Side effects from gaming too long.
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Strangest one I had was after a Guitar Hero 3 stint I started seeing everything in my direct vision pulse and pull like the fretboard, that was a freaky side effect.
Well, I had a minor one from GTA IV. IIRC, you can click the Right Thumbstick down to look behind instantly. I kept trying to do it in real life when I couldn't be bothered to turn around.
I also had one from the original Gears of War. After finishing Act 2, the one at night time, and with the Kryll, those psycho bats that eat you, I got up to do something, and was unconsciously staying in the light until I realised what I was doing.
I also had one from the original Gears of War. After finishing Act 2, the one at night time, and with the Kryll, those psycho bats that eat you, I got up to do something, and was unconsciously staying in the light until I realised what I was doing.
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Back injury from poor posture, a strange growth in one of my tendons possibly from RSI and sometimes I have wacky dreams if I hit the console too hard before bed.
Back injury from poor posture, a strange growth in one of my tendons possibly from RSI and sometimes I have wacky dreams if I hit the console too hard before bed.
At least weekly I say that to myself.Gormourn said:
Anyway my one is once after playing TF2 for a wee bit too long when a Soldier fired a rocket at me,I tried to duck under in it real life.I had a good laugh at myself for that.
I've started applying D&D terminology to real life, such as trying to work our what class and alignment my friends would be.
Also, whenever someone mentions the phrase "anti-clericalism" in history lessons, I immediately think (but fortunately don't say): "You can't be anti-clerical! Clerics are good; they can turn the undead!"
Also, whenever someone mentions the phrase "anti-clericalism" in history lessons, I immediately think (but fortunately don't say): "You can't be anti-clerical! Clerics are good; they can turn the undead!"
i was reading one of the Wheel of Time books for the first time (book 4, The Shadow Rising, if you want specifics). I was at college, in the common room waiting for my next lesson, so I was reading. At that point in the story one of the characters had just gone back to his village and had started to muster a defence against some evil things, and everyone was obeying him like he was a lord or something, which is pretty weird for these people.
Anyway, someone threw something, trying to hit the bin, and it hit me instead, which snapped me out of the book, and when i looked up i growled something (i don't know what it was), and then told everyone that they should be doing as i said, because i'd come to save them from the shadow, or something like that, then i snappped fully back into reality, and at that point the buzzer went, giving me an excuse to leg it
Anyway, someone threw something, trying to hit the bin, and it hit me instead, which snapped me out of the book, and when i looked up i growled something (i don't know what it was), and then told everyone that they should be doing as i said, because i'd come to save them from the shadow, or something like that, then i snappped fully back into reality, and at that point the buzzer went, giving me an excuse to leg it
Directly after playing for 12 hours or more I can feel mildly delerious and make noises like the game had, often muttering to myself about things that happened or renacting things under my breath, not really able to concentrate on real life but that subsides quickly.
I've tried to save in reality, before doing something important or stressful and often considered loading after saying something stupid and realised I can't. After I got Oblivion initially I tried opening my spells list a couple of times. Fallout 2 confused my brain the most. I often stopped to wonder if my AP had ran out and if I could still move and it felt weird knowing I could. I also related everything automatically to my Skills. FPS games make me twitchy. MMOs make me think everything gives me exp. I remember the pokemon games (GBC) messed me up a little, like trying to make a bike appear. I game too much >.<
I've tried to save in reality, before doing something important or stressful and often considered loading after saying something stupid and realised I can't. After I got Oblivion initially I tried opening my spells list a couple of times. Fallout 2 confused my brain the most. I often stopped to wonder if my AP had ran out and if I could still move and it felt weird knowing I could. I also related everything automatically to my Skills. FPS games make me twitchy. MMOs make me think everything gives me exp. I remember the pokemon games (GBC) messed me up a little, like trying to make a bike appear. I game too much >.<
I usually have the same urge after playing a game... It's damn weird... I sometimes want to use ctrl-c and ctrl-v when I write an assignment.DeathsAmbassador said:
Guitar Hero 3 made me see the wallpaper in my room move up and down after playing too much (because of the fret constantly moving). I kinda felt high... O_O
The only side-effects I get are once I've stopped sometimes my eyes cant focus or adjust to light properly. Luckily this goes after about 10 secs and requires some serious gaming to have commenced.
. would have impaled the hydra on the ship twice if it wasnt for that.