this happens about once every 6 months...
S.Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games
Tue Aug 9, 2005 11:55 AM ET
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.
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