Computer Games Can Kill?

by Chris Christensen Add comments
categories: Computers

File this in the “truth can be stranger than fiction” category. From the Washington PostA 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.  Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.  Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.  Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.

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by Chris Christensen

I am the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights. I am also the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog.

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