Dead gammer Sits in Game Cafe 9 Hours

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   Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

   Corpse sits in gamer cafe for 9 hours
   By Matthew Hawkins
   
   In what is beginning to be a disturbingly common phenomenon, a young man in Asia has died, apparently due to prolonged gaming.
   
   According to Sky News and the AFP, the latest incident took place in New Taipei, Taiwan. Chen Rong-yu, 23, checked into a cafe on Tuesday night, where he would spend the rest of his life.
   The death and resulting corpse went completely unnoticed among the 30 or so other customers, and for up to nine hours, a testament of how engrossing the games played at such places can be, among other things.
   http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ … or-9-hours
   no one noticed the flies around him? apparently long playing gamers are dying from lack of exercise..not exactly an enforcement for video games

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      SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      wow....i think it is just people not paying attention to people - whatever they are doing....unfortunately

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   Stacie Lposted 13 years ago

   Its a sad social commentary...Gamers are so wrapped up in these video games that they spend hours or even days playing..and don't notice a dead guy next to them?

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   CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

   i found this so very sad- tha no one looked or cared what had happenned because they were so addicted to their games

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   sake010posted 13 years ago

   i kinda but i do still like video games though

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   JohnGreasyGamerposted 13 years ago

   It's not the fact that people don't notice, it's the fact that the gamer in question has let him/herself become this. The gamer died of Deep Vein Thrombosis, without a doubt, which is when the blood clots inside the body and no oxygen reaches the brain. It's a slow and silent death, and you won't know it's happening until it's too late.
   
   But to think the person was left without anyone noticing disgusts me. And the rise of Deep Vein Thromobsis is increasing, mostly due to film and video games' numbers and popularity increasing.

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   Disturbiaposted 13 years ago

   Call me callous and insensitive, but I think this story is hysterical... and maybe just a little bit creepy.

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   klarawieckposted 13 years ago

   If I keep spending this much time in hubpages, I'll end up like that guy! I hope HP puts a small accolade on my gravestone!

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   psycheskinnerposted 13 years ago

   Link is dead too?

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