by Stacy Jones on Apr 12, 2010
Sometimes we take for granted the fact that we live in a free society that lets us game and play just as late as we want to in our free time. Those are great freedoms and luxuries we can enjoy, unlike our friends in Korea, who recently had a midnight curfew imposed on them for online gaming by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the hopes of curving youthful game addiction. How does this work? At the strike of midnight, players will be forced out of their online gaming sessions. But that's not all. They have also implemented a "Slowdown" procedure that will choke down the Internet connection if players stay on for long periods of time. This will affect a number of online games such as Maple Story, Mabinogi, and a slew of other online games.
According to the ministry, underaged users will be forced out of gaming sessions when online access automatically shuts down as soon as the clock strikes midnight.
The policy also includes a "slowdown" system in which internet connection speeds will be stifled dramatically if underaged users are logged on for a lengthy period of time.
Read more about the imposed restrictions here.