"Hsieh was a regular customer here and always played for consecutive days. When tired, he would sleep face-down on the table or doze off slumped in his chair. That is why we were not aware of his condition in the beginning."
My post title reflects a problem I have with the headline at the link: "Man dies after three-day internet gaming binge."
January 17, 2015
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Ban Internet games. If it saves even one life, it's worth it.
A touching story about a man fully engaged in the best life has to offer. Clearly, his life had profound meaning and his efforts made the world a better place for the rest of us.
People die all the time. They're going to die because of what they are doing or in the middle of whatever it is they are doing. Dying of a heart attack while sitting in your chair playing games or watching TV or reading isn't the same as dying of head injuries while driving your car. It's not news!
I;m reminded of when Dick Cavett had a national tv talk show and was interviewing a health enthusiast and asking him about his current health: "Never felt better" answered the guy, who then immediately slumped dead in his chair from a heart attack, lol. (And I was watching at the time!)
"Man dies in the middle of a days-long internet-gaming binge."
But did he win?
Did he win? No, God always wins the game because we live in a body of flesh and blood.
I once played a video game for three straight days. It was the Seventies, and the game was Pong.
I am Laslo.
"Never felt better" answered the guy, who then immediately slumped dead in his chair from a heart attack, lol. (And I was watching at the time!)
I had never heard this so I looked it up and found this.
So I have to ask Virgil, are you a victim or a willing perpetrator of this meme?
And I was watching at the time!
According to Wikipedia the episode featuring health-food advocate J.I. Rodale, who collapsed during the interview, was never broadcast. Article here.
Did The Dick Cavett Show experience another on-stage death that was broadcast?
I certain V.X. had no intent to mislead the Althouse gang. It's just another example of what a tricky and unreliable thing the memory is.
As the cliché goes, "He died doing what he loved."
I remember the good old days when males would spend that kind of dedicated effort trying to get laid.
Come on kids: aim to increase your blow-job score.
I am Laslo.
Dying of a heart attack while sitting in your chair playing games or watching TV or reading isn't the same as dying of head injuries while driving your car. It's not news!
I'm not as willing to reject.
Man living in virtual reality dies of self neglect in reality reality.
You've got to know when to hold 'em...
It's those damn Kate Upton Game of War ads.
"I;m reminded of when Dick Cavett had a national tv talk show and was interviewing a health enthusiast and asking him about his current health: "Never felt better" answered the guy, who then immediately slumped dead in his chair from a heart attack, lol. (And I was watching at the time!)"
You misremember. The man — J.I. Rodale — did die during the taping of the show, but that show never aired. Maybe you — like me — vividly remember Jerzy Kosinski saying "One man died on your show, Cavett!" (Watch this, beginning at 4:30.)
Wikipedia:
"Rodale died of a heart attack at the age of 72 while participating as a guest on The Dick Cavett Show in 1971. He was still on stage, having finished his interview, and was seated next to the active interviewee, New York Post columnist Pete Hamill. Rodale had just bragged during his just-completed interview on the show that "I'm in such good health that I fell down a long flight of stairs yesterday and I laughed all the way", "I've decided to live to be a hundred", and "I never felt better in my life!"[8] He had also previously bragged, "I'm going to live to be 100, unless I'm run down by some sugar-crazed taxi driver."[2][9] According to Cavett, Hamill noticed something was wrong with Rodale, leaned over to Cavett, and said, "This looks bad." According to others, Cavett asked, "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?". Cavett himself said that he "emphatically" did not recall saying this, but one of the two physicians in the audience did remember this. The physicians (an internist and orthopedic surgeon, both in residency) rushed onto the stage to try to revive Rodale with CPR, including mouth to mouth resuscitation. Although the EKG continued to show cardiac activity, they were unsuccessful; Rodale was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital[10][11] The episode was never broadcast, although Cavett has described the story in public appearances and on his blog.[8]"
When I was a kid and got my hands on a copy of Playboy I would masturbate for three days, but not continuously.
I am Laslo.
"He died doing what he loved" is a favorite topic here on the Althouse blog.
"'He died doing what he loved' is a comfort to the living, but I have heard it used in the most pathetic situations, including for a person who was murdered just walking down the street. X loved to walk down the street!"
"If I kill myself in an accident, be sure to say she died doing something she loved, and link to this post. Have a cup of coffee and talk about convergences, including whatever it was my car converged with."
Well yes, It's probably more accurate to say I remember viewing the re-telling of the tale by Cavett. Mea culpa (It's what I get from shooting from the hip/memory before googling)
Local man died doing what he hated.
It is news when the guy is 32 and could reasonably be expected not to die in another era before this habit existed. Another 30-something died there earlier and the article states that patrons are so engrossed in gaming they don't even bother looking up.
The guy is Taiwanese so chances are he wasn't fat. I'm curious if any drugs were involved in addition to gaming or it was just that he regularly didn't move for days.
"Man dies in the middle of a days-long internet-gaming binge."
That's a ridiculous title. For it to be true, the man would have had to go on playing for another three days after he was dead. When you die, it's always "Game Over, You Lose" even if you're way up on the score.
That almost happened to a buddy of mine once, playing a MUD.
That's not the middle, death is the end. Unless they were waiting for him to respawn before they gave up and called for medical help.
So, game obsessed or gold farming? Or building up a high-level powerful character to sell?
I love the fact that the other gamers kept on gaming after he was found dead.
I could see that happening in LV too.
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