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Man Dies After 50-hour Gaming Marathon

Posted by Zonk on from the quit-making-us-look-bad dept.

Orbital writes "CNN is reporting that a South Korean man has collapsed and died of heart failure just minutes after wrapping up a 50-hour gaming marathon during which he only took short breaks to go to the bathroom or a quick nap on a makeshift bed." From the article: "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."

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  1. Heart condition? by Princeofcups · · Score: 2, Insightful


    It's sad that he did not find out about his heart condition until it was too late. What does the fact that he was playing computer games have to do with ANYTHING?

    jfs

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  2. Gamer's Legacy by UberMenchier · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do you think that it was worth it? Did the man die with a smile on his face after 50 hours of intense gaming? I would think so...

    This man actually QUIT HIS JOB so that he could spend more time gaming. Perhaps some better health management could be desired, but the man was the epitome of a GAMER.

    Rest in Peace buddy.

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  3. Well at least he didn't die working by Dr.+Spork · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Seriously, how many readers here have jobs that at one time or another required them to do a 50-hour work marathon with only bathroom breaks and short naps? Statisically, I think many more people die from this than from gaming, because this sort of situation is quite common at some jobs. It just (sadly) too routine and mundane to get widely reported.

    This story is much less sad. I'd much rather game myself to death than work to death. Who knows what would have happened to this guy if he hadn't quit his job?

  4. Re:Starcraft... by Lust · · Score: 2, Insightful

    to stay up 50+ hours he may have been heavy into caffeine (or something stronger)...

  5. I just did worse to myself by Fr05t · · Score: 2, Insightful

    On the weekend I was playing in a rather large Ultimate Frisbee tournament (high amounts of physical activity). Myself and several of my team mates went almost 50 hours with short naps and consuming large quantities of alcohol. In that time we played 5 games on Saturday (9am - 5pm), and 4 on Sunday (9am-3:30pm).

    Now, by the end of it I may have wished I was dead, but it didn't kill me - soo I'm guessing this guy had other problems.

  6. This is a surprise? by Shano · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If someone spends half their life playing computer games, there's a 50% chance they'll die playing computer games.

    There's also a good chance they'll be unhealthy, not get enough exercise, and generally be at a high risk of heart problems.

    I'm actually surprised this doesn't happen more often, given the number of game addicts out there.