Comments on: Dead gamer goes unnoticed in Taiwanese Internet cafe http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:42:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Moi! http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71906 Moi! Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71906 Nothing like a few good rounds of BF3 - or a few hours, for that matter - as long as everything else is out of the way! Fallen asleep waiting for the next round to load? Perhaps.. Whatever one does while sitting ANYWHERE, get up & stretch, go for a quick stroll, ride a bike, get some drink, DO ANYTHING - then come back & continue.. Your EYES require a rest too.. I will justify categorizing my on-line '1st-person shooter' activity as therapy in that it is a great stress relief & very entertaining pass-time. Again, only after all else is done on the day's 'TO DO' list. I'm well past my 45 year mark and also like to keep my 'chops' up against the younger snappers on-line, as I believe this is something seniors should be participating in too - keeping their minds sharp & active - to help offset or prevent any encroaching unfavorable brain-related conditions. Good seating helps too, but ALWAYS GET UP & WALK AWAY FROM THE CONSOLE EVERY HOUR! See you on the Battlefield (3)! Nothing like a few good rounds of BF3 – or a few hours, for that matter – as long as everything else is out of the way! Fallen asleep waiting for the next round to load? Perhaps.. Whatever one does while sitting ANYWHERE, get up & stretch, go for a quick stroll, ride a bike, get some drink, DO ANYTHING – then come back & continue.. Your EYES require a rest too.. I will justify categorizing my on-line ’1st-person shooter’ activity as therapy in that it is a great stress relief & very entertaining pass-time. Again, only after all else is done on the day’s ‘TO DO’ list. I’m well past my 45 year mark and also like to keep my ‘chops’ up against the younger snappers on-line, as I believe this is something seniors should be participating in too – keeping their minds sharp & active – to help offset or prevent any encroaching unfavorable brain-related conditions. Good seating helps too, but ALWAYS GET UP & WALK AWAY FROM THE CONSOLE EVERY HOUR! See you on the Battlefield (3)!

]]> By: xaxis http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71670 xaxis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:55:01 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71670 r.i.p don't get me wrong..Skyrim, Final Fantasy XIII-2, WoW, are great games. but I'll stick to my Street Fighters and Soul Caliburs cause' I don't wanna stay glued on that couch for too long... r.i.p

don’t get me wrong..Skyrim, Final Fantasy XIII-2, WoW, are great games. but I’ll stick to my Street Fighters and Soul Caliburs cause’ I don’t wanna stay glued on that couch for too long…

]]> By: Joss http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71523 Joss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:24 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71523 Why not shut up? For a lot of people, gaming is a big part of their life. It should not be their whole life and who are you to judge? Why not shut up? For a lot of people, gaming is a big part of their life. It should not be their whole life and who are you to judge?

]]> By: Joss http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71522 Joss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71522 Thank you this is sound advice. I mean that sincerely. Thank you this is sound advice. I mean that sincerely.

]]> By: Joss http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71521 Joss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:05:49 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71521 Hey, this IS shocking, worrying and tragic. It is also informative. I happen to be a hardcore gamer and often spend several hours at a time playing, one thing that did not occur to me was deep vein thrombosis, and if it did I keep forgetting to stand up once an hour, stretch my legs and move around. Maybe this will remind me, maybe it will save a life somewhere else. So STFU. Btw, some poor guy dying unnoticed in a cafe is sensational news, in a very bad way. Hey, this IS shocking, worrying and tragic. It is also informative. I happen to be a hardcore gamer and often spend several hours at a time playing, one thing that did not occur to me was deep vein thrombosis, and if it did I keep forgetting to stand up once an hour, stretch my legs and move around. Maybe this will remind me, maybe it will save a life somewhere else. So STFU. Btw, some poor guy dying unnoticed in a cafe is sensational news, in a very bad way.

]]> By: Near Seattle http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71516 Near Seattle Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:26:47 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71516 Uhhh...Justin...there's no subway in Seattle... Uhhh…Justin…there’s no subway in Seattle…

]]> By: John http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71500 John Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:55 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71500 I 100 percent agree with this comment. The so-called 'author' of this story even fails to give an age for the deceased. For all we know, it could have been an 80 year old. This article is total sensationalism. I 100 percent agree with this comment. The so-called ‘author’ of this story even fails to give an age for the deceased. For all we know, it could have been an 80 year old. This article is total sensationalism.

]]> By: Sean http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71499 Sean Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:22:29 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71499 I'm a Canadian living in Taiwan. This story was all over the news here. These internet cafes are all over the country and in every single neighborhood. The reason they call them 'cafes" is because they serve coffee, tea, soft drinks and food, so that gamers never have to leave. It often only costs about $5 Canadian to use a computer in the cafe for about 3 hours. Many of the people who play these RPG(Role Playing Games) are building characters to sell to other people. It's big money in Asia. This incident also happened during Chinese New Year when most university students have 5-6 weeks off from school. And it's not just internet cafes that these things happen. Every Chinese New Year, someone in this country dies from playing Mahjong for 24 hours. Most of the people who play these games are so focused on the game, that they don't pay attention to each other. A cafe is a place that people go to meet and talk. In Taiwan, these kinds of cafes are places for people to not have to talk. I’m a Canadian living in Taiwan. This story was all over the news here. These internet cafes are all over the country and in every single neighborhood. The reason they call them ‘cafes” is because they serve coffee, tea, soft drinks and food, so that gamers never have to leave. It often only costs about $5 Canadian to use a computer in the cafe for about 3 hours. Many of the people who play these RPG(Role Playing Games) are building characters to sell to other people. It’s big money in Asia. This incident also happened during Chinese New Year when most university students have 5-6 weeks off from school. And it’s not just internet cafes that these things happen. Every Chinese New Year, someone in this country dies from playing Mahjong for 24 hours. Most of the people who play these games are so focused on the game, that they don’t pay attention to each other. A cafe is a place that people go to meet and talk. In Taiwan, these kinds of cafes are places for people to not have to talk.

]]> By: tbone http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71498 tbone Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:21:46 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71498 People like you blow my mind. Video games are not dumb. They are actually very cool, Like a lot of other things on this planet. Open your mind as well son. People like you blow my mind. Video games are not dumb. They are actually very cool, Like a lot of other things on this planet. Open your mind as well son.

]]> By: tbone http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2012/02/dead-gamer-goes-unnoticed-in-taiwanese-internet-cafe.html/comment-page-1#comment-71496 tbone Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:19:23 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=30014#comment-71496 Who are you to tell people what to do? Video games are their hobby. Seems like you should just live you life the way you want to and let other people do the same. Who are you to tell people what to do? Video games are their hobby. Seems like you should just live you life the way you want to and let other people do the same.

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