A South Korean man has died of exhaustion after playing the
online multiplayer game Starcraft virtually non-stop for almost 50
hours, according to reports. Throughout the session he stopped only
to visit the toilet and to take short naps.
The 28-year old man, who has been named as Lee, had recently
lost his job because of his obsession with computer games,
according to reports.
He died on Friday in an internet café in the South Korean city
of Taegu. He had eaten and slept little during the gaming session
and collapsed a few moments after finishing his game. Police blamed
the death on heart failure, brought on by exhaustion.
In 2002, a 24-year-old South Korean man died at an internet café
near Seoul after 86 hours of continuous game play. A few days
later, a 27-year-old Taiwanese man died after a 32 hour game play
session at an internet café in Fengyuan, central Taiwan.
