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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on August 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
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.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on August 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
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.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
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Cool, let's have an SR competition.
"How long can you play games before you die?"
Winner gets a free top-of-the-range MAXX PC.
(Nice cheap compo for SR there...)
"How long can you play games before you die?"
Winner gets a free top-of-the-range MAXX PC.
(Nice cheap compo for SR there...)
Pah, he had no stamina.
I worked more hours than that getting my dissertation finished when I was at Uni.
I worked more hours than that getting my dissertation finished when I was at Uni.
This Korean guy died after playing for 86 hours, 3 years ago
[URL]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/10/man_dies_playing_computer_games/[/URL]
[URL]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/10/10/man_dies_playing_computer_games/[/URL]
I did a 17 hour Wipeout 2097 session with some friends when I was younger, but as there were three of us playing a two player game, I guess we had sufficient breaks to survive it. Might not try that again though.
He sounds an idiot,what a life sitting in front of a screen for that long!
Well, it´s a more preferable way to go than being drawn and quartered, I´ll give you that.
Although it was stupid of him.
Although it was stupid of him.
When I read the title I thougt it said "Gran".
Weird world
Weird world
I wonder what game he was playing. It must be good if he paid to play it for 50 hours in an internet Cafe.
Until we know why the brain actually needs sleep all we can do is guess.
I wonder why it actually happens.
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