Thursday, 27 November 2008

Too much video games!


Too much video game’s!
A fifteen year old boy collapsed after playing the game, World of Warcraft for 20 hours straight! "They played all day and night. Maybe they got a few hours of sleep. They ate a little food and breakfast at their computers" said the boy’s father. At about 2:00 PM the boy had a seizure. At the hospital the doctors said that the boy's bodily system had a lack of sleep and food. Also too long concentrating playing the game! The boy will make a full recovery but his dad is planning to limit his time on the computer. Officials from the Game Over treatment centre in Linkoping, in central Sweden have noticed many calls from concerned parents since the release of the latest World of Warcraft instalment, Wrath of the Lich. “It’s been a huge problem. We have parents who call everyday,” said Game Over’s Emilie Backlund. She has seen a steady rise in computer game addiction, with most cases, from those playing online fantasy games such as World of Warcraft and Counter Strike. "It’s not only a problem for young people. Adults have also contacted us. It really doesn’t matter how old you are"So beware how long you are on the computer.
- Emily Roberts

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