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Title: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 09, 2005, 11:40:54 pm :o ::lol::
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/09/game.death.reut/index.html Quote Man dies after online game marathon Tuesday, August 9, 2005 SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said. Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on August 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said. "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone. Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe. After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported. He died a few minutes later, it said. South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: BTs_GhostSniper on August 09, 2005, 11:46:00 pm Well, at least he died doing what he loved...
Personally, I want to go out right after some really great sex...with Jennifer Garner. ;) Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: crypt on August 09, 2005, 11:46:35 pm Wow, so sad what some of these games can do to people.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Brutha on August 10, 2005, 12:17:22 am I keep hearing these stories over and over again....I don't believe them.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Supernatural Pie on August 10, 2005, 01:02:53 am Personally, I want to go out right after some really great sex...with Jennifer Garner. ;) I'm telling your wife. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: (SiX)Sheixhundt on August 10, 2005, 01:59:30 am FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHAT GAME WAS IT!????? FUCK!
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: theweakspot on August 10, 2005, 02:05:00 am RvS.... he couldnt get iGame working...
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: bronto on August 10, 2005, 02:06:36 am he got really frustrated because he met typhy in a server.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 10, 2005, 02:53:49 am RvS.... he couldnt get iGame working... *iGuard Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: KoS.Rebel on August 10, 2005, 05:02:57 pm uhhh OwneD? Honestly....he didnt die in the game...the game killed him....wouldnt that be a grade A owned?
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 10, 2005, 06:52:47 pm it was starcraft, hahaha. ::lol::
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4137782.stm goddamn... "Online gaming in South Korea is extremely popular thanks to its fast and widespread broadband network. Games are televised and professional players are treated, as well as paid, like sports stars. Professional gamers there attract huge sums in sponsorship and can make more than $100,000 a year." next time i move it's going to be fuckin' south korea!!! woohoo! ;D Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: *DAMN Hazard on August 10, 2005, 09:30:07 pm For Warcraft everyone checks the top player's profiles so computer hardware companies pay them to put their link in their profile. Asians are crazy.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: 80_Proof on August 10, 2005, 10:09:33 pm hehe I heard about that, The People walked in and found a shitload of cigarettes and then they saw his head on the keyboard...(Counter-Terrorists Win)
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 10, 2005, 10:18:14 pm i didn't know there are counter-terrorists in Starcraft.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: theweakspot on August 10, 2005, 10:22:57 pm Medical examiners have agreed that someone stole his cloudsong
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: [:] Mr. T on August 10, 2005, 10:43:14 pm Was his screen name [:]800lbgorilla ?
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 10, 2005, 10:47:28 pm lol, gorilla respawned tho, this korean guy is most probably not going to. :-X
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: bronto on August 11, 2005, 04:12:37 am Medical examiners have agreed that someone stole his cloudsong LMAOTitle: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: |MP|Nomad on August 11, 2005, 07:23:27 am Personally, I am willing to bet he had other medical issues that the authorities are not saying or just don't know yet until the autopsy. The gaming was probably a precursor or trigger to his death, but if you read this article, it doesn't exactly sound likes its legit, but if it is, its still a sad thing.
Hey, do you think gamers out there have some kind of ritual (flag at half-mass (sp?)) like we do with other important people who pass away? What do you think it should be? Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: BTs_GhostSniper on August 11, 2005, 03:21:56 pm Hey, do you think gamers out there have some kind of ritual (flag at half-mass (sp?)) like we do with other important people who pass away? What do you think it should be? Yeah, it should be one hour throughout South Korea where nobody plays a video game. ;) Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 11, 2005, 03:24:52 pm i think more people would die there from NOT playing, by strong withdrawal syndroms.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: crypt on August 11, 2005, 08:04:29 pm Haha, rehab for video games, that'll be the day.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: *DAMN Hazard on August 12, 2005, 06:27:01 am You laugh now but I swear one day video games will be outlawed.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Brutha on August 15, 2005, 12:33:36 am Just like they said roleplaying games would be.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: :MoD:Shade on August 15, 2005, 12:36:42 am He quit his job to play more games....
c'mon - that's a little rediculous. Life then games. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: NiKLoT on August 18, 2005, 01:32:48 am hmm i heard that the devlopers of WoW did something to prevent something like that. After 24 h nonstop playing WoW ull get banned for like 1h. not sure if its true but i can imagin that.
***You got banned because you played too long, go eat something, go on toilets, brush ur teeth*** Time untill u can play again 59:59 min. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Ethion on August 18, 2005, 09:20:50 pm Personally, I am willing to bet he had other medical issues that the authorities are not saying or just don't know yet until the autopsy. The gaming was probably a precursor or trigger to his death, but if you read this article, it doesn't exactly sound likes its legit, but if it is, its still a sad thing. Yeah, there has to be something behind it, but if you think about it. He said infront of a monitor for 50 hours, in a room which was probably pretty warm. He probably didn't eat that much under these hours. He gets an aldrenallin(spelled correctly?) rush from playing in so called "intense" battles. Which can trigger something in the body. Hey, do you think gamers out there have some kind of ritual (flag at half-mass (sp?)) like we do with other important people who pass away? What do you think it should be? But wouldn't you think that somebody would have noticed if the guy next to you just fell down on the keyboard or what ever happend? I can't stand more then maybe at max 5 hours of playing without gettin tired or getting a headache, then I usually stop. And do something creative on the computer. Or something else to rest the mind. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 18, 2005, 10:35:54 pm But wouldn't you think that somebody would have noticed if the guy next to you just fell down on the keyboard or what ever happend? He was alone. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Ethion on August 18, 2005, 10:58:59 pm But wouldn't you think that somebody would have noticed if the guy next to you just fell down on the keyboard or what ever happend? He was alone. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Civrock on August 18, 2005, 11:06:31 pm They probably thought he fell asleep.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: Stripes on August 21, 2005, 02:49:44 pm He must be rich.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: we:JollyRoger on August 21, 2005, 04:20:51 pm To set things right, this is a true account. it was published in our local newspaper...Also what was published was the new phenomenon of rising number of online/video gaming addicts (me and you), who sacrificed school and work just to play at least 5 hours a day...and there ARE rehab for these addicts (me and you again).... that'll probably include total elimination of playing from your diet....
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: :MoD:Shade on August 21, 2005, 10:46:44 pm One must game in moderation. ;)
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: core.C o k e on August 22, 2005, 02:53:29 pm i dunno if its just me or whether this happens to anyone else, but...
if i play like non stop for a good old long time ( 4 hours quite normal), then i go to bed. you know those dreams you have just before you wake uup where u can almost be in control of your dream, well i dream about the video game im really into at that moment. happens with ps2 games mac games annything. i was even into a fucking mahjong game for a while which i was dreaming about. so i quit gamong and the internet except emails for about a year and feel much better about it. theres definitely a point when staring at a video screen is unhealthy. now i just dream about girls which is much more normal i think..... coke Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: :MoD:Shade on August 22, 2005, 02:59:42 pm Wow - same here. I used to dream about what I did in CB's and what I could have done but not anymore.
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: z][t-Magnetic on August 22, 2005, 05:38:20 pm Just play some strip poker once in a while, and you will dream of girls too ::bussi::
Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: we:JollyRoger on August 23, 2005, 10:44:39 am omg, Coke and Shade, both of ya are suffering from O.C.P.D.... you should immediately destroy your comp and get back into the society...lotsa gals are waiting for you..
PS. O.C.P.D. = Obsessive Compulsive Pwnt Desire Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: :MoD:Shade on August 23, 2005, 05:16:58 pm omg, Coke and Shade, both of ya are suffering from O.C.P.D.... you should immediately destroy your comp and get back into the society...lotsa gals are waiting for you.. PS. O.C.P.D. = Obsessive Compulsive Pwnt Desire Already got one. ::banana:: Now I dream about her mostly. Title: Re: South Korean dies after 50 hour online-game marathon Post by: cookie on August 23, 2005, 09:12:18 pm ::offtopic::
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