Isaiah 6:8 Posted August 2, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 426 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,633 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 222 Days Won: 13 Joined: 03/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1978 Share Posted August 2, 2011 David Staniforth/BBC Chris Staniforth died after suffering from deep vein thrombosis. His father believes a night spent gaming caused the deadly blood clot. By Winda Benedetti No matter how much you love playing video games, you know deep down in your gamer bones it isn't good for you to play for hours on end without taking a break. In fact, it's not just that it's bad for you. It could kill you. Chris Staniforth of Sheffield, England — a mere 20 years old — died in May after spending all night playing games on his Xbox 360. Staniforth's family is now campaigning to raise awareness about the risk to those who spend long hours playing. A coroner has discovered that Chris — who had studied to become a game designer — suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT). That is, a blood clot formed in his left calf and then moved to his lungs, which caused a pulmonary embolism. He was on his way to an IT job interview when he collapsed and died. DVT is the same condition they warn you about when you're going to be stuck on a long-haul flight. The man's father — David Staniforth — told BBC News that his son was an avid "Halo" fan who would often spend up to 12 hours straight playing games on Xbox Live. "Sitting still is literally the danger zone," David Staniforth said. "Chris loved to play and would stay up all night. Millions of people worldwide are playing these games for hours, and there is a risk." Indeed, though it's rare, this is not the first time someone has gamed themselves to death. And, of course, video games are hardly the only reason people spend dangerous amounts of time sitting still. Plenty of people sit for hours on end at their computer simply working at their day jobs or, say, surfing Facebook. But David Staniforth said he isn't out to blame gaming or game makers. Instead he hopes to raise awareness among those who, like his son, love to play games. He's in the midst of setting up an educational website with the help of his son's friends. "Don't stop your child from playing games. They love doing it. It's great for them," he said. "It's not to spoil the fun. Just be aware. Enjoy it. But take a break."http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/01/7217329-playing-video-games-without-a-break-can-kill-you?GT1=43001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetRain Posted August 3, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 156 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/07/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/07/1990 Share Posted August 3, 2011 David Staniforth/BBC Chris Staniforth died after suffering from deep vein thrombosis. His father believes a night spent gaming caused the deadly blood clot. By Winda Benedetti No matter how much you love playing video games, you know deep down in your gamer bones it isn't good for you to play for hours on end without taking a break. In fact, it's not just that it's bad for you. It could kill you. Chris Staniforth of Sheffield, England — a mere 20 years old — died in May after spending all night playing games on his Xbox 360. Staniforth's family is now campaigning to raise awareness about the risk to those who spend long hours playing. A coroner has discovered that Chris — who had studied to become a game designer — suffered from deep vein thrombosis (DVT). That is, a blood clot formed in his left calf and then moved to his lungs, which caused a pulmonary embolism. He was on his way to an IT job interview when he collapsed and died. DVT is the same condition they warn you about when you're going to be stuck on a long-haul flight. The man's father — David Staniforth — told BBC News that his son was an avid "Halo" fan who would often spend up to 12 hours straight playing games on Xbox Live. "Sitting still is literally the danger zone," David Staniforth said. "Chris loved to play and would stay up all night. Millions of people worldwide are playing these games for hours, and there is a risk." Indeed, though it's rare, this is not the first time someone has gamed themselves to death. And, of course, video games are hardly the only reason people spend dangerous amounts of time sitting still. Plenty of people sit for hours on end at their computer simply working at their day jobs or, say, surfing Facebook. But David Staniforth said he isn't out to blame gaming or game makers. Instead he hopes to raise awareness among those who, like his son, love to play games. He's in the midst of setting up an educational website with the help of his son's friends. "Don't stop your child from playing games. They love doing it. It's great for them," he said. "It's not to spoil the fun. Just be aware. Enjoy it. But take a break."http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/01/7217329-playing-video-games-without-a-break-can-kill-you?GT1=43001 First off I want to say in response to your long researched post...... HI ISAIAH!!! *WAVING* ^.^ I think that is why the wii and "connect" is a better choice for games. Your whole body gets tired, therefore the urge to stop playing the game is higher. Except when I'm playing against my rival on the dance revolution game..... I refuse to lose!!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah 6:8 Posted August 3, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 426 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,633 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 222 Days Won: 13 Joined: 03/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1978 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Lol hi kid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetRain Posted August 3, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 59 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 156 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 31 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/07/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/07/1990 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Lol hi kid ! Hey I'm not a kid!! I am a certified adult, with a capital "A". I know when I was younger I would play my favorite games at certain levels of urgency: If the game was ugly and difficult I would only watch my siblings play and waste the whole day away; if the scenery in the game was beautiful and the characters where cute then I would waste a whole day. Now if the characters in the game were designed attractive, had beautiful scenery and I got irritated everytime a enemy character hurt my favorite character.... I would play that game all week, barely sleep or eat until I made sure my enemies didn''t mess with my precious character! The sad part though is that I usually played video games because of the pretty colours and the cute storyline. So I never really finished levels.. Atleast until something made me mad lol. And therefore the cycle of gaming never ends. Lol, though I got over playing games really quick when it started to interfer with my new coveted hobby. (saving money lol) I love looking at games but it better be free or I can care less. lol, I don't really watch tv much because I know I could be doing something else with my life... though computer is a complex situation... some days I dont care and be on for two minutes, other days I'm on all the time. Though recently I've been on during scheduled occations aka job searching.. so really its more about improving myself rather than watching a pretty tv screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh62 Posted August 3, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,683 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/14/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/14/1962 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Ditto with pinball. I had a friend whose arms used to cramp up after spending hours playing pinball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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