Philip Tam, a psychiatrist and the President and co-founder of the Network for Internet Investigation and Research in Australia: Was Chen’s compulsive need to play (and those of his fellow internet café gamers) so severe that such behaviours should be classified as a full-blown addiction? Just what is it about these types of games that makes them so compelling? Defining game addictionĬomputer game addiction and Internet dependencies are on the rise, according to Dr. How could the Café staff and customers let a deceased person remain undetected in their midst for such a length of time? What factors could have been so pervasive that the staff (and Chen’s fellow gamers-in-arms) would consider it normal for a man to be sitting stock-still in front of a computer for nine hours without contemplating his welfare?
Chen’s death is tragic for multiple reasons, including the fact Chen ignored obvious physical cues – and resisted warning signs – to stop the very behaviour that was contributing to his impending death.Īnother factor in the tragedy of Chen’s passing is the obliviousness of everyone present at the time of his death.
This sad event should give any gamer – or anyone in significant social relationships with gamers – pause for thought. Nine hours later he was discovered deceased, slumped in his chair with both arms stiffened in a pose that indicate Chen was still attempting to reach the keyboard and mouse whilst undergoing a suspected cardiac arrest. This was to be the last time anyone noticed Chen alive. The game that Chen was playing prior to his death was League of Legends, an immensely popular MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) computer game.Ĭhen started his game session at 10pm on a Tuesday evening: at midday the next day, a waitress from the café observed Chen talking on his mobile phone while still continuing to play League of Legends on his computer terminal. Chen Rong-yu, a binge gamer, was found dead in the chair from which he’d been engaged in a marathon gaming session. On a Wednesday night in early February 2012, a waitress at a Taiwanese-based internet café made a grim discovery.
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