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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 5:20:04 GMT
A young Chinese girl nicknamed "Snowly" died after playing the online game "World of Warcraft" for several continuous days during a national day holiday. Snowly's friends, who share the same game community, said that she was always connected to the Internet. Several days before Snowly's death, the girl was said to be preparing for a relatively difficult part of the game and had very little rest. She told her friends that she felt very tired. A big online funeral was held for Snowly one week after her death. The Chinese government is now seeking to instate a gaming curfew, limiting sessions to three hours at a time. |
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Post by bixaorellana on May 4, 2009 23:24:24 GMT
Even if both her parents worked, surely they were home for the holiday. Didn't they think the child's behavior a little worrisome?
Did she starve to death -- which I think takes longer than a few days -- or what?
There is a website I visit for its technical information. The overwhelming number of members are very young people -- 14 years old and up. They all seem to be brilliant with computer stuff that baffles me, but can barely write. There are times when I'll read a question posed there & think, "well, no one will answer this because it's gibberish." Ha -- they all understand each other perfectly. The query will receive answers (also in mutant speech) that are obviously intelligible to other participants there. Further, these kids all seem to be into role-playing games which require extensive back story, organization, etc.
But is this healthy? It's as though they're a new species of human.
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