EPTnote: its illegal to forge this information....but not impossible, i used one (kssn generator) for ongamenet.com long ago.
but i also noticed it picked up fake kssn and didn't allow registration on other sites.
South Korea Implements Anti-Gaming Law - Page 5
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
note: its illegal to forge this information....but not impossible, i used one (kssn generator) for ongamenet.com long ago. but i also noticed it picked up fake kssn and didn't allow registration on other sites. | ||
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SkullXbones
United States58 Posts
[]Phase[] Belgium. July 04 2012 06:11 People can die of not eating enough / healthy enough / moving enough / getting enough rest. Every case of 'guy x dies after 3 day straight gaming' is just because they didnt live healthy. You can't die from gaming nor the addiction CaptainCrush United States. July 04 2012 04:06. On July 04 2012 03:59 blubbdavid wrote: Show nested quote + How can someone die of stupidity? And if YOU only have heard of some who died of stupidity, then how does that make my point negative? It was a joke that you clearly missed.... My point is that nobody has ever been addicted to video games, and anyone claiming to be is just an idiot. Furthermore anyone that ignores their own body over a period of DAYS, to the point of death, is just incredibly stupid. Not sure if i did the quote or link thing right, this is my 1st post. Imo gaming addiction is real. Regardless of weather or not some one thinks that people die because their own stupidity and not because of an addiction. Its still real, and doesn't negate the fact that it happens. My roommate thinks that alcoholism is a joke, but he's an alcoholic, so what does he know. Addiction doesn't always effect yourself. Attached is a link to a news story where a Korean couple's baby died while they where taking care of their virtual baby and its not the only case of this happening either. While yes imo the OP does seem a little overboard that a law needs to be made for children to listen to their parents. Maybe you don't have a personality that allows yourself to be easily addicted to something, but that doenst makeit stupid or not real. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8551122.stm | ||
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rogzardo
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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DonKey_
Liechtenstein1356 Posts
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Clarity_nl
Netherlands6826 Posts
On July 04 2012 06:02 Parskatt wrote: That depends on how you interpret the term "addiction". For example, if you see a fat guy do you say he is addicted to eating or that he just does too little exercise? The same could be said for a lot of things, but I'm not going to bring up each example since I would wind up with a wall of text. Personally I don't think gaming addiction exists and can be cured, and frankly I believe that it's in their culture much like in America with fast food. Allthough this might be a good thing it's about the same as forcing Mc donalds to serve carrots instead of fries in their happy meals, it will just make the kids get there unhealthy food someplace else and won't actually solve the issue. (Sorry for all the fast food refrences) You don't believe someone who is overweight is addicted to food first glance nor do I believe someone is addicted to gaming because they play games a lot at first glance. Doesn't mean there aren't fat people who are addicted to food and gamers who are addicted to games. Sure, it's not a physical addiction (although you could make a case for it with adrenaline and other stuff your brain does to you), but it's an addiction nonetheless. You know what else is (barely) physical? Smoking. You go cold turkey that shit is out of you in a day, so why do people have such a tough time quitting smoking...? They're addicted to it, mentally. On July 04 2012 07:45 rogzardo wrote: Korea: Decades of jail for somebody telling officers you smoke pot. Mandatory military service. Laws forbidding video games. Am I missing any other gems? Maybe you should spout out more sensationalist news titles. I'm sure no other country has any stories like this. I don't believe there is anything wrong with mandatory military service, but that's for another thread. As for "Laws forbidding video games." Did you even read the article? | ||
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TehPrime
United States180 Posts
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Kreb
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askTeivospy
1525 Posts
On July 04 2012 03:31 CaptainCrush wrote: Negative, I have only heard of people dying of stupidity while excessively gaming. You are short sighted since you think your unqualified opinion is more valid than research which has been done on videogame addiction | ||
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sc14s
United States5052 Posts
On July 04 2012 06:54 Zeke50100 wrote: ...No. I bet you it wasn't equal to crack. Merely forsaking "real life" interactions for "virtual" interactions doesn't fit the description of addiction. actually i dropped out of school (1st yr college) and quit my job because of the game so yes it can be equal to crack in my estimation. | ||
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cristo1122
Australia505 Posts
e.g. abusive household therfore games = escapism or a coping mechanism well thats how it was for me | ||
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Mordiford
4448 Posts
On July 04 2012 08:18 cristo1122 wrote: there is no such thing as addiction a better term is dependence, useually they depend on (insert classic example) in order to deal with problems in their lives. e.g. abusive household therfore games = escapism or a coping mechanism well thats how it was for me You're turning this into a semantic argument. Dependence is a large part of the term addiction. | ||
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Mykill
Canada3402 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10381 Posts
I thought banlist meant no SC2 at all, but it just means that SC2 is one game where the parents can restrict their kids from playing right? I don't quite understand this law then. Could parents not previously already decide when their kids play? I mean that's parenting right? xD | ||
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OptimusYale
Korea (South)1005 Posts
Most parents don't realise that the kids have their parents ID numbers registered to websites, and when they're blocked off their own account, they log into their parents and play. It may be 'illegal' but fuck, kids gotta game. As a teacher here I think the kids should be allowed to play more games as a way to relax. All this law means is overbearing parents will completely STOP their children playing games, forcing them to study etc which is seriously a bigger problem than gaming in my eyes. When I eventually have a kid here, my kid will be allowed to play games as long as they like, providing they do their homework and their grades are high. I won't be an inactive parent which is what most Koreans are, I will actually take an interest in my childs activities and monitor and look after them myself | ||
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Nuclease
United States1049 Posts
If it's not all that surprising to hear about someone die in a PC Bang from gaming for too long, then something has to be done. :/ | ||
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Steelo_Rivers
United States1968 Posts
On July 04 2012 03:09 Megaliskuu wrote: Did you see that thread that was posted here just a few days ago by that guy who has been playing for 2 years, still in plat league, who quit his job and everything. Thats an addiction lol. he was moreso watching then playing though. 3000 games total played on a single account is nothing. i have 3 accounts with that many games played and im far from addicted. | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
On July 04 2012 03:07 HaXXspetten wrote: Ruining esports Actually this is a step towards better Foreigner competitiveness. Don't know if it will actually offset the Korean advantages of infrastructure and expertise in running progaming teams, but it's something. As for the law itself I've heard the situation in Korea is not really comparable to other countries so I'll refrain from posting my uneducated opinion on it. | ||
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
On July 04 2012 09:07 Nuclease wrote: Because of the problems that SK has had so many times with addiction to gaming, I am not surprised at this at all. If it's not all that surprising to hear about someone die in a PC Bang from gaming for too long, then something has to be done. :/ How does SK's addiction to gaming differ any from American gaming addiction or japanese gaming addiction, or shit, gaming addiction as a whole? | ||
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MrCash
United States1504 Posts
I remember extremely similar news around a year ago, but it faded away with no follow up or clear ramifications. | ||
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