Aside hardware, GBATemp reviews quite some furniture lately (or maybe it's just that it catches my eye more). Mostly gaming chairs and tables. And much like PC modding, the norm is "it has to stand out". Whether it's neon green, ultraviolet pink, lava yellow/orange contrasted with (usual) black, it's no coincidence.
I very much admit my sense of fashion sucks (let's just say it's not my hobby). On top of that, I'm one of those older gamers, which among other things means that when all the cool games were made, they were made for either grey consoles or grey computers (meaning: they mostly competing to remain unnoticed). Result: when the first watercooling PC's broke out of the hobby segment, I shrugged it off as "someone else's hobby". Sure, movies tend to use homemodded pc's with fancy (but useless) lights, glass windows and such to quickly visualise "ey...this character here's a computer hacker" without having to explain anything, but it's not like that meant anything (hacking in movies is more often than not a parody).
But then the concept of "gaming hardware" was born. Keyboards, mice and computers that weren't just aimed for gamers hardware-wise but also surface-wise. And this now extends to gaming chairs, tables and...do I even know where this goes?
So...this thread. I call it "cyber culture", but I honestly don't know how it's called ("gaming culture" seems stupid, as mobile games, board games and simulation games are equally "games"...it's not like you go around calling a metalhead's room "music culture"). Either way: while my explanation might give an idea on where I stand with this (it's fine if that's yer fancy, but no way I'll ever get one for my daughter), I try to keep it neutral.
And it's a fun poll question, IMHO. What's your take on it?
I very much admit my sense of fashion sucks (let's just say it's not my hobby). On top of that, I'm one of those older gamers, which among other things means that when all the cool games were made, they were made for either grey consoles or grey computers (meaning: they mostly competing to remain unnoticed). Result: when the first watercooling PC's broke out of the hobby segment, I shrugged it off as "someone else's hobby". Sure, movies tend to use homemodded pc's with fancy (but useless) lights, glass windows and such to quickly visualise "ey...this character here's a computer hacker" without having to explain anything, but it's not like that meant anything (hacking in movies is more often than not a parody).
But then the concept of "gaming hardware" was born. Keyboards, mice and computers that weren't just aimed for gamers hardware-wise but also surface-wise. And this now extends to gaming chairs, tables and...do I even know where this goes?
So...this thread. I call it "cyber culture", but I honestly don't know how it's called ("gaming culture" seems stupid, as mobile games, board games and simulation games are equally "games"...it's not like you go around calling a metalhead's room "music culture"). Either way: while my explanation might give an idea on where I stand with this (it's fine if that's yer fancy, but no way I'll ever get one for my daughter), I try to keep it neutral.
And it's a fun poll question, IMHO. What's your take on it?
