[fluffydelusions]

I posted this in the D3 thread but think it's worthy of it's own thread. An Australian man is attempting to break the world record for longest game marathon which is currently set at 109 hours. His goal is 120. The event will be from May 15th - 20th and will be streamed on Twitch.TV (link below). He also has several sponsors as well. Should be interesting to say the least.

http://www.twitch.tv/hzrdirl

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Kill screen coming up in about a five days if anyone's interested.

[Gazzawa]

I thought doing that caused people to you know...die?

[carfo]

What kinda rules are there? When you poop do you have to bring your gameboy with you?

[Earthstrike]

He's going to be doing it on WOW? Boring.

[fluffydelusions]

What kinda rules are there? When you poop do you have to bring your gameboy with you?

Pee bottle and poop sock ftw

[fluffydelusions]

He's going to be doing it on WOW? Boring.

No, Diablo 3

[sixteen-bit]

I thought doing that caused people to you know...die?

I remember hearing that happened somewhere in South Korea

[SparkTR]

120 hours of non-stop Diablo? I call that "Christmas break".

[scy]

Look, my Koreans brothers couldn't even do 120 hours and we're actually robots. This just won't work.

[crpav]

I am calling he makes it a max of 90 hours...if that.

[Ivan A Nguyen]

I know a group did something similar with Smash Brothers. These records have weird rules about them. Some of them have to do with safety I think, but I believe that they are against the spirit of the record. Does anyone know who did the smash brothers record? Maybe it was Giant Bomb.

[Jac_Solar]

I think the longest I've ever played nonstop is like 3 days (Grinding for epic mount in WoW along time ago.), or just playing several games on Xbox 360 which could add up to more days. I wasn't counting though, just guessing (Hard to keep track of time when you're into a game like that.). Could be much lower, and I just feel like it's longer or something.

Anyhow, I don't think I've ever considered something like that to be something that can be record breaking. I thought you'd have to play nonstop for, like, 2-4 weeks for the world record. Guess I hadn't really thought about it that much. Don't think I'll want to try to beat it though. :P

[Jay-B]

I know a group did something similar with Smash Brothers. These records have weird rules about them. Some of them have to do with safety I think, but I believe that they are against the spirit of the record. Does anyone know who did the smash brothers record? Maybe it was Giant Bomb.

Gameinformer (really awesome documentary)

[Koren]

I thought you'd have to play nonstop for, like, 2-4 weeks for the world record.

Believe me, after ~5-7 days without sleep, you're in a really strange shape. I remember reaching 6 during a robotic competitions, I was typing commands in a shell and I wasn't even able to notice that the command was failing in the shell because I was in the wrong directory (it took several minutes and someone else to point it to me). And that was with periods where I wasn't sleeping, but still doing nothing.

I'd say that staying able to play this long is a challenge if you don't use drugs or suffer from illness that prevent you from sleeping... ^_^


I doubt you'll in danger of dying by doing this, though, as long as there's someone checking you're well.

[Nibel]

This will not end well

[Jac_Solar]

Believe me, after ~5-7 days without sleep, you're in a really strange shape. I remember reaching 6 during a robotic competitions, I was typing commands in a shell and I wasn't even able to notice that the command was failing in the shell because I was in the wrong directory (it took several minutes and someone else to point it to me). And that was with periods where I wasn't sleeping, but still doing nothing. I'd say that staying able to play this long is a challenge if you don't use drugs or suffer from illness that prevent you from sleeping... ^_^ I doubt you'll in danger of dying by doing this, though, as long as there's someone checking you're well.

Yeah you go into a form of psychosis I think, or something similar atleast. And in any case, a human who is going to stay up for several days is going to be doing something repetitive for most of the time I think, cause doing various things will wear you out quickly -- it's possible to do lots of different things of course, but usually people will do something repetitive. Like auto mode, almost.


But people who stay up for a long time gotta remember to stay hydrated and fed. Doing repetitive things, like many people do in these cases, makes you forget drinking/eating -- and, since you're up twice as long as usual, you're burning up twice the amount of energy (Maybe not twice, since many people sit infront of a computer or are more relaxed. But probably somewhere around twice as much.)

There's lots of speculation about sleep. I think I remember reading that we're conditioned to sleep from birth cause the body needs sleep for its growing period, but after that it it's not really that necessary. Atleast not for the same amount of hours.

(Not the article I remembered, I think, just found a random one on sleep.)

"Is Sleep Necessary?

Monday, August 25, 2008 - 22:35 in Biology & Nature
Is sleep essential? The answer seems obvious, since we all have to do it, but to a sleep scientist, the question of what constitutes sleep is so complex that scientists are still trying to define the essential function of something we do every night. The search for the core function of sleep can seem as elusive as the search for the mythological phoenix, says Chiara Cirelli, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. Some scientists argue that sleep is merely a way to impose a quiet, immobile state (rest), and isn't important by itself in mammals and birds. This is the so-called "null hypothesis," and Cirelli and co-author Giulio Tononi reject it. Read More..."

http://esciencenews.com/sources/scie...leep.necessary

But, keep in mind, since most people are used to sleep, then suddenly cutting it off/reducing it will obviously have side effects. I'm sure people have noticed an increase in depression or anxiety if they haven't slept well for 1 night, even.

[BosSin]

5 days without sleep?

fuck that

[RiderKairuu]

God speed man, hope he makes it through it. I don't think that even in my prime I could game for that long sheesh.

[Yoshichan]

Not enough undercore if you ask me. He should try for at least a week.

[StriKeVillain]

I remember hearing that happened somewhere in South Korea

You're right about that. I remember some kid died at an internet cafe a couple of years back.

Everything in moderation.

[TriGen]

This will not end well

My thoughts as well. I will check in on this every now and then, to see how he's doing.

[Magnus]

Uh, I'm sure he's already been beaten by hundreds of people who've never bothered reporting their marathons over the years.

[SafeinSound]

Sounds healthy.

[Muddimar]

Playing something for that long would give me a massive headache. My eyes hurt also just thinking about it.

[Haunted]

120 hours of non-stop Diablo? I call that "Christmas break".

:lol I was about to say.

I'm sure there will be quite a few undocumented instances of that over the release week.

[gwarm01]

Don't people usually die when they attempt these things? That said.. God speed.

[pottuvoi]

I wonder if he will have hallucinations during the time, wouldn't really surprise me if that was a case.
Things do get wonky after long periods of time without sleep or with minimal sleep..

[Venfayth]

I wonder if he will have hallucinations during the time, wouldn't really surprise me if that was a case. Things do get wonky after long periods of time without sleep or with minimal sleep..

We should ship him some ambien! :O

[RoboPlato]

This guy just managed to turn what a good deal of GAF will be doing anyway into a spectacle. I can't wait to hear about the hilarity that'll ensue once he passes out. The time I fell asleep on the keyboard playing CS resulted in a ton of laughs for the other players.

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

If I watched the whole thing would that break a record?

[joelseph]

Believe me, after ~5-7 days without sleep, you're in a really strange shape. I remember reaching 6 during a robotic competitions, I was typing commands in a shell and I wasn't even able to notice that the command was failing in the shell because I was in the wrong directory (it took several minutes and someone else to point it to me). And that was with periods where I wasn't sleeping, but still doing nothing. I'd say that staying able to play this long is a challenge if you don't use drugs or suffer from illness that prevent you from sleeping... ^_^ I doubt you'll in danger of dying by doing this, though, as long as there's someone checking you're well.

Are you implying that you have stayed "awake" for 5-7 days?

[Finalow]

you can do it!


I guess.

[SafeinSound]

I can hardly play games anymore for more than two hours without wanting to take a break.

[TriGen]

It's the 15th, anyone know when he's starting?