-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 18-year-old dies after playing video game for 40 hours: London: An 18-year-old boy was found dead at an internet cafe in Taiwan after reportedly playing video game for 40 hours straight. The teenager is believed to have collapsed during a marathon session of Diablo 3. He was found by workers in the internet cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan. It is believed he had not eaten for two days, The Sun reported. The gamer has so far only been identified by his surname, Chuang. On the morning of July 15, an attendant entered the room and found the boy resting on a table. After the attendant woke him, he stood, took a few steps and then collapsed, reports said. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital. Police were investigating the cause of death and an autopsy was being carried out. It has been speculated that sitting for long hours in a sedentary position created cardiovascular problems for Chuang. The teen had been playing the latest installment of the role-playing game. It is the second death from playing video games in the country this year. In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours. The cause of death was reported as cardiac arrest. http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/18-year-old-dies-after-playing-video-game-for-40-hours-244853 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 every couple years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*VaNcOuVeRCaNuCkS* Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 This will create a sense of panic on CDC most of its user are in front of a computer 24/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 That's terrible, feel bad for the family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gragnanifan1 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 rip people should really have some physical daily activity to go along with these video games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starmie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 wow, that's all I can say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnycanuck46 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 How could someone sit that long without eating or drinking or peeing or etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HavocSpree Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 what a way to die... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Diablo 3 kind of sucks... Crazy that he would go that long, at the same time you have to blame the internet cafe as they stop charging per hour after x hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanEberle Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Im going to have to head back to the ''Faith in humanity'' for a little while..... currently it is lost again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 The story comes out once a month using whatever game is big at the moment and never gives any specifics on location or name of the victim. Chuang? Yeah... that'll narrow it down in Taiwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Kovalchuk. Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 -Vintage Canuck-, I'd be worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Well we can conclude he had no friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Singh Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 He thought he was a HARDCORE GAMER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukhKular Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Oh god! If you die in the game... You die in real life!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'm guessing that his social life was the computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Noob. But seriously, a shame to die in a such a pointless way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Diablo 3 kind of sucks... Crazy that he would go that long, at the same time you have to blame the internet cafe as they stop charging per hour after x hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everybody Hates Raymond Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 If I had to play Diablo III for 40 hours, I'd die too. Seriously though - the most "serious" gaming sessions should last for is like... 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 If I had to play Diablo III for 40 hours, I'd die too. Seriously though - the most "serious" gaming sessions should last for is like... 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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