The True Dangers Of Gaming: Stabbings, Shootings, Death, Mutilation & Exhaustion
Growing up, we all had nagging parents constantly telling us how bad computer games are for our health, but can they really be that bad? In short, yes they can. Other than the long-term effects of sitting down doing nothing and eating junk food all day, there’s a host of other health problems that can arise…albeit not all that often.
This year has been one of the most bizarre years in gaming history with the amount of strange accidents, health issues and deaths that have been reported surrounding the gaming industry. Earlier this year an 18-year-old was found dead in Taiwan after renting a room to play Diablo III. The exact cause of death was never released but employees at the internet cafe where he rented the room reported that he never ate any food during his 40 hour-long Diablo III session, something that could quite obviously have a rather negative impact on your health.
A similar story earlier in the year, again in an internet cafe in Taiwan. This time a 23 year old, Chen Rong-yu, succumbed to a heart attack after a 23 hour gaming session on the popular MOBA title, League of Legends. It took 10 hours for employees of that internet cafe to realize the young man was dead, a shocking thought considering he was sitting in a room not even 10ft from other gamers.
Arguably one of the most brutal gaming related incidents in history occurred in Brazil in 2010. Two young friends, 12 year old Gabriel Kuhn and 16 year old Daniel Petry, used to enjoy playing the MMO Tibula together and as you do in MMO titles, Gabriel Kuhn asked his friend Daniel if he could borrow 20,000 in-game money. Daniel Petry obliged and sent the money through to his friend, only to request it back a short time later. After he failed to receive any funds from Gabriel, Daniel proceeded to go over his friends house and strangle him to death. As if that wasn’t shocking enough, in an attempt to hide his friends body, he cut it in half, only to be discovered by Gabriel’s mother halfway through.
More recently is a slightly milder case, but almost as unnerving. A 15 yr old boy in Ohio collapses after a 4 day marathon on Call of Duty. It’s utterly shocking, and disgraceful that someone could actually play a Call of Duty for that length of time…Oh, and there’s probably a slight problem with parents letting a 15yr old game for 4 days straight.
Finally, a stabbing in Oakley US. 20 yr old Kevin Kemp was enjoying some banter over Xbox Live with a family friend, only to later discover that his friend took his comments a little too personally. Kevin Kemp was stabbed 22 times, and shot at. Luckily he survived, but it’s still a shocking story.
The first two were attributed to DVT that resuled in cardiac arrests- we did a story on it- http://mmogamecentral.com/death-by-diablo-part-deux-no-really-dangers-of-video-games/
and the last the kid said it didnt have anything to do with the game- it was a neighbor who he had problems with.
Do you really think video games caused these? Or they just happened to be playing video games when this happened?
people will ALWAYS defend and say gaming doesn’t hurt, while many are dying because of it.
They don’t lie to us but only to themselves.
Just because this gaming has no effect on you doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an effect on others.
it’s like using the stupid word “rape” online. One might say “well i haven’t been raped, so it does not affect me and I’ll use it how i want”. But not knowing it does affect people who were victims.
or saying “i’m going to steal something at this supermarket, it wouldn’t hurt anyone”. That is what they think but it does hurt sales and stock loss for the company.
when someone is bad and people like bad, they love to stick to it and defend it like their bread and butter.
they love darkness so much because they are part of the darkness, part of the problem.
people who defend that gaming doesn’t relate to any of the tragedy news out there, are the SOLE problem of why gaming industry and its games are bad and why people keep having tragedy. Because they defend the wrong.
it’s like
“no don’t take away my gun, i like my gun, i don’t use it to hurt people”
yet the guns out there are used to kill people and many falling victims to it.
if they take away all guns or turn it to something else, no tragedy will be involved.
people only care about their sick desires.
How can you write this Xino and then post fan art of game heros like here http://black-xino.deviantart.com/#/d1g2fje is that just a London thing. I think its cute, Using Fireworks isnt easy.
I think rape and shoplifting may fall into a different category in desire. There may be a small % who shoplight to feed their families, but I cant think of any justified rape.
The two that were dvt’s were from a condition that affects drivers 1 out of 1000 in America, should they take away cars? that % next to 2 of all known gamers, is pretty high in favor of No driving!
And actually, unless bashed over the head with it, guns dont kill people- bullets do.
I am no expert of course at debating, you seem to have mastered it well in your comment. Instead of Master Chief, you can be Master DeBater!
Guns dony kill people you fool… People kill people…