Physical Danger
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Dangers in real life won't be anything like the ones you'll face in your games. If you fail or lose, nobody's going to actually blow your head off or lob a grenade your way.
However, carpal tunnel can be a serious problem, especially amongst gamers who play high APM (that's actions per minute) PC games like StarCraft.