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the evening on fridays, saturdays and sundays as sundays as well as on public holidays. paging says it wants to protect the and mental health of young people. well, let s discuss this with andrew, founder of game aware which is an organisation which manages and prevents gaming disorders through education and gaming strategies. hejoins us now from melbourne in australia. so what do you think of china s decision on the part of the authorities to minimise the number of hours a week to just three. number of hours a week to ust three. ., , , , three. three hours is very, very minimal. three. three hours is very, very minimal. it three. three hours is very, very minimal. it does - three. three hours is very, | very minimal. it does seem three. three hours is very, - very minimal. it does seem very extreme to me and it seems to me that it comes from a fundamental misunderstanding about the culture and psychology behind video games. we know that there are benefits to playing in benefits t
half his sentence. regulators in china have imposed restrictions on online video gaming stopping anyone under 18 from playing more than three hours a week. they ve been told they ll only be allowed to access the games between eight and nine in the evening on fridays, saturdays and sundays as well as on public holidays. beijing says it wants to protects the physical and mental health of young people. andrew kinch, founder of gameaware an organisaion that helps manage and prevent gaming disorders through education and gaming strategies has been talking to breakfast about the issue. it does seem very extreme to me and it seems like it comes from a fundamental misunderstanding about the culture and psychology behind video games. for example, we know there are benefits to buying and benefits that actually boost well being, you could say but we also know that over playing video
“It’s like heroin, but it’s not heroin.”
That is how my dad describes the experience of his two youngest children’s addictions to video games. My little brother currently struggles with this, exacerbated by confinement during the pandemic, while I went through it some years ago.
My dad went on to list some of the specific behaviours he has observed across both of our experiences: “Unwarranted aggression, disruption of family dynamics, unauthorised use of credit cards, the disappearance of cash, nutritional issues, hiding of food in the gaming room, lying, manipulation, falling school results, foul language use, disinterest in family activities, dental hygiene neglect, weight gain, sloth…”
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