1981 – First Gaming Related Death
Jeff Dailey and his good friend Peter Burkowski are the first gamers to end up tragically dying after repeatedly playing the arcade game Berzerk. Their goal was to beat their own high score each time and in order to succeed they had to replay the game countless times.
Jeff was the first one to suffer from sudden heart failure after going to extreme lengths to perfect his personal high score. One year later, his friend Peter spent hours at the local gameroom, and he actually ended up dying too.
Continued