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Internet Gaming Addiction Sweeps South Korea

October 7, 2005 12:31 p.m. EST



Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter

Seoul, South Korea (AHN) - Psychologists and the South Korean community are raising concerns over a new kind of addiction surfacing across the country.

With the country's rate of high-speed Internet access, the unlimited realm of competition available on the Web, and the prize incentives, Internet gaming proves a looming addiction.

The Associated Press quotes one former 27-year-old game addict who says, "You have no life, you only focus on gaming, putting off everything."



The AP reports 35 percent of South Korea's 17 million gamers are obsessive.



Participants, mainly males in their teens and 20s, play at popular Internet cafes for days without going home.

This summer, a 28-year-old man collapsed, and later died, after playing nearly 50 straight hours of online games.

South Korea has the world's highest rate of high-speed Internet access, at 70 percent. Despite concerns, the government is funding construction of the world's first e-sports stadium, where online competitions will be displayed on huge screens.


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LOTS of doubling down on 11 and 10

50 mother fucking hrs!!!:monsters- what kind of bankroll do you need to play online Blackjack for 50hrs!:monsters-
 

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Dante said:
LOTS of doubling down on 11 and 10

50 mother fucking hrs!!!:monsters- what kind of bankroll do you need to play online Blackjack for 50hrs!:monsters-

Not online gambling, but some form of a video game.
 

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Not online gambling, but some form of a video game.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH :drink: :drink: I was gonna say :smoker2: thanks peteep
 

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How could you posibly die of that? because of a heart attack for too much stress?
 

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I would think your eye balls would pop out of your head before you would have a heart attack.............:monsters-
 

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Nice one Tesco, you beat me to it, no wonder Dante brought this up, I can see an exercise bike being bought. On a side note, do you get extra tesco points by using their name.:drink:
 

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i have spent about 8 hours straight playing a video game..And i had just moved and had no furniture and was sitting/lying on the ground!!!


I was playing warcraft years ago and the final game which lasted like 3 or 4 hours really had me going.. Its kind of hard to explain if you dont play games like this... (you build cities and armies then go invade your enemies and take their shit) but gaming can be addictive indeed.
 

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I would think your eye balls would pop out of your head before you would have a heart attack.............:monsters-


I would agree
 

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