Man Dies After 49hrs of video gaming

**webby** · 08-16-2005, 02:23 PM

Man Dies After 49hrs of video gaming

Aug 10, 8:10 AM (ET)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.

Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.

Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.

Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.

Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.

Blue · 08-16-2005, 02:33 PM

WTF? Daaaaim...he's one daim gaming freak. That's just crazy!

***Rainman*** · 08-16-2005, 03:02 PM

I can't even imagine how much of my life I have played video games. I probobly played about 8 hours a day of NES as a kid, and I still play a lot of Xbox and PS2

tehLOLbbq · 08-16-2005, 03:02 PM

yah that is a little too hard core for me.

02boostlessVIC · 08-16-2005, 03:20 PM

damn being addicted to the computer or just computer games is just weird for me. I cannot imagine myself not being able to walk away from the computer and do something else.

08-16-2005, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
webby Acorns! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Storage Room B Posts: 13,373 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Man Dies After 49hrs of video gaming Man Dies After 49hrs of video gaming Aug 10, 8:10 AM (ET) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday. Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft. Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said. Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said. Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.

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*Rainman* El Presidente' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 849 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I can't even imagine how much of my life I have played video games. I probobly played about 8 hours a day of NES as a kid, and I still play a lot of Xbox and PS2

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tehLOLbbq Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 316 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yah that is a little too hard core for me.

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02boostlessVIC Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CHI-Town Age: 22 Posts: 244 iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn being addicted to the computer or just computer games is just weird for me. I cannot imagine myself not being able to walk away from the computer and do something else.