SMH,,Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'
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Terrorist_Jones
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The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox.
A post-mortem revealed that 20-year-old Chris Staniforth -- who was offered a place to study Game Design at Leicester University -- was killed by a pulmonary embolism, which can occur if someone sits in the same position for several hours.
Deep vein thrombosis normally affects passengers on long-haul flights, but medical experts fear youngsters who spend hours glued to their consoles might also be at risk and have urged them to take regular breaks.
Professor Brian Colvin -- an expert on blood-related conditions -- said it was "unhealthy" for youngsters to spend long periods in front of their consoles.
"There's anxiety about obesity and children not doing anything other than looking at computer screens," he told The Sun.
David Staniforth has now launched a campaign to warn other parents of the dangers.
"Games are fun and once you've started playing it's hard to stop.
"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could ? them," he told The Sun.
A coroner's court in Sheffield was told how the youngster -- who had no underlying medical conditions -- was complaining of a low heart rate before collapsing outside a Jobcentre.
Staniforth's distraught father said his son would spend up to 12 hours playing on his Xbox.
"He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world."
Online computer games are extremely popular as thousands interact in shared science fiction worlds.
Reports of gamers collapsing after spending 15 hours in front of video games are fairly common throughout Asia.
In 2005, a South Korean gamer died after playing online games for three days without taking a break.
Microsoft -- which manufactures the Xbox -- said it "recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits."
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man.. how in the hell?? man i playd Resident evil 2 for 18 hours without a break cuz i didnt have a memory card at the time,, but why is it always the 360 getting the bad wrap
A post-mortem revealed that 20-year-old Chris Staniforth -- who was offered a place to study Game Design at Leicester University -- was killed by a pulmonary embolism, which can occur if someone sits in the same position for several hours.
Deep vein thrombosis normally affects passengers on long-haul flights, but medical experts fear youngsters who spend hours glued to their consoles might also be at risk and have urged them to take regular breaks.
Professor Brian Colvin -- an expert on blood-related conditions -- said it was "unhealthy" for youngsters to spend long periods in front of their consoles.
"There's anxiety about obesity and children not doing anything other than looking at computer screens," he told The Sun.
David Staniforth has now launched a campaign to warn other parents of the dangers.
"Games are fun and once you've started playing it's hard to stop.
"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could ? them," he told The Sun.
A coroner's court in Sheffield was told how the youngster -- who had no underlying medical conditions -- was complaining of a low heart rate before collapsing outside a Jobcentre.
Staniforth's distraught father said his son would spend up to 12 hours playing on his Xbox.
"He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world."
Online computer games are extremely popular as thousands interact in shared science fiction worlds.
Reports of gamers collapsing after spending 15 hours in front of video games are fairly common throughout Asia.
In 2005, a South Korean gamer died after playing online games for three days without taking a break.
Microsoft -- which manufactures the Xbox -- said it "recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits."
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man.. how in the hell?? man i playd Resident evil 2 for 18 hours without a break cuz i didnt have a memory card at the time,, but why is it always the 360 getting the bad wrap
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Terrorist_Jones wrote: »man.. how in the hell?? man i playd Resident evil 2 for 18 hours without a break cuz i didnt have a memory card at the time
rofl broke ass bastard -
earth two superman wrote: »rofl broke ass bastard
i know I beat that game in like 2 hours when I was in the 4 grade. Its the best Resident evil game though -
Terrorist_Jones wrote: »why is it always the 360 getting the bad wrap
Bad wrap? LOL! I'm sure M$ loves this. Another million sold just to see what the big deal is. Any publicity is good publicity.
No one is addicted to Hackstation Notwork. -
genocide_cutter wrote: »i know I beat that game in like 2 hours when I was in the 4 grade. Its the best Resident evil game though
i never played nemesis so i cant say that for sure. i should pick it up on psn -
When I have kids they not playing video games
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i can see more of this happening cause ? wanna be the first to beat a game right when it comes out and get all the achievements/trophies and won't stop until they are finished.... smh now i really believe video games are equivalent to lines of ? . I don't play no more than 4 hours these days
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earth two superman wrote: »i never played nemesis so i cant say that for sure. i should pick it up on psn
Yes pick it up. Its not as good as 2 but close -
Rip renzoantwan
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Damn I played 6 hours before when I got wcw/nwo revenge,sucks for him
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Only an Xbot would suffer such a fate.
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I think the xbox is stupid. Try the wii
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earth two superman wrote: »rofl broke ass bastard
lol,,? u ? ,, all my loot went towards jordans and grant hill jays,, miss my young chicago days -
lovelycreation wrote: »I think the xbox is stupid. Try the wii
Non-gamer post..... -
xbox 360......Killin yall ?
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ImGettingOld wrote: »Damn I played 6 hours before when I got wcw/nwo revenge,sucks for him
Same thing ? -
Turfaholic wrote: »xbox 360......Killin yall ?
lol beat me to it -
lovelycreation wrote: »I think the xbox is stupid. Try the wii
? the wii!