Weird things you catch yourself doing while immersed in a game
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During horror games I'll tend to move my chair back when attacked as if the monster is actually coming at me ^_^
I often can't sit comfortably and fidget into different sitting positions.
I tilt my head forward or backward when looking up or down in first-person.
My mouth hangs open (same with reading, or any form of concentrating).
Just other typical body gestures when someone is too immersed.
I tilt my head forward or backward when looking up or down in first-person.
My mouth hangs open (same with reading, or any form of concentrating).
Just other typical body gestures when someone is too immersed.
RPG (Lets face it, they do not require a very sharp mind): Mouth wide open.
Games where you fly an airplane that is controlled whit a Joystick: Leans in the direction i want the plane to go, almost falls off chair.
EDIT: Exception; Dragon Age. After being killed for the 8th time by that F OVERPOWERED CRUSHING PRISON, i usually hit the screen whit my fist.
Games where you fly an airplane that is controlled whit a Joystick: Leans in the direction i want the plane to go, almost falls off chair.
EDIT: Exception; Dragon Age. After being killed for the 8th time by that F OVERPOWERED CRUSHING PRISON, i usually hit the screen whit my fist.
I stay very still and glare at everything on screen, then kill anything that moves.
Only if I'm pissed off though.
Only if I'm pissed off though.
I follow the movements of my characters on screen. Especally when the game is a racing game of some sort.
I do all manners of retarded things.
When I'm excited I bounce up and down. In RPG's I tend to say it if they don't and emote it properly.
When I'm excited I bounce up and down. In RPG's I tend to say it if they don't and emote it properly.
I've noticed I dodge my head to avoid incoming fire. It happens more when I'm low on health, especially when playing Doom. I also noticed, after it was mentioned that I tilt my head slightly in games that allow me to lean around corners. When I'm sniping in games, or even just scanning an open area using iron sights I tend to get tense and lean in closer to the screen. Hell, in Soldier of Fortune 2 I'm sure I've been 6 inches away from my screen straining my eyes without realizing it.
When I was a young'in I would always jerk the controller up drastically when I jumped while playing Mario Brothers. I can't count how many times I pulled the controller out of the NES, and consequently died as a result.
When I was a young'in I would always jerk the controller up drastically when I jumped while playing Mario Brothers. I can't count how many times I pulled the controller out of the NES, and consequently died as a result.
My wife finds my smack talk to be odd and funny, especially if I am tired so it comes out sounding very stupid.TPiddy said:I totally do thisRakenar said:.... "*****" is my favorite word... like... "Eat It *****" when I defeat a particularly difficult enemy.
I hate being hit with a control spell in DA:O and end up tapping the buttons out of habit to try and break out early... XDjoschen said:
Telling people to hush when I'm sniping or sneaking around.
Or back in the day of MGS1 I actually took speed everytime I used Diazepam.
Well... twice.
Or back in the day of MGS1 I actually took speed everytime I used Diazepam.
Well... twice.
I tend to issue commands verbally to my party members, especially in Bioware 'party' games (Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins) while forgetting to do so in the game. And then I wonder why Wrex won't get into cover with me and Tali...
Oh yes, and I insult the enemies. I'm a very verbal combatant...
Oh yes, and I insult the enemies. I'm a very verbal combatant...
Beyond snarling and grunting and feeling genuine glee at smiting down enemies, I don't do many weird things... Some of my in-game behaviour could be seen as weird though. Like pilling up bodies in homo-erotic poses... Never gets old....