Is there a difference between a normal chair and a "gaming" chair?

[DaRandomDude]

Most stuff with "gaming" in its name is more expensive than it needs to be I want to know if there is a real difference between a "gaming" chair and a normal chair.

[ugafan]

the racing stripe gives you special powers. and some have speakers.

[DaRandomDude]

Ahhh, what kind of powers?
Do the have a microphone too?

[Monk]

Studies have shown that gaming chairs, like RGB lighting increases your FPS, skill and attractiveness to the opposite sex, or same sex, which ever combination you prefer.

Personally I just want an actual luxury cars front seat as a chair, those 'gamer' ones are to small and too expensive lol

[DaRandomDude]

I think I'll take a normal chair.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Just slap the word gaming on your plain office chair, 1st world problem solved.

But for real get a comfortable chair, doesn't need to be fancy, or exotic chair, as you will not be looking at the chair 90+% of the time, and you probably wouldn't be caring what it looks like as long as it's comfortable.

[Cathulhu]

You could get an expensive gaming chair, or simply a Markus chair from IKEA for (relatively) cheap. Not much of a difference in terms of comfort.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Get a nice comfy office chair for executives and it's usually half the price of vinyl covered butt numbing racing chair that they pass for gaming.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

My back hurted like hell when I got my gaming chair, but when I got used to it, I noted that is much more comfortable. Most likely so far my previous chair was kinda crappy and my back used to being in some weird poses.
Mine is a DX Racer clone with a bit simpler design but better material.

[Big Boom Boom]

A "gaming" chair is a cheap "ergonomic" chair.

An actual Ergonomic chair cost 3-10 times the "gaming" chair. Some costs $2,000.

Your normal $50-$100 office chair is usually throwaway within 1 year at best.

[Nasher]

My gaming chair is the most comfortable one I've ever owned. It's not even a mega expensive one, an AK Racing. It holds you in place far better than some of the super expensive chairs I've tried. Much nicer to sit in for long periods.

[Seven7]

I, as a designer, consider a gamer chair, which is "uncomfortable", makes user change position every 10 minutes, and every 20-30 throws off on floor the player - long-term static stresses on the spine(vertebra) and the eyes are very harmful to health

For example Duo ballance or Pendulum by Peter Opsvik