In most instruction manuals for game (unless the deveoper know that no-one cares), and occasionally whilst playing the game (in loading screens, informative pop-ups, and the like), you'll be warned about certain condition under which you shouldn't play video games. These usually include when you're ill, when you're tired, when you have a headache, and how you should take a 15 minute break for evey hour you play. I saw some whilst flicking through a game manual, and it got me to wondering: How many people actually follow these guidelines? Do YOUUU?
Poll: Gaming Warnings?
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I played games for hours. I played until the throbbing in my eyes and head was just another function ,and soon my body adapted to it.
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I've never been hurt by my games. Plus I think those warnings are there for legal reason anyways, just so whenever some dumb epileptic kid plays a game and has a seizure, he can't sue the developers.
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I've never been hurt by my games. Plus I think those warnings are there for legal reason anyways, just so whenever some dumb epileptic kid plays a game and has a seizure, he can't sue the developers.
Only ones I can remember reading are
MGS4's: "You have been playing for 6 hours, take a break" and "It's 3am, perhaps you should take a break"
Civ 4: "You have been playing x hours time to take a break"
Oh and 1701AD telling me to take a break, no pop up, just a voice saying the bog standard take a break message
MGS4's: "You have been playing for 6 hours, take a break" and "It's 3am, perhaps you should take a break"
Civ 4: "You have been playing x hours time to take a break"
Oh and 1701AD telling me to take a break, no pop up, just a voice saying the bog standard take a break message
I never read the instructions. I don't need them. EVER. and i have never experienced anything like the stuff you mentioned from gaming.
Hell no I don't pay attention to the warnings. As a matter of fact, i normally try to induce an epileptic seizure from playing an abnormal amount Mario Kart.
If I get really sucked in by a game I often forget to stay well-hydrated over the course of the day and, as a result of that AND constantly keeping my brain busy with the game, I tend to get monstrous headaches. Luckily I know my body enough by now to recognize the precursors to such an unpleasant episode and hastily pop a mighty painkiller into my mouth (very effective ones but take about 40 mins to kick in). At that point I usually turn off the console for an hour or two to get my head straight and maybe go out for a walk.
I've seen them before but I don't really listen to them. The only time I take a break is when I'm tired of playing the game or when I rage quit and decide to stop before I completely lose it and throw my controller at my $800 flat screen HDTV.
If I paid attention to the warnings, I'd never play as I'm tired all the time.
So I don't read the warnings.
So I don't read the warnings.
I don't heed them because I never had any medical issues when I'm playing. Could be that I got a slight headache once after playing 10 hours non-stop on a certain game, but nothing serious.
No, I feel fine when I play. If I felt mentally sick, then yes I might. But I'm not... as far as I'm aware of.
The first time MGO gave me a news flash informing me that I had been playing for 3 hours, I was slightly amused. That amusement rapidly turned to annoyance when the message stayed there for about 20 minutes.
Bottom line; most gamers are smart and realize when they need to take a break, but there are the dumb few that require those warnings so they can't sue when something bad comes from them playing a 20 hour session
Bottom line; most gamers are smart and realize when they need to take a break, but there are the dumb few that require those warnings so they can't sue when something bad comes from them playing a 20 hour session
I never listen to them.....although I do occasionally stop playing if I pass out or my hands fall of ;D