Staff at the Internet café initially thought that the man, who suffered cardiac failure, was sleeping.
“Hsieh was a regular customer here and always played for consecutive days. When tired, he would sleep face-down on the table or doze off slumped in his chair,” an Internet café attendant told reporters. “That is why we were not aware of his condition in the beginning.”
A police official said that cold temperatures and exhaustion from intense game-playing could have contributed to Hsei’s cardiac failure. Police are stepping up patrols of Internet cafes, warning gamers of the dangers of prolonged gaming. We advise people to get up and move around after every two hours of computer gaming,” said the official. On Jan.1 a 38-year-old man was found dead at an Internet café in New Taipei City after a five-day video game marathon.
