Gamer dies in front of monitor after playing non stop for 20

[Jack Mehoff]

Gaming addict dies in front of his computer

March 09 2004 at 02:05PM

Hong Kong - A computer-game addict in western China collapsed and died at his screen after playing the popular online game, Saga, non-stop for 20 hours.

The 31-year-old began playing the game regularly at an Internet cafe in Chengdu, Sichuan province, three months before his death, according to the South China Morning Post.

An employee at the cafe said he would play for more than 10 hours a day and was found dead at the weekend after a marathon 20-hour session. - Sapa-DPA

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=126&art_id=vn20040309140508807C863755&set_id=1
this guy obviously didnt know the joys of coffee.

QUESTIONS:

What has been your longest game session?
What game console do you have?

For me, it was 4 hours straight when BF:1942 first came out. I really don't play games a whole lot right now. In fact, I only spend less than an hour per week for online games.

I have PS2, XBOX, PC. All of them hook up through the internet for online gaming.

[ReconNJ]

SOCOM2 for PS2--played about 3 hours straight.



Watch Your Six!!

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at least 12 hours straight

[Ichhabe]

Back in the days of Amiga I played Settlers for 14 hours straight. :oops:

[SOG]

10 hours shouldnt do **** to you. when i was a kid i would go all day into night snacking on **** while playing from wake to sleep. id say gaming straight without taking any serious meal breaks has been over 24 hours where me and my friend played non stop into the night on mountain dew, chips, jerky (no, not that) and dip. i felt semi sick at night because i didnt have anything solid in my stomach and i crashed to sleep like a rock but i was fine the next morning. we used to game non stop through grade school-high school.

i think the guy in the article had some sort of health problem on top of stretching himself to thin.

[Alpha Leader]

At least 8 hrs straight,playing MOHAAS online.
I was lonley ,alright! :(

only on PC , jepp thats rigth only one console,BWTH it works for me ,Im lovin it. :P

[Haiw]

Geez what a wuss...dying after only 20 hours. :|

My record must have been something like 30 hours, with only a few breaks in between to eat. Excuse: me and a buddy a mine were having fun on LAN at his place. :)

[Seoulstriker]

oooof. when i got neverwinter nights and vice city, those games would be the only thing i did for several days last summer. didn't die, though. :oops:

[n_shanygin]

I was at this 4-day LAN, i played Counter-Strike like 20 hours straight.

[Midtown]

oooof. when i got neverwinter nights and vice city, those games would be the only thing i did for several days last summer. didn't die, though. :oops:

yes we know, plan b was foiled.

[Minjin]

We played Gran Turismo 2 and a few other games for 18+ hours one weekend during the early part of my post secondary schooling...

More recent record would be just six or so hours on SOCOM and Ace Combat 4

[Nondescript]

C&C Red Alert, when I got it I played for 10h straight

I think I'll have to install that game again it's damn addictive, stopped playing it years ago, but still get an urge to play it sometimes.

[usa320]

Over the summer there were times id play for 10 hours, take a short break, and play until the next morning.

This guys a puss. I know guys who have had SOCOM parties for like 3 days straight. Losers yes, but hardcore gamers, hell yes.

[Fintin]

i played counter strike for god knows how long....only took breaks to pee and eat sometimes....but now im game free

[Herrmannek]

Even young and healthy can die when playing long.. this is called economy clas syndrome...It is a killer of fat programists and other siting job guys and girls...





Economy-Class Syndrome and Deep Vein Thrombosis

What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

People who have a history of cardiovascular disease, stroke or thrombotic episodes (blood clots) are at risk of getting blood clots in their legs during airplane flights of 10 hours or more. But these aren’t the only people who can have this problem. This condition, known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), also can affect healthy people, even athletes.

What is economy-class syndrome?

Developing DVT after long plane rides is often called “economy-class syndrome” or “coach-class syndrome,” because seating and leg room are particularly cramped for passengers in economy class. However, first-class and business-class passengers also get DVT, so this problem isn’t solely due to sitting still in tight quarters for many hours. Other factors -- such as low cabin pressure, low humidity and dehydration -- all may contribute. These factors are constant throughout the plane.

Why is deep vein thrombosis dangerous?

DVT is potentially life-threatening. In it, blood clots form in the body’s deep veins, particularly veins in the legs. Sometimes the clot breaks off, travels through the bloodstream, and obstructs a vessel in the lungs, restricting blood flow. This condition is called pulmonary embolism. This damages tissues and causes poor lung function, which can be fatal.

People who survive their first episode of DVT may have chronic swelling in their leg and pain from the blockage of blood flow through the vein. This can reduce their ability to live a full, active life. People who’ve had one DVT episode are also ****e to have more.

How is DVT treated?

Studies in healthy people have shown that wearing “compression stockings” minimizes the risk of developing DVT after long flights. These stockings put pressure on leg muscles and help return blood flow from the legs to the heart.

People with cardiovascular disease and those at risk for clots in their legs may benefit from a single dose of heparin. This drug prevents clots from forming and is effective in reducing the risk of DVT in high-risk patients.

Doing repeated leg exercises, drinking more water and reducing alcohol intake during long flights is probably good advice. These steps aren’t scientifically proven to prevent traveler’s thrombosis, but they’re common sense.

See the Related Items box above for links to the Cardiology Patient Page in Circulation, Journal of the American Heart Association:

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Diseases of the Veins
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Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Treatment of Blood Clots

[Maverick77]

10 hours

Metal Gear Solid for playstation

[citizen-k]

20 hours of space invaders on ATARI

[Vance]

At best, 4 hours of playing Operation Flashpoint, because after the 4 hour mark I just get sick of the game that I'm playing.

[Midtown]

that guy was a wuss anyhow. I bet he hacked.

[mocking_loudly_died]

He wasn't LEET.

I use to play Neverwinter online all night.

[Operation Ivy]

Played DoD for like 6
Played Combat Missions about 7

I only play on the PC now :D

[Flagg]

Funny how the story neglects to mention his cause of death.....


.....maybe it was eye strain

Or could it possibly have been the complete lack of exercise combined with a diet of Fun Dip and Jolt Cola?

One thing's for sure, that PC Bang's business just got cut in half....time for management to go out and hook some more Evercrack addicts.

[memphiz]

mine was about 12+ hours, playing Desert Seige(i think): back to bahgdad. on the PS2

[wulfstan]

For 9 months i used to play a minimum of 5 hours a night, 5 days a week on all the major consoles, but then it was my job as i was a games tester! :lol: That's not including my own private gaming.

This guy must have had some heart defect that was not mentioned in the report!

[Ratamacue]

I've had my fair share of gamefests with friends. Longest amount of time I ever went without sleep during one was probably about 15 hours, though I wasn't constantly playing during that time.

[Kriz]

Starcraft with some friends in a small lan party at a friend's house for around 20 hoursn with minor snacking and peeing brakes :p

[Salty Dog]

Gaming addict dies in front of his computer

March 09 2004 at 02:05PM

Hong Kong - A computer-game addict in western China collapsed and died at his screen after playing the popular online game, Saga, non-stop for 20 hours.

The 31-year-old began playing the game regularly at an Internet cafe in Chengdu, Sichuan province, three months before his death, according to the South China Morning Post.

An employee at the cafe said he would play for more than 10 hours a day and was found dead at the weekend after a marathon 20-hour session. - Sapa-DPA

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=126&art_id=vn20040309140508807C863755&set_id=1
this guy obviously didnt know the joys of coffee.

QUESTIONS:

What has been your longest game session?
What game console do you have?

For me, it was 4 hours straight when BF:1942 first came out. I really don't play games a whole lot right now. In fact, I only spend less than an hour per week for online games.

I have PS2, XBOX, PC. All of them hook up through the internet for online gaming.

that would be 9 hours, when i first got vietcong. i wouldn't take calls and i was spacing out like crazy. my friends said i had lost my mind in the nam. my only response was "once you enter the nam you can never leave..."

[MVSpartan117]

Vietcong was a fun game

Longest gaming time, i guess maybe 12 hours, me and 2 freinds played halo straight through on coop and along with some DM :)

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Ive had a few lans were you didnt sleep and played games all night. Pretty fun..never keep track of time though...dont want to know how nerdy i can be sometimes :lol:

[James]

I'm not one for all the games, but I can tell you that I have been actively monitoring this web site, without sleep, since I registered last June.

9 months, 5 days, kiddos. ;)

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

I'm not one for all the games, but I can tell you that I have been actively monitoring this web site, without sleep, since I registered last June.

9 months, 5 days, kiddos. ;)
I agree dude, I keep my eye on this site at all times. If I wake up during the night I come and check out the news/pics and make a couple posts then head back to bed. Its 1:11am pacific standard time :lol:

[Haiw]

I'm not one for all the games, but I can tell you that I have been actively monitoring this web site, without sleep, since I registered last June.

9 months, 5 days, kiddos. ;)
I agree dude, I keep my eye on this site at all times. If I wake up during the night I come and check out the news/pics and make a couple posts then head back to bed. Its 1:11am pacific standard time :lol:
I don't even go to bed, I just keep refreshing the forum pages all night... ;)

[scm77]

The first day I got my Xbox, I played Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, from about 11 hours straight. From 3pm until about 2 am. I then got five hours sleep and played until 10pm. After that my brain started to hurt. :D

I also check this site constantly. I could be on the computer for an hour and I'll check it five times.

[wulfstan]

I played my PS2 non-stop for days until i was interrupted by a phone call from my boss telling me i was sacked, then the repo guys came round and took the TV. :lol:

[Marmot1]

16 hours in 24... and longeast sesion without even a piss breake 6:54 in AA:O

[Sixgun Symphony]

12hrs for me.

I was addicted to Command & Conquer and Quake.

[Ratamacue]

I'm not one for all the games, but I can tell you that I have been actively monitoring this web site, without sleep, since I registered last June.

9 months, 5 days, kiddos. ;)

I thought I'd never see the day when an old fart like you could go on without going to bed at 8pm. ;)

[James]

I'm not one for all the games, but I can tell you that I have been actively monitoring this web site, without sleep, since I registered last June.

9 months, 5 days, kiddos. ;)

I thought I'd never see the day when an old fart like you could go on without going to bed at 8pm. ;)

That is the first time in my life I have ever been referred to as an old fart.

Thanks, Rat. ;)

I think you need less sleep as you get older.

[Hullebullen]

Don't have the stamina to play games all by myself for an extended period of time. I usually get stuck somewhere and let the keyboard take the brunt of my anger and then I turn my comp off. But me and a good friend usually have an all-nighter when we get together (we live about 500km away from each other). We get a couple of beers, some pizza and other not-so-healthy stuff and play the latest games for 10-20 hrs straight...

[Jack Mehoff]

Battlefield Vietnam

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v63/NastyBurger/tank.jpg

[Haiw]

I didn't even download it, but a buddy a mine told me you can even do loopings with a chopper in BF:V... :roll:

[Falco]

Most LAN parties last 48 hours all you need to do is to get so caffeine into yourself and your good to go.

[Schwabo Elite]

20 hours?? What a bonkers... If I remember my mighty LAN time some years back, 20 hours was nuts...

Ah mybe SAGA doens't give you the adrenalin you need and it is deadly boring?? :|

SE

[Caesar]

Once played Diablo 2 all day long and part of night. 12-13 hours straight.

You easily get addict to those kind of games. :|

[Rilence]

8-12 hours of delta force BHD