Curse

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 07:35 AM // 07:35

On Sunday,one of our newspapers in SIngapore.I saw the front page...Obessive Gamer Sent To Mental Hospital.I read it and was like ok..This boy was found sitting on the edge of a window..blah blah....The family says he hears voices and strange sounds in his head which only can be heard whrn he's at home.He's always thinking of the games he's playing 24/7.Our newspaper lablled Guild Wars,Counter Strike
"violent" and thise are the games that he plays.They even show pitures of guildwars..they making gw as if it is dangerous..but its fanatasy violence.u might as well say cartoons are violent.Oh btw he's 14.

Kityn · Oct 09, 2006, 07:50 AM // 07:50

It is not the games that makes one unstable, but is viewed by many media outlets as such. This person was already unstable before he started playing obviously. In such a state of mind it would be easy for a mentally disturbed person to blur the lines between what is fantasy and what is real.
To the media,parents, and policy makers: Do not ever blame the ills of a person on the games that one plays. Instead find what is the cause of such an illness and treat it.

Tark Alkerk · Oct 09, 2006, 07:59 AM // 07:59

well any game that isn't pong is violent in the alll-hypeing medias eyes,
and they prob think that pong is violent because it invloves hitting with paddles, oh the violence...

jonnybegood · Oct 09, 2006, 08:00 AM // 08:00

czymann is ironicly full of smartness,

but I fully agree, and yet i have hardly anything to add to this stimulating thread, while it may be disturbing to play games like counter strike and GW always remember puberty is worse ...... always.

Opeth11 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02

And what's wrong with puberty? >_>

myword · Oct 09, 2006, 08:20 AM // 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by rong626

This boy was found sitting on the edge of a window..blah blah....The family says he hears voices and strange sounds in his head which only can be heard whrn he's at home.

there's obviously only one logical reason for this.

his house is haunted

cataphract · Oct 09, 2006, 08:25 AM // 08:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tark Alkerk

well any game that isn't pong is violent in the alll-hypeing medias eyes,

Are you serious? Do not believe that math thingy that says girls are the root of all evil. Pong is.

myword · Oct 09, 2006, 08:31 AM // 08:31

a few minutes on google and i found the article online

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/st...15186,00.html?

looks like he was a basket case to begin with

tomcruisejr · Oct 09, 2006, 08:37 AM // 08:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by rong626

..The family says he hears voices and strange sounds in his head which only can be heard whrn he's at home.

maybe they always forget removing the earphones from their son's head, no?

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:48 AM // 08:48

Addicted maybe?The mind on its own is a great mystery.What are the symtoms?Thinking about the game eveyday?Coming back home u immdiately play the game?Long hours on the game?

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:50 AM // 08:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by myword

there's obviously only one logical reason for this.

his house is haunted

its not haunted....if u sit on the edge of a window..u say ur house is haunted?

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:51 AM // 08:51

hey myword i was looking for that lol

Opeth11 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:57 AM // 08:57

God, that article creeps me out <_<

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

does it?

Opeth11 · Oct 09, 2006, 08:59 AM // 08:59

Yes, it does.

There's just something about voices and sitting out by the window with your legs dangling out..

myword · Oct 09, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05

looks to me like he's just a basketcase to begin with, his problem was just exacerbated through extensive gaming, otherwise you'll be getting many more cases of WoW/GW players or some other MMORPG player developing similar mental illnesses

Poison Ivy · Oct 09, 2006, 09:06 AM // 09:06

I'm 14 and I play both CS:S and Guild Wars, and yes I'm Asian

Sorcha ravenlock · Oct 09, 2006, 09:11 AM // 09:11

Looks to me like he was already mentally unstable and video games were his outlet. If he wouldn't have had acces to a PC, he would have simply become obsessed with something else.

Media nowadays really like to make out gaming is the big evil of this century, but the truth is that life isn't that simple, you can't blame gaming for everything

I'm glad to read his family got him help before he did anything to harm himself.

myword · Oct 09, 2006, 09:16 AM // 09:16

ps. from the screenshot, it looks like he's a W/Mo

chew on that.

rong626 · Oct 09, 2006, 09:29 AM // 09:29

not really i can see some monk's smith skills