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

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Post by selfhoster11 » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:33 PM UTC

loudtieblahblah wrote: post #114

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.

I spent a lot of time hiding away in my room - up late on the internet, playing video games, reading books, listening to music - often the kind aimed at the alienated. I felt alone, like i didn't belong. Some of it was my personality, some of it was how my parents raised me. Some was how that was juxtaposed against the culture/environment i was raised into. My parents pushed a lot of sports and i grew out of it - fav…

I've had the same realisation aged 25. Reality is underrated, assuming you live in a nice place. That sadly isn't the case for everyone.

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

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Post by falcolas » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:34 PM UTC

bserge wrote: post #24

How are they realistically gonna enforce it?

Look back to July's news of Tencent implementing facial recognition via smartphones for an example.

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

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Post by techdragon » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:34 PM UTC

ulfw wrote: post #93

techdragon wrote: post #81

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Do you have a source for that? From the article it sounds like the expectation is that all games should be implementing mechanisms to limit this. But that could just be poor reporting by Reuters ( not unsurprising for a breaking foreign government regulation change like this )

What about the Alibaba South China Morning Post then? https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3146918/china-limit...

I see phrasing like

> The notice also states that companies must strictly implement the real-name registration and login system in their games and not provide access to video games for those who are unregistered.

But nothing clarifying if they have drawn any distinction between online games that require a persistent connection to servers to function and “offline” games that are stand alone single player experiences with no online connectivity required.

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

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Post by jayd16 » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:34 PM UTC

Haven't we been through at least two generations of ubiquitous video games in the west? Is society noticeably different?

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

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Post by MangoCoffee » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:35 PM UTC

China is also cracking down on the kpop/jpop style in the entertainment industry as well.

https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=...

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

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Post by mrfusion » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:35 PM UTC

KoftaBob wrote: post #155

mrfusion wrote: post #3

Sadly when I hear news like this my first reaction is wondering when it’s coming to the US :-(

That's a pretty misguided reaction, considering there's no legal mechanism for this to be enforced in the US. Do you think the US gov is going to propose requiring all gamers to provide a real ID to prove age, and people will just be ok with that? No way in hell.

We did lockdowns which were previously unimaginable in a free society.

I don’t take anything for granted these days.

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

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Post by retrac » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:35 PM UTC

mrlonglong wrote: post #147

Wouldn't those kids grow up resenting the CCP? If the CCP keeps doing this long enough, they're going to have millions of sullen people and then all it takes is just one spark.

I fear you being correct as it would greatly erode my faith in the human species. Relocation of tens of millions of high school students to the countryside to work forced labour? A generation later, mowing down young protesters with tanks? Meh. But take away people's video games... that is an abuse too far.

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

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Post by SubiculumCode » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:35 PM UTC

I guess China really does want a revolt among the youth.

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

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Post by dom96 » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC

My question is: how will this be enforced?

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

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Post by falcolas » Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 4:36 PM UTC

brundolf wrote: post #178

falcolas wrote: post #157

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> playing with a ball in a field might be better I categorize this as "maybe". If you're a physically fit child with good hand/eye coordination, playing ball is fun. If you're not, due to genetics, weight, or illness, it's closer to torment. Also, playing ball is almost always going to be competitive - there are no bots and only rarely cooperative objectives involved.

For me it was just always boring. I played pee-wee sports for a few years and I spent most of the practices and games staring up at the sky daydreaming. I couldn't relate to my peers over their interest in it (though I did relate to some of them over Pokémon when we had water breaks)

I'll agree with this. Being in left field was bo-ring. It was being up at bat, and knowing that I was going to rack up an "out" for our team, which was agonizing.