My PC is in front of my couch. If I want to stretch out, I stretch out. Like I'm doing as I type this.
Poll: Is PC gaming worth the discomfort?
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I don't think it's a matter of doing it wrong so much as not being used to it.
I can't game lying down because my eyes are a joke. I can't see screens without ridiculous amounts of neck strain. So me? I love chairs.
I also fidget a lot and don't sit still, so that doesn't give me much of a chance to get uncomfortable. If I do have any problems, it will be a headache due to eye strain before anything else.
I can't game lying down because my eyes are a joke. I can't see screens without ridiculous amounts of neck strain. So me? I love chairs.
I also fidget a lot and don't sit still, so that doesn't give me much of a chance to get uncomfortable. If I do have any problems, it will be a headache due to eye strain before anything else.
I'm sitting on my futon right now in front of a PC, and it feels damn nice.
As an excuse to stop PC gaming/prop up consoles, "discomfort" is pretty damn laughable.
As an excuse to stop PC gaming/prop up consoles, "discomfort" is pretty damn laughable.
I said "yes", mostly because it's not uncomfortable for me, so...
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Not sure where to go from here...
Tried out one of our lounge chairs one time, with reclining abilities. If it wasn't lower than the desk, I'd still be using that. For now though, I've just got a good chair with a high back to it and mild-reclining ability.
EDIT: Not sure if it helps discussion with the topic, but I too have often gamed on my PC for hours on end during one of my days off... Still no discomfort. >_>
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Not sure where to go from here...
Tried out one of our lounge chairs one time, with reclining abilities. If it wasn't lower than the desk, I'd still be using that. For now though, I've just got a good chair with a high back to it and mild-reclining ability.
EDIT: Not sure if it helps discussion with the topic, but I too have often gamed on my PC for hours on end during one of my days off... Still no discomfort. >_>
It doesn't matter if I'm on PC or console, I sprawl. It's comfortable, it makes me look like a relaxed mook in some low-budget 80s/90s action movie right before the good guy comes in and everything goes to shit, and it's comfortable. So no, PC gaming isn't full of some magically inherent discomfort.
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I don't find it uncomfortable in the slightest. My chair has good support and is quite comfortable.
Even my desktop was set up so I could lay in bed before it died. Now I use a laptop. I gave up sitting at a desk a long time ago. But even when I did sit at a desk I had a very nice business grade chair, not one of those fake padded ones that are so common today. I have been in other chairs and I have no idea how anyone can sit in one of them for any time at all.
There isn't even an answer for me...
There isn't even an answer for me...
Wha--this is totally subjective. I bought a wonderfully nice computer chair that is very comfortable to sit in. And if I don't want to use that, I have a perfectly good sofa I can lounge on, put my monitor on the coffee table, kick back and relax.
Or I can do what I usually try now--grab my wireless keyboard and mouse and play standing up. If you call sitting around in a chair uncomfortable, I worry what standing up must be considered, heh!
Anywho, I thought this would be able time and difficulty in getting games to work or something, not actual physical comfort. Don't people play console games sitting on their asses as well?
Or I can do what I usually try now--grab my wireless keyboard and mouse and play standing up. If you call sitting around in a chair uncomfortable, I worry what standing up must be considered, heh!
Anywho, I thought this would be able time and difficulty in getting games to work or something, not actual physical comfort. Don't people play console games sitting on their asses as well?
I always prefer to play on my xbox because I can sit on my couch and hours go by without even feeling it.Twuk said:
On the other hand, PC gaming is a chore for me, because although I have a comfortable chair, I get pretty bad back and wrist aches.
I guess it just depends wether you are a really big fan of PC exclusives like mostly MMOS and games like Counter Strike, and if you have an adamantium skeleton that causes no pain.
...I'm sitting on a fitball right now... I often bounce to a rhythm while gaming. Can't game laying down anyway. Different strokes, I guess.
Also, it's sort of telling if you want to game long enough at a stretch to have sitting become uncomfortable. That response should let you know to take a break.
Also, it's sort of telling if you want to game long enough at a stretch to have sitting become uncomfortable. That response should let you know to take a break.
I laughed my ass off when I saw this thread, because for the past month, since I got a decent gaming laptop, I have been playing Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and Counter Strike from the comfort of my bed.
Laptop on lap, pillows propping me up at about 120 degrees, mouse to the right on top of a hard surface (either a book or my clipboard/binder thing), and headphones plugged in. No problems whatsoever, SO much more comfortable than the couch.
Laptop on lap, pillows propping me up at about 120 degrees, mouse to the right on top of a hard surface (either a book or my clipboard/binder thing), and headphones plugged in. No problems whatsoever, SO much more comfortable than the couch.
Wait, what? Your options don't make sense. You leave no room for deviating opinions. You have to think of all different opinions when making a poll, not just your own. PC gaming isn't uncomfortable for everyone just because it's uncomfortable for you. I actually play PC games quite comfortably, although I do have a laptop. Thus I do not vote, since there is no valid option for my case.
