Do you game in the dark?

Shakeel · 6 Jun 2011 at 00:47

I dont i like the light on. to those that do game in the dark why do you do it. Does it not strain your eyes?

Liquiduk · 6 Jun 2011 at 00:52

I game in the dark when it gets dark, otherwise I game in the light, In short I do not turn my light on.

PGdude · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:02

When the sun is shining through my window I need to partially close my curtains to block it from going all over my screen.

Razor-BladE · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:04

I always have my curtains closed, but have the light on.

wilko49 · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:23

Lights off, curtains closed - the screen's relative contrast is increased when there's no lights shining on it.

Rroff · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:31

Don't like it when the screen brightness is too different to the ambient brightness myself, if the rooms dark I'd turn the light on, if the suns too bright partially shut curtains, etc.

DefiantAsh · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:32

I take the most from natural lighting, i open my blinds slightly but point away from my screen so i get no glare - but having a matte finish screen makes it slightly better

I hve a lamp above me which i turn on during work and play/gaming when it gets dark as i found that with glasses and having just the monitor smack bang infront of me was straining my eyes so i have a "back-light" source to make it better.

Oh and i dont need a light to see what keys im pressing, surely most PC games dont, if they do....shame on you...noobs.

tronath · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:44

It strains my eyes if its too dark, so I use a low wattage light

arc@css · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:44

For single player gaming I shut the curtain and turn the lights off in the evening. For multiplayer I used to apply the same as single player but I find I play consistently better if I play with the light on in the evening, better still play in the day when it's light.

Shadz · 6 Jun 2011 at 01:53

I prefer it to be dark when I am gaming, in the day I will always make sure the curtains are
shut otherwise its just a pain when there is a load of screen glare.

At night I will game and surf the net and everything in the dark.

Tekgun · 6 Jun 2011 at 02:14

Depends how I feel, some games are great in the dark metro2033 for instance.

Bwaaa · 6 Jun 2011 at 02:15

If I focus on a screen in the dark I get a strange thing where my vision shakes left and right really quickly, gotta keep a light on or it gets really bad to the point where I can't read.

Leezor · 6 Jun 2011 at 02:44

Yeah, i've always gamed in the dark.

robin66 · 6 Jun 2011 at 03:02

I game with a lamp for ambient light.

I just get to much eye strain if I don't have some form of light in my room while playing in the dark.

But I do watch movies in the dark however.

HNR1 · 6 Jun 2011 at 03:07

Bwaaa said:
If I focus on a screen in the dark I get a strange thing where my vision shakes left and right really quickly, gotta keep a light on or it gets really bad to the point where I can't read.

There is a name for that i think Nystagmus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003037.htm

I take it you wont be playing child of eden

I game in the dark.

stevie_vee · 6 Jun 2011 at 06:06

I like a little ambient lighting in the background when gaming at night. In day light i roll the blinds down but still have enough light to avoid tripping over something!!!!

infernox · 6 Jun 2011 at 07:55

Gotta play in the dark, unless im raiding when my lamp comes in handy

Light from monitors on keyboard is nice aswell.

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jun 2011 at 08:23

I like a little ambient light.. I never quite recovered from when the Wife jumped up at the window whilst playing Doom 3. I had her dipped by the villagers the weekend after

The__Malteser · 6 Jun 2011 at 08:25

Use natural light duringthe day, put desk light on for night.

Feels the best imo

Phenomenologica · 6 Jun 2011 at 08:39

I keep things at a low ambient light level; blinds closed during the day, curtains closed when the sun comes round, dim light on in the evening.