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byrc A-Source Staff


Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 300 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject: Extreme Girl Gaming |
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A 14 year old girl fell into a seizure after ONLY playing 5 hours. I don't know about you, but every time i play I usually play for about 4-6 hours. I've been doing that for almost 15 years and I've yet to get a seizure. Some people may just be more susceptible to this, i guess.
By the way the game she was playing was True Crimes (the one with Snoop Dogg in it *barf*).
This is the first time I heard a girl actually get ill by playing games too much. This is mostly a guy thing.
Here's the article:
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/technology/5500521/detail.html _________________ Go Gitaroo-Man, go fight the mighty piano ships with your mighty Guitar AXE! |
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Bowser The Very Lonely Wolf

Joined: Mar 26, 2005 Posts: 8282 Location: stuck in tard tard land
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Have you heard of the girl dying in china after having played 3 days straight on her comp. She died of exhaustion and lack of food.
The game was one of those online multiplayer RPGs, I forget which one, but its true. China are now thinking of puting a law on how many hours a person can play these games online for. |
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byrc A-Source Staff


Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 300 Location: CA
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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I guess our American girls aren't as tough as Chinese girls. Gotta love RPG playing Asian girls
*by the way that was a sad story bowser, didn't want to take that news lightly, but damn she lasted a good 3 days without eating, just wow 0.0) _________________ Go Gitaroo-Man, go fight the mighty piano ships with your mighty Guitar AXE! |
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pok_ai_ne newbie!

Joined: Nov 17, 2005 Posts: 28 Location: canada, toronto, ON
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: hi |
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That isn't too healthy. I m dying laking nutirtion. I got sezuire before. but it isn't like. constant shaking. I was more like. moving left, when i turn the car left.. and tweaks when I get shot in perfect dark zero. _________________ Hi every, konichiwa, chao, ne hou, bon ju, hello, hadou can. oh la
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Rya Yari Ashigaru

Joined: Apr 08, 2005 Posts: 394 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Heh, no stamina at all this girl. But some people are just strange when gaming. One of my friends always sticks his tongue out while playing First-person shooters. He doesn't even know. And another one falls asleep at midnight each and every time he plays together with us WHILE PLAYING. His guy in Battlefield 2 keeps running into walls -> he's asleep.
Five hours shouldn't really be a problem. 24 hours or more I could understand that some people feel unhealthy. |
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Shadow_Chaos Conscript

Joined: Nov 08, 2005 Posts: 150 Location: Canada, TO
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I went to China and saw people play Maple for almost a whole day...-_-' |
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fss18 newbie!

Joined: Nov 29, 2005 Posts: 3
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:39 am Post subject: |
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strange, i think 5 hours is still normal rate to play a game. Even for a girl,
since we know they can go for shopping for a day. Shooping is walking and
talking + thinking. While when we play a game, mostly we just push the buttons and sometimes we think
maybe that girl have some sickness or stress ? by the way, i cant read the article from the link  |
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Blackthorn Conscript

Joined: May 03, 2005 Posts: 105 Location: Wyoming <9 out of 10 Californians have no idea where Wyoming is!>
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:22 am Post subject: |
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What could have happened to the three hour girl is that she could be one of those people that has seizures when they get hit by a strobe light. According to urban legend over here, there use to be some old japanese cartoons that would enduce this effect as well. But then again she could have been a total wuss.
As for the other one that sat there for 3 days strait, WTF! How can you go without drinking any water that long and still consentrait on a video game. _________________ HCl before H20 makes a big bang |
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ultimaxslc Heimin (Commoner)

Joined: Dec 07, 2005 Posts: 54
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| i play a game for 7hrs and still alright.. have been doing it for at least 3 yrs.. why do ppl die from gaming.. |
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Edvin Conscript

Joined: Dec 10, 2004 Posts: 135
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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seizure usually have to do more with gentics than "endurance". Remember a couple of years back when some kids feel into a seizure after watching anime? yep...
anyway, I'm not surprised that some countries would have laws on it. I'm from Thailand--we're the first country in the world to actually put time limit on gaming (online game) and online curfew as well. That was a couple of years back... I don't really think it works and people just find ways around it pretty easily, but it is true that playing too much just isn't a good thing.. you either need to balance your time, or you need a good friend to slap you hard when you need to stop. |
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DrJackal Jikan Samurai

Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 979
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Gaming for too long is not good for your health nor is it good for your education neither and i think ppl die when gaming too much due to bloodclots, when your sitting down too long blood doesn't circulate around your body properly and blood accumlates around your legs. I'm not sure if this theory is right or not i'll just expressing my views on this matter. |
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rag_gurl A-Source Moderator


Joined: Mar 13, 2005 Posts: 2792 Location: Californication
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| hell yea! us azn girls are awesome! over the summer i would play an online game for about 8 hours. it's not really healthy but it's fun. xP |
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pok_ai_ne newbie!

Joined: Nov 17, 2005 Posts: 28 Location: canada, toronto, ON
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| DrJackal wrote: |
| Gaming for too long is not good for your health nor is it good for your education neither and i think ppl die when gaming too much due to bloodclots, when your sitting down too long blood doesn't circulate around your body properly and blood accumlates around your legs. I'm not sure if this theory is right or not i'll just expressing my views on this matter. |
What the.. If the case is true, alot of kids will suffer from constant sitting from ages 4-22 at less, for every 9 months in a year... Mostley games sold for public isn't educational at all..
here is how it is.. games becomes bored quite fast.. it,s only good the first adn second stage,,,.. after it becomes just alot of light pattern.. which led to brake down seizures....
and al yes,,, us asian people are very lovable.... so wtf.. some administer here are like.. chik flied driced... wtf.. _________________ Hi every, konichiwa, chao, ne hou, bon ju, hello, hadou can. oh la
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Senzoku Heimin (Commoner)

Joined: Nov 14, 2005 Posts: 55
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| Bowser wrote: |
Have you heard of the girl dying in china after having played 3 days straight on her comp. She died of exhaustion and lack of food.
The game was one of those online multiplayer RPGs, I forget which one, but its true. China are now thinking of puting a law on how many hours a person can play these games online for. |
Yeah, and there isn't a particular outcry, since most Chinese parents, think the government is doing the right thing. To them its OH MY GOSH MORE TIME FOR MY KID TO STUDY! |
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