China has forbidden under-18s from playing games for more than three hours/week

Post by willis936 » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #62

brundolf wrote: post #28

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The time I spent in virtual worlds as a child remains one of the most cherished experiences of my life. They brought me happiness at times when nothing else did. They stoked my imagination and gave me a sense of wonder. They were one of the few avenues I had for connecting with my peers. It wasn't some waste of time that I regret when I look back as an adult.

That is interesting. I have a family friend, 20-years old and in college, who has maybe 1 or 2 friends in real life. All others are online gaming friends that he's had for years. Never met them. Of course he's gaming all the time because of that social network. I wish I knew the implications to such people when they are older. Is it a good influence? bad influence? doesn't matter? I don't know. Do you have any insigh…

Post by postingawayonhn » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

oxymoran wrote: post #112

This is the thing that is going to spur a backlash against the CCP in China. Or at least it should. Minors are the perfect protesters: are you going to jail, beat, or kill them? The international backlash would be incredible.

Post by mkoryak » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:15 PM UTC

shadofx wrote: post #103

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #68

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> like stunting their personal and intellectual development This. And social development. What are the implications of having all of your friends online and never met them in real life?

Lower likelihood of Covid, for one

Post by kiba » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:17 PM UTC

andrepew wrote: post #113

lhorie wrote: post #91

People talking about the benefits of games reminds me of people talking about the benefits of, say, a glass of wine with every meal: it's worth looking into but at the same time it's the sort of thing that obviously doesn't scale linearly with the amount/intensity of consumption. I similarly have mixed feelings as well, but for slightly different reasons. I've read about studies that say that musical training (which…

I agree that playing a game might not improve a class of skills in general like coordination or problem solving, but I don’t think it requires much study to determine improvement of skills directly used. For example, to improve your reading skills you need to practice reading. If a game is providing reading material and motivation to read, it will improve reading skills. Games can also drive motivation in other areas…

Post by tapoxi » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:17 PM UTC

bserge wrote: post #23

namelessoracle wrote: post #7

I have mixed feelings about this. Younger me learned a lot of problem solving skills and most importantly spent a lot of time learning how to read by playing RPGs and games that required lots of reading. My reading skills would not have been as advanced if i wasn't playing text heavy games that had a lot of plot like Square Enix games and the CRPGs of the time. Modern games though are clearly designed to get you as a…

I haven't played a good game in nearly a decade. I used to play them for the story, then it all became too grindy, trainers became moneymakers (yeah I used cheats, sue me, I played for fun), everything needs a fking Internet connection and anticheat software that does god knows what. Kinda sad.