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do you normally focus 100% on whatever videogame youre playing or do you have other stuff going on. how so and why. sound off in the comments below
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Apr 20, 2022 00:35
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i like "Pod Cast Gaming" op. usually with something grindy or mostly exploration-based with little story like Hollow Knight
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Apr 20, 2022 00:36
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with something like an arcade or arcade-style game i obviously have to focus on the game completely but ive had success with sticking wiht longer form games by having my laptop open next to me with forums/discord open. but ive never been able to like watch stuff while gaming which i know some people can do
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Apr 20, 2022 00:47
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bump. anyone have any thoughts on this? im doing a study
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Apr 20, 2022 02:28
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Not really, which is weird, because I multitask and bounce my attention around a lot normally, but even listening to a podcast while playing all but the most simple and repetitive game would be hard for me for some reason. Feel like I wouldn't really be able to enjoy either
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Apr 20, 2022 02:33
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I'll listen to music or put on a stream if I'm playing a sports game or casual multiplayer game like Rocket League. But if I'm playing some sort of single-player crafted experience or a multiplayer game that needs concentration, I'm doing nothing but playing the video game with nothing else distracting me.
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Apr 20, 2022 02:34
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I'm a focused gamer OP.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:17
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depends on the game op but generally i'll have a show i've already watched on the other monitor, or perhaps a warzone stream, or if its NFL season then the games. if its a story game then nothing.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:24
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Generally watching youtube and reading forums at the same time.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:28
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No op, podcasts are a worthless distraction and a poor substitute for actual human interaction and self led learning. And music is out too because if the game you are playing has bad music play a better game.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:34
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Full concentration unless I'm grinding in an RPG or something. Then I might put a podcast on until I'm done. Anything else and you're destroying your own attention span and ability to focus.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:39
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All video games deserve your undivided attention.
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Apr 20, 2022 03:43
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American McGay posted:All video games deserve your undivided attention. i agree but with this philosophy all too often i just bounce around forums and discord and twitch or whatever for hours instead of gaming so if i just have my laptop next to me with forums/discord open while i game then i can actually play for a good while without becoming disinterested. it's a disease with no cure. unless i want to get back on my adderall script. which i dont
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Apr 20, 2022 04:13
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The Walrus posted:And music is out too because if the game you are playing has bad music play a better game. i was beginning to think i was alone in this opinion on this loving subject
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Apr 20, 2022 04:19
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I sit gamer stanced firmly in the recliner with headphones on, staring intently at the screen and soaking in every detail. During load screens I might check my phone but modern gaming has really cut back on those opportunities.
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Apr 20, 2022 04:23
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I miss the Xbox one snap even though it sucked. I usually do podcast or YouTube on phone.
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Apr 20, 2022 04:30
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I have incredibly bad ADHD and I am incapable of sitting through a loading screen or a cutscene or any part where I am not actively interacting with the game without either having something to watch on another monitor or alt-tabbing out of the game to do something else while it loads
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Apr 20, 2022 04:38
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I never play multiplayer games with any of my friends or anyone I actually know or any sort of dedicated group because it's so difficult for me to play games without something to watch/listen to in the background that I refuse to use voice comms
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Apr 20, 2022 04:42
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Before I play any game I sit in Vipassanā mediation to still my mind and access either the second or third jhana of consciousness. I also take 20mg of Adderall and it makes my focus absolutely unwavering. I reach for the controller only after eliminating all traces of ego identification and emotion. The moment my fingers touch the d-pad my mind automatically merges with whichever console I choose to play that day and I enter the digital reality I have selected. My focus on the game is so technically precise and steady that I no longer am aware of the concepts of space and time. This will continue uninterrupted for at least 6 hours but I can sometimes do up to 10 hours if I re-dose Adderall, which I do a couple times a week. Honestly this is the only way to play games IMO and I'm always the carry on the team.
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Apr 20, 2022 05:06
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American McGay posted:All video games deserve your undivided attention.
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Apr 20, 2022 05:46
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i try to get as most out of a game as possible but i dont finish many open world games because i usually get overwhelmed and get bored trying to do everything OP
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