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Any video game player worth their salt knows the feeling. Just one more level, one more achievement, one last item before meal time or sleep. Four hours later, and you're still staring blankly at the screen, and any thoughts you once had about tending to your basic human needs are long since forgotten or pushed off indefinitely as you plug along for that never ending quest for virtual fulfillment.
It's easy to forget that our own bodies need as much tending to as our farms or guilds, heck, maybe even more so. Here's a list of people who died neglecting their real-life health bars for their video game equivalents.The Presurfer