The Chinese government is looking into measures to control online gaming by youths in response to recent events such as this:
In the latest saga over online gaming addiction in China, the parents of a 13-year-old Tianjin boy are suing the makers of World of Warcraft, blaming the game for the death of their son, according to the Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The parents filed a suit against Blizzard Entertainment on Wednesday, saying their son jumped to his death while reenacting a scene from the game, the report said.
Their thoughts on how to combat the scourge of gaming addiction:
The Chinese government has already said it plans to restrict gamers to three hours of consecutive play, using a “fatigue technique� in games. After three hours of play, the online game would lose some player power, and after five hours, the player would lose most power. After that, there would be a delay of five hours before the game could be accessed to its full capacity.
Source: [Red Herring]
