Hot Internet Game: Have You “Stolen”?

At 3 a.m., the “Snow Saussurea” in friend’s farm can be picked 45 minutes later. You are so sleepy and tired. To steal or not? That is a question.

One year ago, Kaixin Website became very hot in the cyber world as a typical representative of localized Chinese SNS.

After a year, the stalled website launched vegetable growing and real estate trading game. And this, appeals to many “white collar” and students after 80s’.

“Have you bought the vanilla?” is the greeting words; “Go home and grow vegetables” became the farewell; exchange experience of stealing vegetables is the hottest topic at dinner table. Do not think the world crazy, it’s the fashion of these “white collars”. Anyway, who dares to steal in real life?

“Addicted” would never go too far to describe this website.

A senior executive in a bank Zhu Tong describes herself “obsessed”. On one hand, she calls Kaixin net “stupid”, on the other hand, she keeps online more than 10 hours everyday and obsessed about “stealing vegetables”.

“It’s a little scary.” Zhu Tong said. Many colleagues would broke out “cold war” just for “stealing” a little rose in the website.

But there’s still a group of people feel happy no matter steal others or being stolen. Gao Yang is pursuing her doctor degree. She registered in the website early this year and later found out almost everyone in the class all took part in the game. She said she would feel pleased even if her own vegetables being stolen out of a joy of achievement. And what’s more, the little game is relaxing.

Internet Users’ View

Many internet users expressed their ideas. Some pointed out that this game reflects ‘anxiety in real life”. Dream for autos and houses can be fully expressed by the game and reconcile the dissatisfaction in reality.

Others hold the point of view that this phenomenon seemingly dawdle the feeling of lonely while as a matter of fact the more he addicted to it, the more depressed he would feel in real life.

Experts’ Voices

Psychologist:Ma Jianhong, professor of psychology Zhejiang University contributes the popularity of this website to “unforgettable” experience which is impossible in reality. The more they stick to rules in real life, the more addicted they are to this game. They need a relief.

Scholar of Media:

Professor Shen Aiguo, from Journalism College, Zhejiang University has been concerning about this website for some time. Shen admitted the games provided by the website in some degree satisfy the psychological needs of people. Those who play the games mainly seek the spiritual satisfaction and deprive pleasure from those “impossible” missions. But those addicted and even disrupt daily life is not desirable. All the players should learn to adjust themselves. Anyway, this is just a game.

Sociologist:

As for the worry that this virtual socialization would disturb normal life, Dr. Ma Liang thinks it totally unnecessary. Loneliness and anxiety exist in real life and has nothing to do with the internet. The ability of self-control of an adult can be somehow trusted. The internet will not magnify anxiety.

Related Links:

What is SNS?SNS is short for Social Network Site, a website for virtual socialization.

Source: Zhejiang Online