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Korean Government Reaches Out To Game Addicts

Posted by Zonk on from the making-a-difference dept.

Joystiq has commentary on a Gamespot article which goes into detail on the Korean Government's response to the country's growing online addiction problem. From the Gamespot article: "When asked why South Korean society has had a more prevalent occurrence of online gaming addiction, Grace offered her own observation, 'There is a lot of stress in Korean society. Going to PC bangs is one way to relieve stress and disconnect themselves from the real world. It's mainly the stress-relieving factor.'"

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  1. Re:G.A. by dshaw858 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I stand by my opinion that 'gaming addiction' is a lot of media and hype for something that's very small.

    As an example that I love to use, you don't see 'Television Addicts' being criticised for escaping to another world every Tuesday at 8...

    - dshaw

  2. People have died... In Asia... by JamesInsomniac · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Man dies from too much Starcraft.

    Gaming addiction is a problem, I don't think there is any dispute over that. But, how big of a problem is it? Not a huge one. In Asia, it's a bigger problem.. As dshaw858 said,

    " I stand by my opinion that 'gaming addiction' is a lot of media and hype for something that's very small."