Chinese Gamers Circumvent Anti-Obsession Measures

Turtlewind writes "A survey by iResearch China shows that the Chinese Government's "anti obsession" measures, reported on Slashdot last year, are being bypassed by MMORPG gamers. While the controls - which force operators of popular games such as World of Warcraft to impose penalties on players who play for more than three to five hours a day - were welcomed by almost half of Chinese gamers, a core of around 14% of players admitted to registering multiple accounts to get around the restrictions. Meanwhile, the government seems to be taking a different approach to the problem of gaming addiction, planning a campaign over the upcoming summer vacation to increase enforcement of laws banning minors from internet cafes."

Comments

Re:Bring it on!

[Another IT Grunt]

So go cut the grass lazy ass dad!!! My dad tried that stuff with me and I just "lost" the oil plug to the mower, it's not your son's job to take care of your house!!!!!

Reason and Understanding.

[Salzorin]

I can understand this completely... the chinese population is sick and tired of people wasting away their lives playing video games, so the best solution is obviously to send them to jail where they can waste away their lives getting raped while they sleep. Perhaps that's even being too light... after all, there are people that have DIED refusing to move from their location... for such blatant disregard for the law we MUST incorporate the death penalty; it's the only way to save these children.