Comic for Monday 6/29 (Early High Res)
Added 2020-06-29 04:43:24 +0000 UTCYou know how when you show a friend a movie you really like, and you just spend the entire time watching them out of the corner of their eye to make sure they're enjoying it? No? Just me?
Well, whenever I'm playing a game with someone, I become SUPER conscious of how I'm playing and spend a lot of the time imagining how the game is being perceived from a spectator standpoint. I'd guess people who stream for a living do that quite a bit, but I do it in my living room with, like, one other person. With my friends it's minimal, because they play a lot of games and you know... sometimes you play in a way that's fun for you but no fun to watch.
My wife, however, doesn't play as many games as I do, so when she's interested in a game I'm playing, I become way more concerned with whether the experience is entertaining for her. SHE doesn't care, mind you, if I'm spending ten minutes looking for a safe code, or restarting an encounter six times because I *know* I can do it without setting off an alarm once I get the timing right... but inside my head I tend to freak out whether it's getting boring to watch or not.
Comments
I definitely feel for you. However, back in the day when I was roommates with my brother, he'd watch me play games, and it was a lot of fun / way more relaxing because he'd participate - not in an annoying way, but in the "oh, wait, right on your left, I think there's one more nook to investigate! Maybe there's a chest in there or something!"
R Adam Bilodeau
2020-06-29 06:48:05 +0000 UTCGlad I'm always playing just by myself, for myself. :) I already put much attention into playing the game, I'd hate to have to pay attention too to how the game is being perceived by someone else. :P
Brian Dickens
2020-06-29 04:55:01 +0000 UTC
