China’s Three Hour Limit?

Posted on July 17, 2007 - Filed Under News, Technology

Oz! I'd love to be a fly on the wall of more than a few teenage boys when  upon, for the first time, reaching three hours of video game play they see this announcement:
"Stop and do suitable physical exercise"
A new rule has gaming companies install a program that insists that players enter an ID number. At the end of three hours, they will get that prompt. If they stay on, the scores get slashed in half, to an eventual wiping out of points if they stay on as long as 5 hours. Read more here: China Cracks Down on Teens Playing Video Games 

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