Have you ever fantasized about building a video game environment of your own? A place where you and your friends could spend hours and hours playing your favorite games without interruption? Or how about a place that really shows off your game fetish? It's really pretty simple to create such a place and you don’t need to rent out a video game hall to do it. This article will introduce a few ideas you can use to build the ultimate gaming center.
The first thing that you want to do is maintain a happy
household if you’re family member. Trying to play a mean game of Super Mario
Tetris or Halo 2 can be impossible with kids running around the house and
screaming bloody murder. You won’t be able to enjoy the latest role-playing
game when the wife’s nagging you about bills or undone chores too. Keep a happy
home, keep a happy marriage, and your time spent playing video games is heaven
away from heaven.
It’s no secret that some games require as much concentration
and focus as when studying for a calculus exam - and there’s nothing more
frustrating than when you can’t figure out how to get through to “the next
level” of a game. This is no time to be distracted and if home life isn't what
it could be, you’ll never be able to concentrate on your game. Strive to make
home a place to unwind first – then work on enjoying your games.
You can next dedicate a place in your home as your exclusive
game room. This will not only emphasis the importance that gaming is to you (and
to your family members), it will also become conducive to the mentality that
you need to play a fun and relaxing (albeit, serious game). Budget permitting,
decorate the room with all the amenities that you want. You could add a
recliner (or two for your friends), a small stand to hold snacks, a bookcase
for your games, and you could even add a small refrigerator and microwave (just
in case). Your intent here is to declare the space as yours and that it serves
only one purpose: pure gaming pleasure.
What you're after is a place that's completely and totally
pleasing to you, both aesthetically and functionally so that you’ll enjoy your
time there.
With your own space dedicated to gaming, you’ll want to do
what’s necessary to maintain it and keep it in a condition that’s inviting not
only for yourself, but for others as well. Keep your equipment and games clean.
Take care to keep wires from tangling and organize your magazine subscriptions,
books, or Internet cheatsheet printouts. Maintenance is a task that doesn’t
have to burden you as long as you make a daily routine of it. The advantages of
keeping a regular maintenance schedule shows that this space is important to
you and that you have a right to keep it that way.
But take special care not to alienate yourself from the rest
of your family. We all can have a favorite hobby and we can even dedicate a
special area of the home to that hobby. However it’s extremely important to
regard this place as a haven – not a hide out. It’s not an area to hide from the
kids, it’s not a place to shun home responsibilities, and it’s not a place to
live. If this special space is approached in the latter manner, you’ll soon
discover it as a place of resentment, uncontrollable habit, or even depression.
Be careful, schedule time with the family, and enter your playroom at
appropriate times. Cooperation from others will then come naturally.