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View Poll Results: Are video games good or bad?
Yes, they help to hone hand and eye coordination and make your mind sharper
2
6.45%
They are alright as long as they are played in moderation.
25
80.65%
They keep kids from their homework and are not very usful in everyday life.
3
9.68%
They are the spawn of the devil and should be banned from this planet.
Korean Dies After Two Days of Computer Games
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
SEOUL, South Korea — A 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 (search) 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 (search).
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.
Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.
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What I don't understand is how someone can play continuously for that long. My attention span is very short i guess, the only games i can play for more than 20 min at a time are World of Warcraft and madden.. and even then i'm ready to stop playing after a couple hours at the most.
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Originally Posted by HeavyB3
I wasn't serious in my post.. I don't really give a crap.
What I don't understand is how someone can play continuously for that long. My attention span is very short i guess, the only games i can play for more than 20 min at a time are World of Warcraft and madden.. and even then i'm ready to stop playing after a couple hours at the most.
I just finished "Far Cry" on my PC..... Good, bloodletting fun!!!!
p.s. I voted "in moderation," with moderation for children being different from adults.
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Korean Dies After Two Days of Computer Games
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
SEOUL, South Korea — A 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 (search) 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 (search).
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.
Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches.
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