{"id":2725,"date":"2021-09-04T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-04T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/04\/why-the-industry-should-heed-chinas-crackdown-on-video-game-players-alex-hern\/"},"modified":"2021-09-04T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T15:45:06","slug":"why-the-industry-should-heed-chinas-crackdown-on-video-game-players-alex-hern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/04\/why-the-industry-should-heed-chinas-crackdown-on-video-game-players-alex-hern\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the industry should heed China\u2019s crackdown on video game players | Alex Hern"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the west is unlikely to follow the three-hour gaming limit for children, developers would be unwise to dismiss it too quickly<\/p>\n

Being a parent can feel, at times, like leading an authoritarian nation of one. You control what your subject can read, who they can speak to and what they can do; you deal with periodic revolts against your rule and occasionally engage in a simulacrum of democratic decision-making while knowing that you control the outcome.<\/p>\n

But for all that authoritarian leaders like to present themselves as a parental figure for the country at large, it\u2019s rare that they actually get involved with the day-to-day work of, well, parenting. Which is why the news that China is taking on the job of limiting gaming time<\/a> caught the attention of so many parents I know.<\/p>\n

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\nWhile the west is unlikely to follow the three-hour gaming limit for children, developers would be unwise to dismiss it too quickly
\nBeing a parent can feel, at times, like leading an authoritarian nation of one. You control what your subject can read, who they can speak to and what they can do; you deal with periodic revolts against your rule and occasionally engage in a simulacrum of democratic decision-making while knowing that you control the outcome.
\nBut for all that authoritarian leaders like to present themselves as a parental figure for the country at large, it\u2019s rare that they actually get involved with the day-to-day work of, well, parenting. Which is why the news that China is taking on the job of limiting gaming time caught the attention of so many parents I know. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the west is unlikely to follow the three-hour gaming limit for children, developers would be unwise to dismiss it too quickly Being a parent can feel, at times, like leading an authoritarian nation of one. You control what your subject can read, who they can speak to and what they can do; you deal …<\/p>\n

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