OT: Too much game playing!

[Greybeard]

At least I play at home and stop for sustenance...
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Man dies after 49 hours of computer games

By Associated Press
Published August 10, 2005, 7:10 AM CDT


SEOUL, South Korea -- 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.

[Xrati]

Ahhh Yes, to go while crushing your enemies, with a big smile on your face as your computer forces crush evil!!!

[Renegade 13]

I prefer to crush good, not evil

Seriously, if someone is that addicted, they need some professional help. Like a good kick in the *** and be told to grow up.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

It's really sad, someone dying because of that.

[Slick]

Someone was asking if Starcraft was good a few months ago. It's good enough to have someone die of exhaustion playing.

[Raapys]

It's good enough to have someone die of exhaustion playing.

5 years after its release.

[RCCCL]

I know someone who lives in Korea, and he said that gaming is taken extremely serious there.

He said they have internet cafes on nearly every corner, and that they can play for $1.00 - $1.50 an hour.

There was also something not long ago about a couple leaving their infant alone to go play World of Warcraft. The child died from it.

[Renegade 13]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
It's really sad, someone dying because of that.

First, it's hard to say whether or not that report is trustworthy or not. Second, it is quite sad that someone would be so addicted to something that they would die because of it.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

As said by someone whose forum nick is awfully close to "Rape"..... j/k

StarCraft's corrent fanbase is situated largely in Korea, I think. I wouldn't be at all surprised if over 50% of all people globally who regularly play StarCraft are Korean.

[RCCCL]

I think it's that way with most of the B.net games.