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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. Game addicts by Saiyine · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    Although I'm with the comments that say this is the usual media hype, it's true there's something going on over there in the Far East with the online gaming.

    Maybe they have some deeper problem in their societies that make them prefer to stay in an alternative world all day, or maybe they're just farming gold for a buck a day. Who knows?

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