An avid Xbox gamer died from a blood clot which formed as a result of marathon gaming sessions, an autopsy has revealed.
According to the UK’s Sun newspaper, 20-year-old Brit Chris Staniforth, who had never had any serious health problems before, played on his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.
The pathologist who performed the autopsy said that the clot, known as deep vein thrombosis, was the cause of Staniforth’s death.
Such clots can form in the legs or lower part of the body when a person stays in the same position for a long period of time without taking a break. For the clot to be fatal, it would have to become detached and enter the bloodstream, where it can eventually cause a blockage in the lungs. Air passengers on long-haul flights are particularly at risk if they sit in the same position for the entire journey.
Chris Staniforth’s father, David, told the Sun, “Chris lived for his Xbox. When he got into a game he could play it for hours and hours on end, sometimes 12 hours in a stretch. He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world.”
He continued: “I’m not for one minute blaming the manufacturer of Xbox. It isn’t their fault that people use them for so long. But I want to highlight the dangers that can arise.”
But let’s just take a moment to get this into perspective. Most gamers do not die from blood clots caused by playing video games for long stretches. Staniforth was extremely unlucky.
But just as passengers on long-haul flights are advised to do, it would be wise to get up and have a stretch from time to time – it’ll prevent the onset of a stiff back if nothing else.
A spokesperson for Xbox-maker Microsoft told the Sun: “We recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits.”
And he calls himself a gamer.
Way to rage quit…..
Way to rage quit…..
It was Halo Reach.
It was Halo Reach.
And he calls himself a gamer.
Good thing I decided against installing a gaming system in the bathroom.
Good thing I decided against installing a gaming system in the bathroom.
British taking up after Koreans now? lol I doubt its SC or WoW though.
That’s cool.
That’s cool.
Or people can just be normal and pay attention to the time and not play games for 12 hours at a time.
Forza is more addictive then black ops IMO
@Adrian ..it’s Black Oops
That’s why I don’t want to be remembered on FB when I die, too many people laughing when someone passes away… Sad world
That’s why I don’t want to be remembered on FB when I die, too many people laughing when someone passes away… Sad world
Zombies haha
Probably playing black ops
I think there should be some rule for the video games manufactures to display a message after certain time of playing asking the player to take short break for 10 Mins, then resume the game, it should pause the game automatically and not allowing the user to resume it until the 10 mins passed, doing this, we will be blamed 100% of not taking care of our health, because for sure, some games will get 110% of your attention, with may result in 12, 13, 14 hours of continuous playing without be aware of the time.
I agree with “The Master”. I actually just spent the last 7 hours Forging a map on Halo: Reach. I thought it was a few hours less than that, but you can get sucked in easily and completely be oblivious to the time.
There are disclaimers all over games, including at the beginning of like 99% of newer games about excessive game-play being harmful to your health, as well as seizure warnings… >.> its the people that don’t pay attention to these warnings apparently make headlines
There was a game with said warnings (every hour), however I have gone 48 hours playing that videogame day and night, and warnings sadly did not take effect.
@The_Master: Do you honestly want the government to create and enforce yet another rule limiting our freedoms?
You and I both know you can’t legislate or regulate against stupidity. If people want to smoke themselves into a cancer ward, or eat themselves into cardiac arrest, no amount of warning will stop them. What is needed is NOT another rule, what is needed is some personal accountability and responsibility.
We DON’T need the nanny state to take care of us — we can take care of ourselves.
@The_Master: Do you honestly want the government to create and enforce yet another rule limiting our freedoms?
You and I both know you can’t legislate or regulate against stupidity. If people want to smoke themselves into a cancer ward, or eat themselves into cardiac arrest, no amount of warning will stop them. What is needed is NOT another rule, what is needed is some personal accountability and responsibility.
We DON’T need the nanny state to take care of us — we can take care of ourselves.