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New report claims gamers spend more time watching videos about gaming than playing games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I usually open streams on a second monitor while playing, unless the game demands my full undivided attention for extended periods of time. It's more of a case by case basis for me.

[–] Draghetta@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I did the same when I was playing WoW a long time ago, watching stuff while doing mining routes and whatnot. But to be fair, I was doing it because the game itself was a drudgery that I got skinnerboxed into playing and pretending I was enjoying.

So I ask this to you: is the game you are playing not entertaining enough, that you have to watch something with it in order to feel entertained? If so, why not play something else that captures your whole attention? It’s your time, shouldn’t you be spending it with things you actually enjoy?

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

The answer is I enjoy both games that capture my whole attention and games that allow me to watch something in the background. Sometimes I feel like doing the former and sometimes the latter