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Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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Chris Staniforth, a 20-year-old from Sheffield, England, may have died as a result of his propensity for playing videogames for very long stretches of time.
Staniforth, who died in May according to the New York Daily News, was the victim of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The Mayo Clinic website describes DVT as a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein, oftentimes in the legs, which can then break off and make its way into the lungs, causing a fatal pulmonary embolism. This doesn't always happen, and the clots can go away on their own. They're typically caused by sitting still for long stretches of time, like during long flights or drives. In the case of Staniforth, it may have been the long stretches he played videogames for that caused him to develop DVT.
"Chris lived for his Xbox. When he got into a game he could play it for hours and hours on end, sometimes 12 hours in a stretch," said his father, David Staniforth, in an interview with The Sun. "He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world."
"I'm not for one minute blaming the manufacturer of Xbox. It isn't their fault that people use them for so long. But I want to highlight the dangers that can arise. Playing on it for so long is what killed him -- and I don't want another child to die." |
http://www.1up.com/news/videogame-marathons-blame-young-mans-death
wow man. i play video games, but at least i move around. its crazy someone can be so sedentary to have this happen to them. at least the dad understands its not the Xbox's fault his kid died. still sucks though.
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Mr. Spidersquid
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Man I used to play for six hour streches when i was younger.But 12 hours! I would seizure if I did that. I played Bugs Bunny on Snes one time that I passed out. crazy.
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JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
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LOL to people dying because of video games.
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Beach Bum
Joined: Dec 08 2010
Location: At the pants party.
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Heh I remember playing Harvest Moon 64 for nearly 20 hours straight one time, but I at least got up to take a piss or grab a drink once in a while.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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| Man I used to play for six hour streches when i was younger.But 12 hours! I would seizure if I did that. I played Bugs Bunny on Snes one time that I passed out. crazy. |
I fall asleep playing my DS (3DS) all the time.
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slapolakinkaido
Title: Illegitimate Son of God
Joined: Jul 14 2009
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Good thing I found martial arts or that might be me dying.
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
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| Mr. Spidersquid wrote: |
| Man I used to play for six hour streches when i was younger.But 12 hours! I would seizure if I did that. I played Bugs Bunny on Snes one time that I passed out. crazy. |
I fall asleep playing my DS (3DS) all the time. |
I can never fall asleep playing a video game, ever. Or maybe I don't stay up late enough. I usually just stop playing after I get too tired.
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Mr. Spidersquid
Title: title?
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One time I went to sleep while playing Gran Turismo. but on the snes I went to go to the bathroom and just passed out while walking. It freaked me out.
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
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Meh, that stuff has happened before. Remember that one Korean who apparently died after playing WoW for several days straight?
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| iPhone games are what you play when you can't get at actual games. You know, like how sometimes alcoholics drink mouthwash. |
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| Meh, that stuff has happened before. Remember that one Korean who apparently died after playing WoW for several days straight? |
Enough of those instances occured that there are now laws in place that limit how much time you can spend playing online games. The soon-to-release Korean MMO action game Rusty hearts has a "Stamina" meter that when it empties you can continue to fight monsters but gain no XP, progress no further in quests, and gain no loot. One reviewer said that the amount is good for maybe 3-4 solid adventures at once, then he had to wait for two days to renew his Stamina.
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Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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| Ky-Guy wrote: |
| Meh, that stuff has happened before. Remember that one Korean who apparently died after playing WoW for several days straight? |
Enough of those instances occured that there are now laws in place that limit how much time you can spend playing online games. The soon-to-release Korean MMO action game Rusty hearts has a "Stamina" meter that when it empties you can continue to fight monsters but gain no XP, progress no further in quests, and gain no loot. One reviewer said that the amount is good for maybe 3-4 solid adventures at once, then he had to wait for two days to renew his Stamina. |
what about having multiple characters?
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
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| lordsathien wrote: |
| Ky-Guy wrote: |
| Meh, that stuff has happened before. Remember that one Korean who apparently died after playing WoW for several days straight? |
Enough of those instances occured that there are now laws in place that limit how much time you can spend playing online games. The soon-to-release Korean MMO action game Rusty hearts has a "Stamina" meter that when it empties you can continue to fight monsters but gain no XP, progress no further in quests, and gain no loot. One reviewer said that the amount is good for maybe 3-4 solid adventures at once, then he had to wait for two days to renew his Stamina. |
what about having multiple characters? |
I'm not sure. I do know that if you party up, everyone is effectively reduced to the lowest stamina around. So if you've been playing for a while in a single day, no one's going to team up with you because they want XP/quests/items.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
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I hope the dad is implicitly blaming himself for not being more responsible about his children.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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Was he peeing into a bottle or something?
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
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| Ky-Guy wrote: |
| Meh, that stuff has happened before. Remember that one Korean who apparently died after playing WoW for several days straight? |
Enough of those instances occured that there are now laws in place that limit how much time you can spend playing online games. The soon-to-release Korean MMO action game Rusty hearts has a "Stamina" meter that when it empties you can continue to fight monsters but gain no XP, progress no further in quests, and gain no loot. One reviewer said that the amount is good for maybe 3-4 solid adventures at once, then he had to wait for two days to renew his Stamina. |
Man, I wonder what would happen if Blizzard did that to WoW. Wouldn't that piss a lot of people off?
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