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QUOTE(half @ Aug 30 2005, 08:57 PM)  I was reading the paper today about a man in South Korea who went on a 50 hour binge playing World of Warcraft and died of heart failure, caused by dehydration and starvation. Can video games become so engrossing that it numbs all effects such as hunger, thirst, or pain? It's hard to believe that he would not grab something to eat after playing for a little over 2 days straight. The article said that this kind of thing happens all the time in South Korea, not to the extreme of dying though. South Korea's connectivity to the world is very high, very close to the United States if not passed it. Their leaps in technology have made the internet a necessity which is both a good and bad thing. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I just thought it was interesting :-P. Trouble is, many people die from overdosing on gaming binges, and almost always either end up in life-threatening situations or in this case, death. So many deaths have actually been the cause to why the Chinese government (even though this man is Korean, but I'm sure they have restrictions too) have restricted players to play for only a couple of hours a day. Not like they have a choice, since it's mandatory. It's not the fact that video games can kill you, because if that was the case, I'd be dead over a decade and a half ago, but it depends on the moderation. Everything is based on moderation, video games are no exception. People who do this probably have the misconception that they're immortal and take advantage of the fact that they're young and unstoppable. Not true. Just because alcohol is allowed, doesn't mean it can't kill. All in moderation and no one gets hurt.
This is such a Stupid korean Stuff. I swear, half of these peope are insane. It is their character to do nothing in half measure or moderated by concerns for little things like physical health. Sure I have gone hours playing a computer game, I am sure many of you have. It was only a matter of time before a Korean found this extreme like they do in most everything else. I think they are proud of this type of insanity and encourage each other to behave this way.
Where are the most radical Christians that go to church every morning before dawn to pray: Korea. Where are the most radical communists left in the world where communism has clearly failed: Korea. They will study the hardest in any subject and play the hardest in any game to prove that they are the best in the world. Do I admire the Koreans? Not really. I think they are just crazy. Indeed it happened, and its completely real, he was addicted and he didnt sleep for 3 days, obviously this wasnt his first time doing that, which caused his bodie and mind to crash, just like internet explorer... but there is no 9 lives for him QUOTE(richie @ Apr 26 2007, 05:12 AM) This is such a Stupid korean Stuff. I swear, half of these peope are insane. It is their character to do nothing in half measure or moderated by concerns for little things like physical health. Sure I have gone hours playing a computer game, I am sure many of you have. It was only a matter of time before a Korean found this extreme like they do in most everything else. I think they are proud of this type of insanity and encourage each other to behave this way. Where are the most radical Christians that go to church every morning before dawn to pray: Korea. Where are the most radical communists left in the world where communism has clearly failed: Korea. They will study the hardest in any subject and play the hardest in any game to prove that they are the best in the world. Do I admire the Koreans? Not really. I think they are just crazy. Indeed it happened, and its completely real, he was addicted and he didnt sleep for 3 days, obviously this wasnt his first time doing that, which caused his bodie and mind to crash, just like internet explorer... but there is no 9 lives for him Well, let's not be racists here. It is just a fact that South Koreans have the largest MMORPG (and Starcraft) players in the world. A percentage will participate in gaming binges, and is causing many to die as we can see here. xboxrulz
wow.
i have played sh all the time b4 but I ate while playing and I got a small amount of sleep. Gosh...I can't game without eating  That's just sad too on the other site, but he might've died without WoW. Btw richie nice spamming.
WoW, it can kill you... Are there links for this?
Okay, this is just weird. I know games can be addicting - I must admit that I had spent a lot of time on Runescape and other RPGs, too much, in fact - but how can they be so addicting that one can die from it? It's a bit hard to believe, but I'm pretty sure it can still happen. Somehow. Even during the summer, when I have all day to play games, I still get over *cough* ten to twelve hours of sleep (hey, I like my sleep), plenty of nourishment, and enough washroom breaks. How can one ignore the fact that they're sleepy, thirsty, hungry, and require a visit to the washroom?
What has the world come to? People used to die from real sword fights in the medieval times, and now, people die from video games. >.> Serena
There have more people been killed by playing World of Warcraft. Well, some people even murder others by playing it. How? Read this:
There was a couple, they probably met through WoW and they married. They got a baby, and then went playing WoW again. And I don't know how long they have actually been playing there, but the kid eventually died because the parents didn't feed it. I think it's just sick how much WoW can ruin your life, and eventually even kill you as it is now known in the world. Would online role playing games eventually become an epidemic? Would more people die / get sick of playing WoW too much? I know.. but I don't want to think about it.
LOL ROFL i actully dont belive this come on if it is for real not some hoax he would of needed to be old like 50 or 60+ like i admit i play warcraft or halo and any war game (use to play runescape but now i find it a really SH** game) but i do leave the comp to eat,drink and go toilet like if he didnt go toilet he probley could of also died of kindy failer or his kindys blew cause dying from heart attack is rare espically if ur playing games like mention in a post before this he would of needed heart problems
I believe this is possible, (This is an opinion, so please no flaming) because I have noticed that I am numb to any hunger during a 5-7 hour straight playing on the computer. I would start around 10AM in the morning and end in the afternoon, without hunger. As soon as I stand up though, my tummy would hurt, making me known to my hunger.
Sleeping however, is a requirement for me. Once it reaches around 2AM or 3AM, my eyes give out, and it really forces me to go to bed. Most of the time, I am coding PHP or actionscript which would take most of my brain memory (something like RAM) and so, thinking too much about variables, and what to do and those stuff make me temporarily anesthetized of all pain. I'm really sorry for the poor man that died because of this game.
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