China opens videogame addiction treatment clinic

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:57 pm

nice

wtf, the forum clock playing crazy?

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 5:58 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/0 ... index.html

A reporter was allowed to talk to patients at the clinic on condition they not be identified by name.

"I wasn't normal," said a 20-year-old man from Beijing who used to spend at least 10 hours a day in front of the screen playing hack-and-slash games like Diablo.

"In school I didn't pay attention when teachers were talking," he said. "All I could do was think about playing the next game. Playing made me happy, I forgot my problems."

Snoffy · Post by **Snoffy** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:03 pm

They must have watched the Civ4 trailer.

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:04 pm

Well its about time

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:19 pm

China? Not Korea?

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:19 pm

China? Not Korea?

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:20 pm

Korea addicts just die off and keep the genepool clean.

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:24 pm

Thats what we need a good clensing

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:07 am

There is no 'we', dear hat. Were there a cleansing of society and the gene pool, an event that is long overdue, you would be eroded along with all the other worthless-bloody-morons-who-should-be-sterilised-or-culled-at-birth-along-with-their-would-be-parents-and-bloodline-for-the-good-of-all-and-sundry. Your translucent attempts at social camouflage will not save you.

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:28 am

You are

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:45 am

Summary.

Programs are growing elsewhere, too.

NO!!

As the number of the Netizens grows

Netizens..? What?

The routine begins around 6 a.m. and includes sessions on a machine that stimulates nerve impulses with 30-volt charges to pressure points.

Eh he.

Some patients receive a clear fluid through intravenous drips said to "adjust the unbalanced status of brain secretions,"

Even better.

Their rooms are sunny, each decorated with artificial flowers, Winnie the Pooh comforters and a 17-inch television.

Okay.. Am I missing something here? Replacing the computer for a television? Isn't it as addictive, if not more? Isn't it like replacing heroin for cocaine? What the heck of artificial flowers? And Winnie the Pooh?

Conclusion: It won't work.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:35 am

Reminds me of the 'UNGAY YOUR CHILD WITH THE POWAH OF TEH LAWD !!1' bootcamp setups, somewhat.

Saying it won't work is something of an understatement.

Mandalorian FaLLouT GoD · Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:25 pm

If people are so susceptible to addiction, odds are if it wasn't video games, it would be something else much worse.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:36 pm

"As the number of the Netizens grows, the number of the addicted people will grow as well, but we should not worry about the issue too much," says Kuang Wenbo, a professor of mass media at Beijing's Renmin University. "The young men at the age of growing up have their own problems. Even if there was no Internet they will get addicted to other things."

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:06 am

It gets the crackheads off the internet-streets at least, lawl.

johnnygothisgun · Post by **johnnygothisgun** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:38 am

We all know the government invented crack to kill homeless people.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 1:02 am

johnnygothisgun wrote:We all know the government invented crack to kill homeless people.

To be fair, half the things we use every day were invented by the government to kill somebody.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:39 am

Tru dat

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:00 am

Like pennacillian, helps people but was invented to help the troops recover faster, so they can go out and shoot some kraut in the back

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:20 am

Umm, no, more like the Internet, jet planes or GPS...