#Tencent video player Pc#

#Tencent video player Pc#

The facial recognition system is only for China and only for mobile games, the company confirms, so PC games like League of Legends are currently exempt. It launched July 5th in over 60 mobile games, including the hits Honor of Kings and Game for Peace - aka ChinaвЂ™s more patriotic version of PUBG. The so-called вЂњMidnight PatrolвЂќ facial recognition system is an attempt to check that an вЂњadultвЂќ is actually an adult. Tencent had actually already been using Chinese IDs for a couple years now, among other attempts to curb addiction, but the company tells us that underage players kept finding ways to get around them - like using their parentsвЂ™ accounts. Video game addiction prevention is already the law of the land And as of June 1st, 2021, every game in the country is required to add a new authentication system that checks a playerвЂ™s Chinese national identity (including their age) to help block underage players from going past those limits, all in the name of preventing video game addiction.

In 2019, China introduced a law that banned minors from playing video games between 10PM and 8AM or from playing more than 90 minutes on a weekday. In China, video game addiction prevention is literally the law of the land, one thatвЂ™s been evolving for many years but recently hit some important milestones. HereвЂ™s whatвЂ™s going on, according to the company and China games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad. ThatвЂ™s a lot of controversial concepts in one sentence, no? Tencent, the biggest game company in the world, is rolling out facial recognition technology that will likely scan many gamersвЂ™ faces every single evening, aiming to catch minors breaking a gaming curfew and help prevent video game addiction (via Gizmodo).