Developmental and Family Implications of State-Controlled Video Game Play in China

Orsolya Király; Dillon T Browne; Zsolt Demetrovics

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0322

Developmental and Family Implications of State-Controlled Video Game Play in China

Orsolya Király, Dillon T Browne, Zsolt Demetrovics

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Abstract

In 2019, China imposed laws limiting children younger than age 18 years to 1.5 hours of online games on weekdays and 3 hours on weekends, with no gaming allowed between 10 pm and 8 am. Today, minors can play online games for only 1 hour, between 8 and 9 pm, on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. To ensure adherence, companies must include name verification systems and eventually will need to connect games to a centralized antiaddiction platform.¹

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	543-544
Number of pages	2
Journal	JAMA Pediatrics
Volume	176
Issue number	6
Early online date	2 Apr 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0322
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Online games
Video games
Restrictions
Antiaddiction
Gaming disorder
Children

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