or enforce this in internet cafes is to ban or prohibit under 16's from entering these cafes in the first place. __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-04-11, 02:30 AM	#7
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	For an under-16 even midnight is too late! It's a step in the right direction though. Now just need to stop parents buying 18-rated games and videos for their little darings. __________________

05-03-11, 11:16 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Good luck South Korea, on separating the masses from their opium. Frankly, showing them a picture of what they look like while satisfying their fix couldn't hurt either.