06-13-2004, 11:50 AM
The old Nintendo controllers hurt my hands a bit, but nothing like some marathon computer gaming sessions. Although this has been a pretty light-hearted thread, I know I'm not the only person here who has had to cut back on gaming for days/weeks/months because of finger or wrist problems.
I think my worst cases probably came from playing Angband. I played too long, too fast, and knew the interface too well. With both hands on home row pummeling out key commands for hours on end with no break, eventually the wrist pain would make me stop.
The other bad cases came from my right wrist while playing the original Diablo. Here it was just a simple case of left-clicking way too many times, night after night, until it started to take a toll.
Of course, I'm not exactly an old gamer yet, and none of these situations have been of the permanent damage variety (as far as I can tell, anyway). I also pummel out notes on the instrument type of keyboard, and that has caused the same type of problems at times.
I think my worst cases probably came from playing Angband. I played too long, too fast, and knew the interface too well. With both hands on home row pummeling out key commands for hours on end with no break, eventually the wrist pain would make me stop.
The other bad cases came from my right wrist while playing the original Diablo. Here it was just a simple case of left-clicking way too many times, night after night, until it started to take a toll.
Of course, I'm not exactly an old gamer yet, and none of these situations have been of the permanent damage variety (as far as I can tell, anyway). I also pummel out notes on the instrument type of keyboard, and that has caused the same type of problems at times.