Boy collapses after playing WoW for 24 hours
A 15-year-old Swedish boy collapsed after a marathon World of Warcraft gaming session.
The boy, along with six of his friends, had just purchased the newest WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King and began playing the game Saturday afternoon. According to the Times Online, the boy eventually collapsed because of the lack of sleep and food.
The parents told the newspaper that the kids ate very little while playing and added that their son only slept two hours the previous night. So it’s no wonder that 15 hours later or approximately 2PM on Sunday, the boy began having epileptic seizures and his parents rushed him to the hospital. Fortunately, the kid will apparently make a full recovery.
Logging in long hours after a game’s release is a badge of honor for many hard-core gamers. Yesterday we wrote about “Nymh” who leveled his character to level 80 in 27 hours after the WoW Wrath of the Lich King expansion release. And to be fair, thousands of people manage to put in hours of gaming with no adverse effects.
But there have been a few instances in the past of people dying after long gaming sessions. Back in 2005, a 28-year-old South Korean man died after playing Starcraft for 50 hours straight. In 2004, a 13-year-old Chinese boy jumped to his death after a 36-hour World of Warcraft stint.
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guess that wont be a problem for me while playing wow, I still eat and drink
and just getting out of the chair now and then prevents what happened to this kid.
and get ya sleep for goodness sake sheesh, game is more enjoyable when your eyes aren't about to pop out.
why did the parents let this happen???? if i sat in front of a computer for more than an hour my mam used to drag me off, i hope no one says its the games fault when its clearly the parents.
Uhmm.
Could there be something subliminal in "wow" that makes people fall into an addicted state?? Just to be on the safe side I will continue to give it a very wide berth and stick to real PC games...
Bob
cannula and fluids left arm.
TEDS stockings
1 Aspirin
Catheter.
Ensure Plus
Job Done
I just hope nobody is going to blame the games people play for this type of behaviour. Life is about choice and consequences; take some responsibility for your own actions, or those of your children ffs.
Try harder!
I clocked up 27 hours playing fable on the xbox a few years ago. I'm sure it was better for me than the 15 hour drinking / BBQs I used to have.