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Mar 14, 12 at 3:19pmShadow of Death

Does anybody actually do that? A lot of disclaimers (often on booting up a game) advise somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 minute breaks for every hour or so of gaming.

I never abide by it, and I haven't heard of anybody that DOES.

I usually keep going until I don't want to play anymore, have something I need to do, or in some cases develop a headache.

So how often do you game before taking a break? What about other other media (Videos, reading, computer-using)?

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Mar 24, 12 at 12:53pm
ChinoWhelan

I don't play games that often (except things like Angry Birds) but when I did play PS2/PS3 I used to try to obey this rule but that was mainly because my eyes would start to ache after about 2 hours or so if I didn't!

To be honest, I think using my laptop and reading my books is much worse as I'm sitting much closer and my eyesight has got a helluva lot worse at uni! Evidence there.



Mar 24, 12 at 12:15pm
Daedric Prince

I always just assumed such warnings are for the Japanese-I-glue-my-wii-remote-to-my-hand-esque people who never see the light of day, and then turn around and complain about poor health



Mar 24, 12 at 12:08pm
Isilwen

I never do, but I should really start trying to. When you're so involved in a game you just forget to take breaks. I've been playing a new game pretty solidly for the past few days and I've gotten bad headaches and one of my eyes was bloodshot to hell when I woke up this morning.

So yeah, I'm going to try and take breaks more often.



Mar 23, 12 at 11:53pm
Aevers

quote Praetorian_Lord
Like hell. Gaming's what I do when I'm taking a break from something else. Jesus, they make it sound like a freaking chore.
Yo dawg, I heard you like breaks, so we put a break in your break.





Mar 23, 12 at 10:36pm
Roy

Taking a 15 minute break would be a rarity for me, unless I am getting something to eat. Sometimes, I wonder if people should really take a 30 minute break, because you are in one position for a long time with minimal movement (unless you are using Kinect, Wii, or Motion, but still you should take a break from that).



Mar 23, 12 at 10:24pm
ShadowCrystallux

When I'm in a gaming mood, I might take a 3 minute break every 3 HOURS. But I don't play games as much as I did. If my parents said- 'Time for a 15 minute break' I would say 'Fine, compromise- I'll get up and have a drink and a bite to eat'. 1 minute and I'm back on again .



Mar 18, 12 at 5:52am
Willow Vampire

It's just to be on the safe side, so that nobody can sue. They know very well that nobody is going to take 1/4 of their game time out for breaks every single hour, therefore they know if someone has a complaint then they can get away with dismissing it through pointing to their warning.

I do agree that it's a good idea to take breaks away from the screen if you're playing a game or on a computer for long periods of time. I tend to do this a lot when I'm writing essays because it makes my eyes tired, plus it's just a good excuse to stop what i'm doing and get a cake.



Mar 18, 12 at 4:32am
Grimdark

15 minute breaks per hour are wasting the my game time! I'm only getting 45 minutes per hour instead of 60 minutes per hour gaming! The breaks come from loading screens.



Mar 18, 12 at 3:36am
Castlewars

Not always. A lot of people never do it - but for me it's a 25% chance I'm seen doing it.



Mar 18, 12 at 2:04am
Praetorian_Lord

Like hell. Gaming's what I do when I'm taking a break from something else. Jesus, they make it sound like a freaking chore.

quote Monterey Jack
Back in the day, I'd be gaming my ass off for a couple of hours a day. Nowadays, I just play for an hour or two a day unless a game was really good.
Speaking of redundancy.



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