Does anyone else do this?

[𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖]

Play games while also at the same time watch videos or listen to podcasts? I literally use the opera gx feature to put a mini player on the edge of the screen while I play another game

[DOOMGIRL69]

yeah all the time :)

[Pocahawtness]

Used to with mmo's, yes, especially something like Black Desert, sailing. It takes hours to get anywhere on a ship, so might as well do something else at the same time!

[Chaosolous]

Yeah. I usually have two or three screens/things I’m paying attention to when I’m at my PC. Gaming or otherwise.

[Electric Cupcake]

I keep meaning to try a dual-monitor setup, but as it is, I often play a game in windowed mode with a browser video window next to it, or just listen to audio-only in the background.

Just for stuff like Minecraft or Final Fantasy IV tail grinding, though.

[JocularJosh]

I used to do this a lot in the past when playing more chill games such as minecraft, stardew valley or whatever but lately I put more focus on my games for some reason.
Even chill ones.

[Basho]

only relatively grindy games, i would never do that with story driven games or games where i want to enjoy some sort of ambiance/atmosphere intrinsic to the game im playing

[Tristin]

Midnight a écrit :

Does anyone else do this?

Play games while also at the same time watch videos or listen to podcasts? I literally use the opera gx feature to put a mini player on the edge of the screen while I play another game

Lot of people use more than one monitor because of it. Gamers need at least two monitors.

[Your_White_Knight]

Midnight a écrit :

Does anyone else do this?

Play games while also at the same time watch videos or listen to podcasts? I literally use the opera gx feature to put a mini player on the edge of the screen while I play another game

Yes... but just the open world / crafting games... dual monitors are good at multitasking

[Crazy Tiger]

No, but I rarely watch videos or listen to podcasts anyway.

Tristin a écrit :

Gamers need at least two monitors.

Nah, the one is just fine.

[MoonC A T]

Yes....or Football matches (Premier Leauge, UEFA, Serie A)

[MoonC A T]

Midnight a écrit :

Play games while also at the same time watch videos or listen to podcasts?

Pretty sure anyone who plays ETS2 or ATS does this, at least music.

[Crazy Tiger]

MoonC A T a écrit :

Midnight a écrit :

Play games while also at the same time watch videos or listen to podcasts?

Pretty sure anyone who plays ETS2 or ATS does this, at least music.

Never did, to be honest. Though I haven't played ETS2 yet, but I have played a bunch of the Hard Truck and 18 Wheels of Steel series (the predecessors) for a long time. Have fond memories of "American Long Haul".

[Daenoxiis]

Oh yeah, all the time.
I mostly play RPGs, RPGs are very grindy, the grind gets repetitive after a while, so I'll throw on something to listen to. Anything from a podcast to a history documentary or even an audiobook.

[MoonC A T]

Crazy Tiger a écrit :

MoonC A T a écrit :

Pretty sure anyone who plays ETS2 or ATS does this, at least music.

Never did, to be honest. Though I haven't played ETS2 yet, but I have played a bunch of the Hard Truck and 18 Wheels of Steel series (the predecessors) for a long time. Have fond memories of "American Long Haul".

ETS2 is cool because you can upload your music/podcast/other mp3 to the game and play it on the built in "radio"

[GunsForBucks]

I have two machines and often use one as a media server while I play or whatever on my main.

The monitor died and so did my spare <of about the same age> so then I connected that one to another TV input where my main display is for gaming etc. So now I use the Picture in Picture mode to have both.

Felt weird when a friend came over and I changed PIP mode to side by side, it felt like the old console shared screen thing ha ha.

They bring their VR glasses for display now though, that was just a temp fix. But I do the PIP thing normally now when its just for videos, anime or music even though I have a spare screen now as well.