The first video game to attract political controversy was the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders.
In 1981, a political bill called the "Control of Space Invaders (and
other Electronic Games) Bill" was drafted by British Labour Party MP George Foulkes
in an attempt to ban the game for its "addictive properties" and for
causing "deviancy". The bill was debated and only narrowly defeated in
parliament by 114 votes to 94 votes.
In August 2005, the government of the People's Republic of China,
where more than 20 million people play online games, introduced an
online gaming restriction limiting playing time to three hours, after
which the player would be expelled from whichever game they were
playing. In 2006, it relaxed the rule so only citizens under the age of 18 would face the limitations.Reports indicate underage gamers found ways to circumvent the measure.In July, 2007, the rule was relaxed yet again. Internet games operating
in China must require that users identify themselves by resident identity numbers.
After three hours, players under 18 are prompted to stop and "do
suitable physical exercise." If they continue, their in-game points are
"slashed in half". After five hours, all their points are automatically
erased.
In 2008, one of the five FCC Commissioners, Deborah Taylor Tate, stated that online gaming addiction was "one of the top reasons for college drop-outs".However, she did not mention a source for the statement identity its position in relation to other top reasons.
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