Is gaming all day bad for your eyes.

arc@css · 17 Dec 2011 at 12:51

In case it hasn't been mentioned, try this program, compboyo. This was iirc posted a while back by lowrider007, and has made a massive difference. I wouldn't be without it now.

http://stereopsis.com/flux/

Your eyes will thank you in less than ten minutes.

JimAroo · 17 Dec 2011 at 12:58

arc@css said:
In case it hasn't been mentioned, try this program, compboyo. This was iirc posted a while back by lowrider007, and has made a massive difference. I wouldn't be without it now.

http://stereopsis.com/flux/

Your eyes will thank you in less than ten minutes.

Been using Flux for a while now, though i don't suffer from eyestrain i still find it very good.

Looks orange at first, but just give it time, you'll get used to it.

smit101 · 17 Dec 2011 at 13:05

Yes! it's also bad for hearing and negatively affects the speech centre in the brain too, I'd say within a year or so you'll be completely deaf, dumb and blind, maybe even sooner if you read a lot of Elder Scrolls.

gothic_hobbit · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:29

kevbiss1 said:
Well i would love to game all day but never get the chance,however im gonna have an all day session over xmas sometime

That sounds like a plan !

compboyo · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:35

The irony/thing is that if you game every day it gets broing fast.

If you dont game often say never during the week then at weekend you can easily play all day and its fun as hell.

ajones32 · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:38

With all the yes's I beg to differ. From my own personal experience my eye's have actually got better.
I used to have trouble with focus as a child but not any more and I've played games all my life. Sitting in front of a screen for hours on end actually strengthened my eye muscles thus aiding my focus.

compboyo · 17 Dec 2011 at 18:54

SheepBeast said:
You're right. Not sure about those specific examples but it does tend to be that the most creative and original people are a bit abnormal. I don't mean that in a bad way at all, just that they often are reclusive, or eccentric, or whatever. "Normal" often just means "bland" lol.

I've played a few gigs, what's his name?

where do you play? whistle binkies? guess he wont mind. :confused:

..William Douglas

3t3P · 17 Dec 2011 at 19:52

90% of poor eyesight is genetically bound.

However we are animals, as we evolved our eyes would never be fixed on an object at a set distance for extended periods of time. They would be darting around looking for food, predators and hot women I suspect...

So sitting staring at a screen for extended periods of time will cause accomodation to become more accustomed to that depth, probably degrading eyesight slightly at distance for the next few hours/minutes.

SheepBeast · 17 Dec 2011 at 20:02

compboyo said:
where do you play? whistle binkies? guess he wont mind...William Douglas

Nah, never heard of him lol. I've played whistelbinkies a couple of weeks ago. I mainly play in Teviot underground though, there's a band night every Thursday during the semester and my band's at maybe 1 or two of them each month

On topic: I think staring at a screen has been demonstrated to cause short-sightedness? Could be wrong and cbs researchng it, but I think I remember reading that somewhere.

compboyo · 17 Dec 2011 at 20:34

SheepBeast said:
Nah, never heard of him lol. I've played whistelbinkies a couple of weeks ago. I mainly play in Teviot underground though, there's a band night every Thursday during the semester and my band's at maybe 1 or two of them each month

On topic: I think staring at a screen has been demonstrated to cause short-sightedness? Could be wrong and cbs researchng it, but I think I remember reading that somewhere.

do you have to pay to do these gigs? or get paid? how do you get in there? they have to check you out 1st?

Is there anything for solo guys or all bands?

know anyone looking for a lead guitarist?

SheepBeast · 17 Dec 2011 at 21:32

compboyo said:
do you have to pay to do these gigs? or get paid? how do you get in there? they have to check you out 1st?

Is there anything for solo guys or all bands?

know anyone looking for a lead guitarist?

Nah, the gigs are organised by the university Untapped Talent society (of which I am on the committee of). The society sometimes makes some money but the bands don't get anything. Equally we don't pay to play either although I guess you could count new strings each gig as paying to play. Pretty much anyone can play even if it's your first gig. We get a fair few crap acts but the general quality's not bad.

All sorts. Rock to jazz to metal to acoustic singer/songwriter. We had a french DJ who everyone was secretly taking the **** out of but he actually brought the largest crowd we've ever had. Not sure why, it's not like he did much. Just pressed a couple of buttons occasionally.

Not personally no. Guitar's probably the most common instrument people play so there's no shortage of guitarists. Search Facebook for Edinburgh University Untapped Talent Society and post seeing if anyone's interested. Might be better advertising yourself as a guitarist & bassist given bass is just EZ-mode guitar.

compboyo · 17 Dec 2011 at 21:41

SheepBeast said:
Nah, the gigs are organised by the university Untapped Talent society (of which I am on the committee of). The society sometimes makes some money but the bands don't get anything. Equally we don't pay to play either although I guess you could count new strings each gig as paying to play. Pretty much anyone can play even if it's your first gig. We get a fair few crap acts but the general quality's not bad.

All sorts. Rock to jazz to metal to acoustic singer/songwriter. We had a french DJ who everyone was secretly taking the **** out of but he actually brought the largest crowd we've ever had. Not sure why, it's not like he did much. Just pressed a couple of buttons occasionally.

Not personally no. Guitar's probably the most common instrument people play so there's no shortage of guitarists. Search Facebook for Edinburgh University Untapped Talent Society and post seeing if anyone's interested. Might be better advertising yourself as a guitarist & bassist given bass is just EZ-mode guitar.

Cool I know of untapped talent group. I met some guys there before and jammed with. I take it you also play badminton at the uni society in moray house...lol small world.

HAz · 17 Dec 2011 at 23:55

It's bad and naughty, your mummy should spank your bottom

compboyo · 18 Dec 2011 at 15:44

3t3P said:
90% of poor eyesight is genetically bound.

However we are animals, as we evolved our eyes would never be fixed on an object at a set distance for extended periods of time. They would be darting around looking for food, predators and hot women I suspect...

So sitting staring at a screen for extended periods of time will cause accomodation to become more accustomed to that depth, probably degrading eyesight slightly at distance for the next few hours/minutes.

If you sit upside down for days your eyesight will fix so that upside down becoms normal.

I guess you should vary looking into distacne every once in a while. When I go out my house ai make a point of looking as far into distance as possible to balance the time spent on my pc looking only short distance.

EdwardTeach · 18 Dec 2011 at 15:52

I find i get dry eyes, especially gaming in the dark. I am guessing when I am intently into a game I dont blink enough!
Do reduce eye strain you should give your eyes a regular break. It is hard on your eyes to be focussing on something that is the same distance all the time, so you shoudl have a look around the room, out the window etc.