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South Korea considering bill to limit gaming to 2 hour sessions for students...

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The South Korean government is considering another law to further curb rampant game playing and Internet addiction among its youth. Dubbed the "Cooling Off" system, it aims to regulate the amount of time a student get to spend with video games in a 24-hour period.
If passed, it will join the "Shutdown Law," in effect since last November, which also targets gamers age 16 and under, but is far more restrictive in that it prohibits gaming between midnight and 6 a.m.
The primary aim of Cooling Off, like the Shutdown Law, is to prevent school bullying and suicides, which has been attributed to gaming and Internet addiction as a whole in the country. Internet addiction, in particular, has been a primary concern for a number of years.

In addition to the psychological and physical impact that rampant online gaming has had on some youths, there have also been reports of deaths associated with gaming not just in South Korea, but various other parts of Asia, including an incident in Taiwan earlier this month.
Fear about rampant gaming is nearly universal among parents, educators, and legislators. American lawmakers have tried to pass somewhat similar laws, which are not nearly has hard-hitting, but they have not been successful.
Lawmakers, in general, have been unable to provide any scientific proof that links gaming and any supposed ills. But this hasn't stopped South Korean legislators.
As Kotaku explains it, the Cooling Off system will cause a game to be shut down automatically after two hours of being played. Gamers can log back in, but only after 10 minutes to "rest," and only once per 24 hours. It was not specified how long the second session will last, but it is presumed to be no longer than the initial time allotted.
In response, the Korean Wireless Internet Industry Association has stated that restrictive gaming privileges are not an answer, and mentions similar regulations imposed on comic books back in the 80s by South Korea, which aside from being ineffective, left the comic industry there in shambles as a result.
Considering how much revenue the South Korean gaming industry generates, many fear that the still-growing industry will suffer similar difficulties if the Cooling Off system goes into effect.
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How do they do this, by blocking traffic? Can't the kids just go play a single player game during the shut-downs?

I agree with the idea that kids need breaks, but I don't think this really does anything useful.
 
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How do they do this, by blocking traffic? Can't the kids just go play a single player game during the shut-downs?

I agree with the idea that kids need breaks, but I don't think this really does anything useful.
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Government mandated breaks or do Koreans not have parents?
 
I know gaming a serious addiction over there, but I think this is a prime example of parents needing to raise their kids better and NOT let the government intervene. They wont fix anything, I know that much.
 
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