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View Poll Results: Waht position do you play games in?
Sit at a desk
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7.50%
Sit on the floor
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13.75%
Sit on a couch/reclyner
57
71.25%
Pull up a chair infront of the TV
11
13.75%
Lie on a bed
7
8.75%
Other
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3.75%
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How do you game?

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Old 12-23-10 | 08:43 AM
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How do you game?

Had an interesting discussion the other day. Reminiscing on our younger days we remembered that when we played video games we would pull up a chair (desk chair or dining room chair) and plant ourselves in front of the TV or lie on the bed when we were kids. So the question is: What position do you play games in?
Old 12-23-10 | 08:47 AM
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I primarily sit on the floor with my back against the couch.
Old 12-23-10 | 08:52 AM
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Re: How do you game?

I usually sit/lay on the couch or loveseat. When I was a kid (Pong, Atari 2600 days) I always sat on the floor.
Old 12-23-10 | 09:05 AM
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NAKED.





But in all seriousness, it's a combination of couch or on the floor next to the couch. It depends on the game. RPG's require me to read(DAMN THAT READING!) and most action games require me to flail my hands around like a goof, so I can sit on the couch or my huge recliner.
Old 12-23-10 | 09:34 AM
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Re: How do you game?

I used to mainly sit on the floor in front of the TV until my wife rearranged the furniture a couple of months ago. Now our loveseat is close enough to the TV that I can sit there comfortably and still have a good view. Also, I've noticed that sitting on the couch is a lot better for my back than sitting on the floor. I'm not as young as I used to be.
Old 12-23-10 | 10:16 AM
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Re: How do you game?

at all the floor sitters. Pretty funny. I still enjoy sitting on the floor, back against the couch and my friends think I'm a moron when I do it at their places. I don't sit on the floor at home anymore(recliner), but don't have a problem doing it at friends' places.
Old 12-23-10 | 10:28 AM
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I mostly game on the PS3 in my bedroom. I feel too far from the TV if I game while I'm in bed, so I generally sit on the floor, with my back against the foot of the bed. I need some kind of pillowage to make it more comfortable though. My ass starts hurting after awhile, haha...
Old 12-23-10 | 10:30 AM
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Re: How do you game?

Depends.

I have a fairly small 26" LCD (going to upgrade soon hopefully). It worked fine in my last apartment, but now it's really too far away to play FPS or read text well, so I sit on the floor.

I will stand if I'm playing guitar though.

And PC gaming I desk it.
Old 12-23-10 | 10:36 AM
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I play standing up, except when I'm playing drums, or when I'm playing one of those more conventional games. RB/DC eat up most of my gaming time though.
Old 12-23-10 | 11:21 AM
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On the recliner unless it's a Wii game like punch out or wii sports, then I'll stand.
Old 12-23-10 | 11:32 AM
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I guess I could lay on my bed on my stomach while I play, but it doesn't really work very well. Makes my reflexes suck or something...
Old 12-23-10 | 11:33 AM
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Re: How do you game?

couch(because I'm not 10 anymore and can afford a comfy couch and big ass TV), behind a drumkit, or standing (kinect games, some wii, guitar)
Old 12-23-10 | 11:55 AM
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In my Rocketeer costume with an IV drip of Four Loko flowing to me. Why, how do you do it?

(Serious answer: couch. Left side, feet kicked up on the coffee table, Cherry Coke Zero within arm's reach.)
Old 12-23-10 | 12:08 PM
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Re: How do you game?

Sit on the couch for traditional controllers, stand for Wii and Rock Band
Old 12-23-10 | 12:44 PM
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Chair. My wife won't let me sit on the couch, and the floor is so juvenile, and I love my big ass comfy chair, so the rest can go shoo in the melon.
Old 12-23-10 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
so the rest can go shoo in the melon.
Randy doesn't post in this forum.
Old 12-23-10 | 01:01 PM
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Re: How do you game?

Originally Posted by murray731
I usually sit/lay on the couch or loveseat. When I was a kid (Pong, Atari 2600 days) I always sat on the floor.
This.

(That''s for console games. For computer games -- from Commodore 64 days to the present -- it's at a desk, in a desk chair).
Old 12-23-10 | 01:14 PM
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Re: How do you game?

when i need to have a headset on, i sit ont he floor with my back to my recliner, but if Im just playing myself or online without talking to people, i sit in the recliner...
Old 12-23-10 | 02:41 PM
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Re: How do you game?

Sit at a desk - Nerd!
Sit on the floor - Have some self respect and pick your ass up off the ground!
Sit on a couch/recliner - Okay.
Pull up a chair infront of the TV - My grandfather does this because he can't see... no one should play games this well.
Lie on a bed - Beds are for sleeping alone or with someone else... nothing else.
Other - How about standing up? I guess this post wasn't meant for anyone that owns a Wii!

My thoughts.
Old 12-23-10 | 03:32 PM
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Re: How do you game?

When I was a kid I used to be able to sit on a couch and even lay down while playing. Now I just sit on the floor. Any other way of sitting and I don't feel like I'm paying attention or that I'm too far away from the screen (even though it's only about a foot more).
Old 12-23-10 | 03:44 PM
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beanbag on floor in front of tv
Old 12-23-10 | 03:47 PM
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Old 12-23-10 | 04:04 PM
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Old 12-23-10 | 04:16 PM
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Old 12-23-10 | 04:46 PM
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Re: How do you game?

Couch.


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