Taiwan teen dies after gaming for 40 hours

**radio667** · 07-18-2012, 11:45 AM

from theaustralian.com.au ........... A TAIWAN teenager has collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing Diablo 3, a popular online video game, for 40 consecutive hours, local media say.

The 18-year-old identified by only his surname, Chuang, booked a private room at the cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan, around noon on July 13 and played for nearly two days without eating, the United Daily News broadsheet reported on Tuesday.

On the morning of July 15, an attendant entered the room and found Chuang resting on a table. After the attendant woke him, he stood, took a few steps and then collapsed, the report said.

He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital.

Police were investigating the cause of death and an autopsy was being carried out, the newspaper reported.

They speculated that long hours in a sedentary position created cardiovascular problems for Chuang, the report said.

The deceased had been playing the latest installment of the role-playing game developed by US-based Activision Blizzard Inc.

This is the second death in Taiwan from playing video games this year.

In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours. The cause of death was reported as cardiac arrest.

**Hawkwind** · 07-18-2012, 06:26 PM

what a wuss. remember in the early days of 2k3 playing for 60 hrs

***Creeper*** · 07-19-2012, 12:22 AM

No doubt. Sure, if you play 72+ hours straight without eating, dying is somewhat expected. But 40 is just wimping out early.

Manticore · 07-20-2012, 05:20 PM

Again..............

widowmaker · 07-20-2012, 07:59 PM

Just nature culling the weak. Nothing to see here. Move along.
I have one word for these people: MODERATION!
Now if only I had some.

evilgrins · 07-21-2012, 04:08 PM

1) Now that's dedication.

2) He did this at an internet cafe? I didn't know they were open that long.

SkaarjMaster · 07-25-2012, 05:48 PM

The devil made him do it.

07-18-2012, 11:45 AM	#1
radio667 I R Happy Goat Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 10,760 Downloads: 2	Taiwan teen dies after gaming for 40 hours from theaustralian.com.au ........... A TAIWAN teenager has collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing Diablo 3, a popular online video game, for 40 consecutive hours, local media say. The 18-year-old identified by only his surname, Chuang, booked a private room at the cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan, around noon on July 13 and played for nearly two days without eating, the United Daily News broadsheet reported on Tuesday. On the morning of July 15, an attendant entered the room and found Chuang resting on a table. After the attendant woke him, he stood, took a few steps and then collapsed, the report said. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital. Police were investigating the cause of death and an autopsy was being carried out, the newspaper reported. They speculated that long hours in a sedentary position created cardiovascular problems for Chuang, the report said. The deceased had been playing the latest installment of the role-playing game developed by US-based Activision Blizzard Inc. This is the second death in Taiwan from playing video games this year. In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours. The cause of death was reported as cardiac arrest. __________________ , "There is also a river called Helikon [in Pieria]. (...) But, they go on to say, the women who killed Orpheus wished to wash off in it the blood-stains, and thereat the River sank underground, so as not to lend its waters to cleanse manslaughter." —Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 30. 8

07-18-2012, 06:26 PM	#2
Hawkwind sorry, road the bus over u Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: i was born a poor white child in the south Posts: 1,882 Downloads: 144	what a wuss. remember in the early days of 2k3 playing for 60 hrs __________________ http://www.utmr.dk/ ut2004 is closed. too much hacking xfire: tsthawkwind bauhaus- "factory town" ...oh to be, the cream oh to be, your dream

07-19-2012, 12:22 AM	#3
*Creeper* Shock n00b Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wherever I may Roam Posts: 5,572 Downloads: 6	No doubt. Sure, if you play 72+ hours straight without eating, dying is somewhat expected. But 40 is just wimping out early. __________________ Frag hard, laugh harder.

07-20-2012, 07:59 PM	#5
widowmaker UP Regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,137 Downloads: 27 My Files: 26	Just nature culling the weak. Nothing to see here. Move along. I have one word for these people: MODERATION! Now if only I had some. __________________ Lost in the digital jungle

07-21-2012, 04:08 PM	#6
evilgrins behind you with a NERF axe Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 76 Downloads: 2	Eep! 1) Now that's dedication. 2) He did this at an internet cafe? I didn't know they were open that long. __________________ http://unreal-games.livejournal.com/ Last edited by evilgrins; 07-21-2012 at 04:08 PM. Reason: typo

07-25-2012, 05:48 PM	#7
SkaarjMaster same as he ever was Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,293 Downloads: 906	The devil made him do it. __________________ http://web.archive.org/web/200812180...ondunreal.com/ "If I give up my rights, I might be safe, but what good is being safe if you have no freedoms?" by n3m35i5 "I always turn to the sports page first....They record people's accomplishments; the front page, nothing but man's failure." by Earl Warren

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