Top 10 Video Game Injuries
08. Sleep Deprivation
Initially we were not sure that this one really belonged in the list. After all every gamer should know when they are tired, right? And if they are tired, should go to sleep? But then it happened to us!
When Halo: Master Chief Collection came out, our review copy arrived as a digital code, which we had to wait eight hours or so to download, so it was already pretty late when the game finally indicated it was ready to play.
So play we did - starting at nine in the evening. Before we knew it, we looked at the window and wondered where that light was coming from. A quick glance at the clock and, what?! How did it get to be seven in the morning?!
Now that does not really count as sleep deprivation - but it does demonstrate how video games can suck you in.The thing is bad gaming habits like skipping sleep or sleeping less which are classified as Sleep Deprivation have lead to well-documented detrimental effects in the gamers so affected. Effects that include:
confusion, memory lapses or loss
depression
development of false memory
hallucinations
increased stress hormone levels
increased risk of diabetes
increased risk of fibromyalgia
mania
seizures
Just to be clear these are NOT the sort of results we want to experience from gaming! That being so, we strongly urge you to get your eight hours of sleep each day-unit. Heck, we prefer to get ten hours ourselves, but we don't often admit that because it makes people think we are lazy.
07. Wii Sports
No, we are not kidding. Yes, this is the name of a video game - but it is also the name that is being used by some physicians to describe a specific set of injuries that are down to THAT game, on THAT platform. And you thought that the Wii was the console of the very young and the very old? It is also the console of the very injured!
While many of the injuries from Wii Sports start in the minor categories - for example carpal tunnel syndrome, torn meniscus, partial tears of the Achilles tendon, and the not very surprising broken fingers and black eyes, they get more serious.
Think dislocated kneecaps, or the case of a 7-year-old boy who went permanently blind after smacking himself in the eye with a controller. Then there is the 38-year-old man who fractured his cervical spine. Even more frightening than those cases though - and they are a bit of a scare - there have been cases of strokes!
Clearly there is risk involved here, but Nintendo has not shirked its duty to its customers. No, it has made the matter perfectly clear, warning Wii players, "If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, or if you feel symptoms such as tingling, numbness, burning or stiffness, stop and rest for several hours before playing again."
To be fair Nintendo actually has a long list of precautions it suggests its customers take to heart, ranging from warnings bout possible Seizures and Repetitive Motion and Strain Injuries to Eye Injuries and even Motion Sickness.
Of course those only cover the injuries you do to yourself - not the injuries players have done to their TV, walls, windows, and the odd bric-brac at grandma's house!
Wii bowler Jon Leonard can tell you a bit about that sort of injury. Him and a mate were playing Wii Sports Bowling when the strap on his mote broke, causing it to spike his 60-inch TV screen, killing the poor device. If you are curious about the details Google his name and Wiimote sometime.
So what can you do to help prevent these sorts of injuries? Listen to your body - if you feel strained or tingly, take a break. Oh, and inspect your Wiimote Strap - if it looks frayed or stretched, replace it!
been playing games since i was around 5 - 6 and the internet since i was 13;
1) I happen to enjoy eating/sleeping, so I haven't died yet
2) My limbs still function the way the average non-gamer's does, I can walk/run, comfortably pick up objects of varying sizes and my body only feels sore if I do something intenseive, like move big furniture (ie couches) for 1+ hours straight.
3) Still have 20/20 vision
I won't outright reject the notion that gaming can be part of the cause to certian injuries/death, but there's more to it.
Gonads!!
I'd say most of them are mostly ue to stupidity...
i don't understand any of them
I don't wear/need glasses
Hey
Also, on the last one, I'm on more morphine than most palliative-care patients as I have a chronic pain disorder secondary to a genetic condition that involves multiple joint dislocations pretty much every time I move, but I do find gaming a great help, provided I'm not playing fighting games (I used to be a Tekken tourney champ, but nowadays it makes my hands hurt badly within a very short time): not only is there the pain relief/endorphins aspect, but there's also what many people with chronic illnesses like to call "distraction therapy". Having something to take your mind off the fact that you're in pain all the time, especially when the pain meds only work to a certain point and can't get rid of all your pain, can be a real help.
On the death by Internet addiction bit - 3 days and 5 days for the 2 listed examples makes me wonder if dehydration might not have been quite a notable factor. After all, 3 days without water can kill you...
Well... this gamer wears glasses... and nope, it wasn't gaming that caused me to need 'em. I've had corrective lenses for shortsightedness since I was just 4 1/2 years old. My eyesight has deteriorated over the years, but I have genetic issues, I read even more than I game & I'd taught myself to read by the time I was 2 1/2 years old, so reading likely has much more to do with it in my case.
Hang on... you lot think a stroke is *worse* than fracturing one's cervical spine? You know breaking your neck can kill you outright, don't you?
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