Gaming: Lights on or Lights Off?

[d3fct]

Moths are a pain in the arse so lights off.

lol, do you game outside?

 

[manofthem]

Lights don't matter as much as the chair that you're sitting in. As long as I'm comfortable, lights or no lights.

 

[Melvis]

I vote for Darkness, but i have a problem when it comes to that.

My keyboard does not light up, so when it gets to dark i have to turn the lights on

I need a Keyboard upgrade.

 

[Ravenas]

Depends on the game. If I am playing something like Resident Evil or Dead Space, then it's lights out, any other time, lights on.

Hmm... What about Doom 3? Please don't tell me you haven't played Doom 3 with the lights out...




I play with the lights on. I've heard that looking at computer screens with the lights off can be bad for your eyes.

 

[Fatal]

Darkness FTW!

 

[RejZoR]

I prefer using an indirect cool white LED light. Une lights a wall behind my LCD monitor and one is over my closet lighting up the room ceiling.

 

[Shihab]

Lights on ruin a good horror game experience. Lights out's bad for my eyes (and I'm nearly blind). So I just turn of the wall lamps, and use a small night lamp. plus my computer case's LED lights (Blue for movies/Anime, Red for gaming, Can also be switched to green, but I rarely use it)

 

[specks]

Moths are a pain in the arse so lights off.

lol


Sometimes my house is invaded by those pesky flying wood termite thingy and they go near my fans and they go splat

 

[DrPepper]

lol, do you game outside?

No the window is always open in my room and the bastards always come in and annoy me. They're quite big most of the time.

 

[Swamp Monster]

I voted lights on, because it's easier for my eyes. I game with lights off sometimes for more immersive experience.

 

[TIGR]

Definitely lights off to increase immersion and ability to make out fine details in the game, and reduce distractions. I get up often and walk around outside though; if I were the type to sit on my ass for hours straight gaming, I'd at least have a window wide open nearby, and probably lights on.

 

[Grnfinger]

Who has time for gaming with the kids home all summer...
I fear the dark but I look better in it

Lights out for sure when I do get a chance to play

 

[Mussels]

i always game with lights on, that close to the screen it hurts my eyes otherwise. you end up hunched up closer to the screen, and you cant see the mouse and keyboard as well (and i have an LED keyboard, it still matters)


that said for movie watching when i'm leaning back or viewing from the bed, its lights off.

 

[pantherx12]

No the window is always open in my room and the bastards always come in and annoy me. They're quite big most of the time.

Snap, had 8 in one night, eventually they bothered me so much I went on a moth punching spree.


I have my lights on to avoid head aches.

 

[RejZoR]

i always game with lights on, that close to the screen it hurts my eyes otherwise. you end up hunched up closer to the screen, and you cant see the mouse and keyboard as well (and i have an LED keyboard, it still matters)


that said for movie watching when i'm leaning back or viewing from the bed, its lights off.

I even prefer indirect backlight when watching movies. LED strip behind the TV. Or if you happen to use Philips Ambilight, that...

 

[Mussels]

i wonder how many people here who vote darkness, have high ambient lights (case LED's, etc) and those who vote lights on, have dim lights like me...


i run a 7W power saver ceiling light, or a 3W lamp. these are 'lights on' to me, but i know that coming in from a bright summers day, the correct phrase is "CANT SEE SHIT, CAP'N!"

 

[1Kurgan1]

I honestly don't care, I use to console game with lights off. But now, I guess mostly lights on, just whatever they are at, gaming is gaming, if it's good I will be immersed.

 

[streetfighter 2]

http://www.aoa.org/x5380.xml

And that as they say, is that.

Also read up on video bias lighting: http://www.cinemaquestinc.com/blb.htm

Video programs are mastered on calibrated professional monitors in "dim surround" conditions. It has long been understood that the best viewing condition for television programs is in a darkened environment. Total darkness is not recommended due to the limitations of the human visual system. Televisions and similar electronic displays are much brighter than large format front projection movie screens, which don't require supplemental illumination in the room.

 

[kurosagi01]

Lights on whenever i game just because my desktop is noisy as hell it gives it away that i am not in bed sleeping to my parents lol,and i want keep my eye sight so i can keep wearing shades lol.
I rarely play in dark only for a bit of frightening,but most of time lights are on,i have no room to fit a lamp either so just main lights on constant during the night.

 

[Chryonn]

i have a dimmer switch hooked to my lights, so i can adjust according to what i'm doing. at night it's at its lowest setting, so not quite pitch black.

 

[Lebowski]

Lights out with a lamp facing the wall to create a backlight. If I need more light, I have one of the IR dimmers mapped to my tv remote....ahh laziness ftw!

 

[Drone]

lights off + night vision

 

[Robert-The-Rambler]

That's a great idea

Lights out with a lamp facing the wall to create a backlight. If I need more light, I have one of the IR dimmers mapped to my tv remote....ahh laziness ftw!

I always dreamed of lying in bed late at night able to dim the lights or turn up the lighting with a simple remote when watching a movie with my Sanyo PLV-Z5 projector. (Gaming sometimes) But you know I think with Steam already making me even more lazy I think that might not be a good idea for me......

P.S Great to hear about the creative ways of handling lighting!!!!

 

[Widjaja]

I have a dimmer slider under my desk right by my foot so I can alter the lighting to whatever is best for the movie or game.

I also trick people into thinking my clap changes how bright the light is.

 

[qubit]

Oh duh! I thought you meant lights off on the PC, so I voted lights off, because I don't even have lights on it, except for the blue CPU cooler LED that I can't turn off. However, you mean the room light, which I leave on. I can't change the vote now though.