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Sarah_Jayne · 08-09-2005, 04:45 AM

S.Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games

SEOUL (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 on-line 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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050809/...dd_korea_games

chadglni · 08-09-2005, 04:46 AM

Holy shit. I've worked 40 to 50 hour stints quite a bit.

thaifan99 · 08-09-2005, 04:47 AM

28 years and heart failed? Must have been sick already........

ssp · 08-09-2005, 04:48 AM

The brain can only handle so much. It's not a surprise he died.

pr0 · 08-09-2005, 04:50 AM

Can anyone give me some good south korean ip ranges?

bhutocracy · 08-09-2005, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sarah_webinc

Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games

i wish members quit their jobs to spend more time jerking off.

reed_4 · 08-09-2005, 04:58 AM

poor guy, i guess he played so much on GTA san Andreas.

PixeLs · 08-09-2005, 05:05 AM

The family can actually blame the internet cafe for his death.. ;)

TetsuoIronMan · 08-09-2005, 05:06 AM

Remember when I used to play a few online games and those Koreans were on nonstop.

Dalai lama · 08-09-2005, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PixeLs

The family can actually blame the internet cafe for his death.. ;)

Why's that. Those cafe's are open 24 hours a day. You just pay min or hour, no limits.

The Duck · 08-09-2005, 05:11 AM

What game was it? lineage 2?

Mr. Mojo Risin · 08-09-2005, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TetsuoIronMan

Remember when I used to play a few online games and those Koreans were on nonstop.

They are real online game fanatics.

mardigras · 08-09-2005, 05:17 AM

Did he win?

Mr. Mojo Risin · 08-09-2005, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kandah

What game was it? lineage 2?

it said "on-line battle simulation games"

so I'm guessing something like Battlefield 2.

Manowar · 08-09-2005, 05:18 AM

god damn

VeriSexy · 08-09-2005, 05:19 AM

How could he die? I have heard of CEOs working all week without sleep

08-09-2005, 05:28 AM

I could have swore I read the same type of story about 4 months ago. Those guys must sure love their video games.

edit: actually it was a couple years ago:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/...?oneclick=true

Vitasoy · 08-09-2005, 07:58 AM

Damn that is just crazy..

eroswebmaster · 08-09-2005, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evildick

I could have swore I read the same type of story about 4 months ago. Those guys must sure love their video games.

edit: actually it was a couple years ago:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/...?oneclick=true

Yeah i thought this was a repost for sure.

Shoehorn! · 08-09-2005, 08:05 AM

gecko · 08-09-2005, 08:13 AM

You got to be kidding me...

Buzz · 08-09-2005, 08:20 AM

If I die of heart failure plz blame the adult industry

Furious_Male · 08-09-2005, 08:28 AM

This isnt the first time this sort of thing has happened. If you are bored run some searches for stories like that. Its bizzare but this appears to happen a couple times a year.

Brujah · 08-09-2005, 08:28 AM

He was probably power-leveling someone's World of WarCraft character.

Nightwind · 08-09-2005, 08:32 AM

Koreans dying of gaming is nothing new, it happens every day.

samsam · 08-09-2005, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightwind

Koreans dying of gaming is nothing new, it happens every day.

More computer gaming deaths:

http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/2...672_games.html

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10...omputer_games/

moneymotivates · 08-09-2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhutocracy

i wish members quit their jobs to spend more time jerking off.

tungsten · 08-09-2005, 08:49 AM

28 years old and heart failure?

Metalsound · 08-09-2005, 11:51 AM

OMG!!! Thats sad

El Duderino · 08-09-2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tungsten

28 years old and heart failure?

you make it sound like its impossible to happen

JuiceMonkey · 08-09-2005, 11:58 AM

jesus christ
i've read things like this before...
perplexing

LittleSassy · 08-09-2005, 12:07 PM

stressed from playing...lol...lucky the computer didnt blew up!

LiveDose · 08-09-2005, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadglni

Holy shit. I've worked 40 to 50 hour stints quite a bit.

Yeah, but you were looking at pussy...

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 08-09-2005, 12:12 PM

Probably on Drugs.

High Quality · 08-09-2005, 12:14 PM

That's some funny shit.

Scott McD · 08-09-2005, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn

Literally...

tony286 · 08-09-2005, 12:22 PM

The way that happens from sitting in one stop too long , the blood pools in your legs and starts to clot . The clot travels to your brain or lungs and say goodbye. That why if your going on really long flight they say take a aspirin.

Theo · 08-09-2005, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evildick

I could have swore I read the same type of story about 4 months ago. Those guys must sure love their video games.

edit: actually it was a couple years ago:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/...?oneclick=true

dude there was indeed someone that died from playing straight for days couple months ago. This has to be another case

StatsJunky · 08-17-2005, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tony404

The way that happens from sitting in one stop too long , the blood pools in your legs and starts to clot . The clot travels to your brain or lungs and say goodbye. That why if your going on really long flight they say take a aspirin.

Yep. It's called DVT. http://www.dvt.net/home.do?id=0

Im sure alot of these deaths were from unhealthy people to begin with. Throw in not eating properly and drinking enough fluids and it's a recipe for disaster.

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Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	S.Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games S.Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games SEOUL (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 on-line 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. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050809/...dd_korea_games

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	The way that happens from sitting in one stop too long , the blood pools in your legs and starts to clot . The clot travels to your brain or lungs and say goodbye. That why if your going on really long flight they say take a aspirin.