Der Thailändische Technologie Minister meldet sich zu Wort:
Hello, this is Thailand Technology Minster.
Sorry, but we are imposing online gaming curfew.
This is to prevent teenage player from getting addicted and risking health.
Thai Ragnarok Online will not be available from 10.00pm to 6.00am every day from July 15 to Sept 30.
Along with all other internet game.
Thank you for your patience. Hope everyone stay healthy.
Tja Thailändische Online Gamer dürfen jetzt kein Ragnarok mehr zwischen 10Uhr Abends und 6 Uhr in der früh mehr zocken ?(
Davon ist aber nicht nur Ragnarok betroffen (das wohl die meiste User Zahl von über 600.000 hat) sondern auch alle anderen Online Games (wie eben auch PSO)…
Die Sperrstunde steht vom 15 Juli bis 30. September. Und ist das Modell erfolgreich wird über weitere Massnahmen nachgedacht, wie z.B. extra Ausweise fürs Onlinegaming.
Das ist schon alles ziemlich krank oder? Soll ja die Jugend vor der sucht des Onlinegamings schützen… aber was machen die armen Leute die ganz normal zocken wollen, aber eben nur Abends können? Ganz stark betroffen sind natürlich auch dutzende von auf OnlineGaming spezialisierte Internet Cafés die in den letzten Jahren wie Pilze aus dem Boden geschossen sind.
Ich hoffe mal ganz stark, solch ein Modell zieht keine weiten Kreise und findet nicht seinen Weg auch zu uns nach Europa. Hoffen wir das kein kranker Spiele hassender Abgeordneter hier in Deutschland von solch einem Modell erfährt.
Hier noch ein Artikel der BBC:
Thailand restricts online gamers
People the world over participate in online gaming
Thailand is to impose a night curfew on online gaming, because of concerns about rising addiction rates among young players.
The curfew will mean that game servers will be blocked between 2200 and 0600 daily from 15 July, according to technology minister Surapong Suebwonglee.
Internet cafes specialising in online gaming have mushroomed in Thailand in recent years, with prices per hour averaging as little as 10 to 20 baht (24 to 48 cents) an hour.
Of particular concern is the Korean role-playing game Ragnarok, which has over 600,000 registered players in Thailand, many of them children.
„As a matter of fact Ragnarok is not a violent game,“ said Mr Suebwonglee, „but its problem is that child players are becoming addicted, so we have to prevent children playing for long periods of time.“
Mr Sisak Jamonaran, president of Thailand’s Computer Society, agreed that the situation was getting out of hand.
„The problem with Ragnarok is that there is no time limit. A game can last over 10 hours,“ he told the BBC’s East Asia Today programme.
„Players become obsessed and they lose interest in other activities,“ he said.
One young student, quoted by the Nation newspaper, said: „Ragnarok has become a drug and all of my friends are addicted to it. Nobody plays soccer with me now.“
Mr Jamonaran said the problem with online gaming was more fundamental than straight addiction.
„What the kids really need is love from their parents. Some parents just do not have time for their kids, and that is why the kids go online,“ he said.
But others said the move was draconian, and that parents were able to regulate their children effectively.
„I allow my children to play the game for one or two hours after they finish their homework,“ said one mother, also quoted by the Nation newspaper.
„On weekends, we go to internet shops to play the game together,“ she said.
„We are a happy family. I wish critics of the game would try playing it first.“
Quelle: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/
Wie soll man jetzt über solch eine Vorgehensweise einer Regierung denken?