Iffah Posted October 25, 2002 Man dies after playing computer games non-stop October 10 2002 A 24-year-old South Korean man died after playing computer games nonstop for 86 hours, police said yesterday. The jobless man, identified by police only by his last name Kim, was found dead at an Internet cafe in Kwangju, 260 kilometres southwest of Seoul, they said. Quoting witnesses, police detective Oh Myong-sik in Kwangju said the man had been virtually glued to the computer since late last Friday and had no decent sleep and meals. The man collapsed in front of the counter early yesterday but soon regained consciousness. He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead, the police officer said. Initial investigation ruled out the possibility of murder, police said. An autopsy was planned. South Korea is among the world's most Internet-savvy nations with more than half of its 47 million people having access to the Internet. South Korea has some 22,000 Internet cafes, also known as PC rooms. Many PC rooms are open 24 hours, but no minors are allowed after 10 pm. ----------------------- Sad way to die. But WTH! how stupid do you have be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted October 26, 2002 this is a tragedy,this is not a joke,really i mean it,feel sorry for him!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliaOnline-President Posted October 27, 2002 The Koreans as i've observed are hard-core gamers. It wasn't long ago, that the media had all carried a report that said 1/3 of korean adults spend more time playing games, than they do on schooling or social life. The ones i know, are the worst----their whole life revolves around playing, and talking bout gaming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Medley of extemporanea Posted October 27, 2002 Wow... this is a real wakeup call.. No more 86 hours of video gaming for me... game makers should start putting save play time limits on packages, "warning: 86 hours game play may result in death", I mean people need to know this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliaOnline-President Posted October 28, 2002 The longest that i've played a Video Game was---12hrs non stop. Yea, i had breaks in between the games. I played from 9am to 11am, 12pm to 7pm, 8pm to 11pm. I had to eat twice-darn my hunger!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iffah Posted October 29, 2002 Nuune... yeah it's sad. But I laughed when i first read it. I guess we don't have the same taste Btw... what I would consider sad is... "He then went to the toilet where he later was found dead" Now that's sad. lol@haniif... I agree. SOL Pres. You're a hard-core Gamer eh? Well just be careful. You don't want to end up like that...now do you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliaOnline-President Posted October 29, 2002 You don't want to end up like that...now do you? Are you kidding?!?! Dying while playing video games is not something out of the norms in my world. I get killed, and i get to kill loads and loads of others. Virtual Reality wise that is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Libaax-Sankataabte Posted October 29, 2002 looooooooool. Not surprised though. Koreans are way ahead of us. They got the most "PC ROOMS" in the world and Korean society is considered to be the most INTERNET savy on earth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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