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Plagiarized gratuitously from a post at Crackaz:
Bad Vibrations:
In early 2002, a letter in The British Medical Journal described the case of a 15 year old boy suffering from hand arm vibration syndrome(havs). brought on by playing games with a vibrating controller, the syndrome cause hand numbness and is usually seen in people who operate jackhammers.
uncool and the gangs;
players of counter-strike sometimes take the online combat game too seriously. in the l.a. area alone, violence between two cs gangs has prompted more than 300 calls to police since last june. including an altercation involving 100 players from two teams, some of whom were scrapping with pipes. one teenage boy was shot in the leg and another was hit in the head with a chair.
shake well before dying:
a 30 year old louisiana man played n64 so often tha he had a seizure, hit his head on a table and died. mom claims her boy never suffered seizures before buying an n64 and playing 8 hours a day 6 days a week.
asian sensations:
hong kong teen played diablo 2 between shifts at his job at a game cafe rather than sleeping. in may 2002, this habit drove him to his death. he was found slumped at his computer, bleeding from the mouth and nose. last october, a 27 year old taiwanese managed 32 straight hours of game play before being found dead.
self destruct button:
a 12 year old from thailand was reportedly so frustrated about not being able to complete the game bomberman that she hanged herself. in wisconsin, a woman is considering suing the makers of EverQuest over her sons death. after the 21 year old left a home treatment of addictive behavior, he quit his job and played the game 12 hours a day for a week before shooting himself.
In early 2002, a letter in The British Medical Journal described the case of a 15 year old boy suffering from hand arm vibration syndrome(havs). brought on by playing games with a vibrating controller, the syndrome cause hand numbness and is usually seen in people who operate jackhammers.
uncool and the gangs;
players of counter-strike sometimes take the online combat game too seriously. in the l.a. area alone, violence between two cs gangs has prompted more than 300 calls to police since last june. including an altercation involving 100 players from two teams, some of whom were scrapping with pipes. one teenage boy was shot in the leg and another was hit in the head with a chair.
shake well before dying:
a 30 year old louisiana man played n64 so often tha he had a seizure, hit his head on a table and died. mom claims her boy never suffered seizures before buying an n64 and playing 8 hours a day 6 days a week.
asian sensations:
hong kong teen played diablo 2 between shifts at his job at a game cafe rather than sleeping. in may 2002, this habit drove him to his death. he was found slumped at his computer, bleeding from the mouth and nose. last october, a 27 year old taiwanese managed 32 straight hours of game play before being found dead.
self destruct button:
a 12 year old from thailand was reportedly so frustrated about not being able to complete the game bomberman that she hanged herself. in wisconsin, a woman is considering suing the makers of EverQuest over her sons death. after the 21 year old left a home treatment of addictive behavior, he quit his job and played the game 12 hours a day for a week before shooting himself.
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