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By Marcus Yam, published on January 7, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Source: Tom's Guide US
That's longer than my total original play session!
Think you have some long gaming sessions that last into the wee hours of the night? They're no match for David Scherer, 19-year-old AustinPeayStateUniversity honors student, who played Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours and 21 minutes straight before breaking the record for playing a video game longer than anyone else in the world. And he kept on playing.
Scherer is an assistant coach for the Swimming Eagles in Ft. Campbell, Ky., and did the gaming record stunt in an effort to raise money to build a swimming pool for his team. While it's unknown if he raised enough money for a pool, he should almost certainly have his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest gaming session. Scherer ended his run with a total play session time of 55 hours and 30 minutes, according to Swimming World.
While sitting in one spot and moving one's thumbs and fingers may not seem like vigorous physical activity, the stamina required to stay awake in the virtual streets of LibertyCity does require some impressive endurance. Scherer credits his athletic training for the record.
"Swimming is the best type of exercise you can get," Scherer said after playing 48 hours, quoted UPI. "It is because of swimming that I'm able to do what I'm doing right now."
If you would like to donate to the Swimming Eagles, contact them at [email protected].
Swimmer Plays GTA IV for 55 Hours, Sets Record - Tom's Guide
Some of you might think I'm a hardcore gamer, but I think my longest was around 1/5 of that time.
Source: Tom's Guide US
That's longer than my total original play session!
Think you have some long gaming sessions that last into the wee hours of the night? They're no match for David Scherer, 19-year-old AustinPeayStateUniversity honors student, who played Grand Theft Auto IV for 40 hours and 21 minutes straight before breaking the record for playing a video game longer than anyone else in the world. And he kept on playing.
Scherer is an assistant coach for the Swimming Eagles in Ft. Campbell, Ky., and did the gaming record stunt in an effort to raise money to build a swimming pool for his team. While it's unknown if he raised enough money for a pool, he should almost certainly have his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest gaming session. Scherer ended his run with a total play session time of 55 hours and 30 minutes, according to Swimming World.
While sitting in one spot and moving one's thumbs and fingers may not seem like vigorous physical activity, the stamina required to stay awake in the virtual streets of LibertyCity does require some impressive endurance. Scherer credits his athletic training for the record.
"Swimming is the best type of exercise you can get," Scherer said after playing 48 hours, quoted UPI. "It is because of swimming that I'm able to do what I'm doing right now."
If you would like to donate to the Swimming Eagles, contact them at [email protected].
Swimmer Plays GTA IV for 55 Hours, Sets Record - Tom's Guide
Some of you might think I'm a hardcore gamer, but I think my longest was around 1/5 of that time.
