Do you game with your phone on you? (POLL)

Where is your phone when you play videogames? (Choose closest that applies)

  • It's right next to me and I look at it every few minutes

  • It's right next to me but I only look at it during lengthy loading screens

  • It's nearby but not within reach so it doesn't bother me

  • I shut it off, or keep it far away, so I can focus on playing


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Where is this thing when you game and how intrusive is it?

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It's right next to me but I don't check it every 2 minutes, or in loading screens, because I'm not addicted to my phone. I'm only addicted to having GAF/YT/TikTok/Twitter on other displays runnig at all times, completely different thing, amirite?!
 
None of these poll answers apply to me. My phone is always right next to me. My Apple Watch is always on me. When I get a notification I glance down at it. If it's important I pause and respond to it, otherwise I can carry on playing a game because I don't have the attention span of a pissant.
 
None of these poll answers apply to me. My phone is always right next to me. My Apple Watch is always on me. When I get a notification I glance down at it. If it's important I pause and respond to it, otherwise I can carry on playing a game because I don't have the attention span of a pissant.
#2 would be the closest that applies to you.

NEXT!
 
It's within reach but I don't have much issue staying off my phone. I don't do any social media and my circles know I don't want to be invited to group chats and things like that. I do not like phone. Amazing tool but shit will fuck your brain up.
 
It is usually out of reach, out of mind unless I am using it to read some web guide to spec my character or find shit on the map. I should really get a tablet for that though.
 
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It's near me just in case someone contact's me, not to check on social media like an addict, other wise i forget about my phone while i game.
 
I play games on my phone :messenger_face_screaming::messenger_face_screaming:

When I play "real" games it's usually within arms reach. I have a smart watch so don't really need it that close. And if I'm on my laptop I can take calls/reply to messages on it. And yeah I also play games on a Mac :messenger_fearful:
 
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Im on PC which unlike consoles does everything my phone does more efficiently so i dont really touch my phone at all unless someone's calling me or something.
 
I don't look at it during loading screens (what loading?). I do occasionally look at it in lobbies or when trying to search some info about the game though.
 
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On dead moments I have a look if I'm expecting something important .....but honestly don't use that much my phone while I'm playing.

Unless my partner is out and in case she needs to reach me.
 
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