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What you’re about to read sounds too ridiculous to be true, but it appears to be. Roxanne Myers was working on a senior thesis on video game addiction. No surprise there, it’s a valid topic to research in today’s society. In the name of the thesis, she attempted to a weekend-long gaming marathon. That part happens across the country every weekend. The catch?
She fell asleep at her desk in a cross-legged position. For most people, that would just result in some stiff movements and soreness. However, she had an already existing condition that made her prone to blood clots. The end result was partial amputation of both feet. Now she’s saying she, “lost her feet to video games.”
While it wasn’t the gaming that caused her injury, it does make for a statement that can be easily twisted. She could have been studying or watching television when she fell asleep. Either way, the dangers of being sedentary for long periods are very real, especially if you have a pre-existing condition.
View an interview with Myers after the break.
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If you know someone that has distanced themselves from friends and family or maybe even lost their job over their Skyrim addition, maybe it’s time to organize an intervention. However, as the following video illustrates, it might not be that simple.
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Video games are a way to escape from the real world, and it’s easy to take it too far. The line to addiction is fine and only takes a step to cross. Lawyer, make that ex-lawyer, Mathew Eshelman of Pennsylvania leaped over that line. He used video games as a method to escape stress from his job and problems at home, but it became an obsession. He was fired from a firm in 2007 over his addiction and the problem followed him when he tried to set up his own practice.
In the end he was found to have mishandled 17 cases, including bankruptcy, divorce, and debt collection cases because of gaming. He lied in a divorce filing, ignored calls from clients and lost track of client money. As a result he’s been banned from practicing for three years. In fact, the disciplinary board backed down from a 5-year ban because “Eshelman had once been a competent lawyer”.
It seems absurd that a 43-year old man would throw away a promising career over video games, but I’ll bet most of you have blown off homework or sleep on a weeknight to play, or maybe even taken a sick day or two.
(Philly.com via G4)
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