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Osu! bad for eyes?

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[ Pingu ]
743 posts
Joined October 2013
[ Pingu ]
Is it weird that when I play osu! on standard and taiko I hardly ever blink? o.o'

Plus, taiko usually effect me. When I play, it doesn't make my vision even harder, or even if I do blink once, still doesn't do much effect to me. I think I got OP Eyes. ^^
WindyExplorer
61 posts
Joined April 2013
WindyExplorer
i can tell u thou before i started to work i was at the computer screen about 20 hours a day hue hue no life heh xD ? and it was causeing me headaches eye strains and even got to the point that one of my eyes closed on me from just staring at a fixed thing nonstop, also wat comes into to play is how u sit at the computer and how far the screen is from your face, if u sit back and a few feet away then it wont be as bad since ur not basically doing eye contest with the monitor xD trust me it will win over u ;/

but remember when u play a game that requires ur absolute focus ur habit of blinking leaves u in secs cause ur like OMG IF I BLINK ILL DIE well true but 1 death over eye problems is worth it.


i still remember wat my use to say xD sit ur ass away from that tv or u will go blind, well true enough it caused my eye sight to get worse at 4th grade ahah
Zeraph
266 posts
Joined September 2012
Zeraph
this whole thread could've literally been finished in a single post saying "quit playing osu!, or quit using the computer." how fucking dense do you have to be to continue doing something as it's damaging you or affecting you in a negative way.
dinopwn
193 posts
Joined June 2013
Topic Starter
dinopwn
But i don't feel my eyes hurting on other games, my brain hurts tho on them
Myke B
1,074 posts
Joined April 2012
Myke B

Zeraph wrote:

this whole thread could've literally been finished in a single post saying "quit playing osu!, or quit using the computer." how fucking dense do you have to be to continue doing something as it's damaging you or affecting you in a negative way.
welcome to this whole section.
Mythras
255 posts
Joined February 2010
Mythras
Okay i've been thru this and then some w/this game. First of all CRT monitors never even remotely effected my eyes no matter what. LCDs rape my eyes without tweaking them to hell and back.

Tweaks to make osu easier on your eyes:
-Default monitor settings are effing horrible, look up your monitor and calibrate that bastard
-Brightness to nearly zero or whatevers comfortable
-Don't lower contrast too much or it'll look horrible and not really help
-Get a higher hz monitor (I got a 144hz recently and not only is it amazing it seems to be less eye-straining)
-Lower gamma if you have that setting on your monitor
-As suggested earlier get a skin that isn't so bright/flasy
-Increase resolution (helped me going from tiny window to 13xx by whatever)
-Download f.lux and install it, set it to the lowest setting, this should absolutely fix the issue
-Buy Gunnars, same thing as f.lux (people i know claim they work well)
-TEST it, change shit and play for an hour, no eyestrain=win
astelios
60 posts
Joined June 2013
astelios

WindyExplorer wrote:

Osu! bad ? no person not wanting to take a break between games and stuff to blink lol and wants to risk eye health then yea, play and enjoy but remember you need your hands and eyes for alot more then just clicking circles on osu! XD


The awesome info link
http://www.medicinenet.com/eye_strain/article.htm
Of course is a matter of time ><
If u play 10hrs per day of course ur eyes r gonna bleed lol (and u do when u start playin osu >3<)
But i think osu is worst for the eyes than any other game
PS: sry eng
f i z i k
154 posts
Joined January 2013
f i z i k
didn't read through all the posts but if you hang out at the pc a lot make sure to use flux
http://justgetflux.com/
helps immensely especially at night times
CookChefSteak
98 posts
Joined August 2013
CookChefSteak
I used to get dry eyes/tons-of-blinking, but I realized it was only because I blinked too much once and then thought it had something to do with osu! and kept thinking about it when I played, so that in turn caused excessive blinking. Once I realized that it pretty much stopped.

Use flux, keep your room lit, sit far from the screen, make sure you're staring directly at it, and stuff like that. osu! is not bad for your eyes, but the screen is.
tbh I've noticed my peripheral vision got a lot better actually, probably because I play on a 1920x1080 resolution. Pretty neat really.
Myke B
1,074 posts
Joined April 2012
Myke B
5 pages for a simple "no - it's not osu! it's staring at a screen in general" lol.
Mythras
255 posts
Joined February 2010
Mythras

Myke B wrote:

5 pages for a simple "no - it's not osu! it's staring at a screen in general" lol.
Its worse in this game. Almost as bad as sc2. God forbid people actually use a forum to communicate.
Karuta-_old_1
947 posts
Joined November 2009
Karuta-_old_1
Every time I play osu before I go to bed, I always overslept the next day

By the way, Thanks for this flux thingy, it helps although I can't see anything below flourescent
NotCookie_old
NotCookie_old

VioletMaid wrote:

Myke B wrote:

5 pages for a simple "no - it's not osu! it's staring at a screen in general" lol.
Its worse in this game. Almost as bad as sc2. God forbid people actually use a forum to communicate.
Circlejerking only, please stop interrupting
encryptik
94 posts
Joined August 2013
encryptik
Flux genuinely helped a lot, I'd really recommend it for anyone experiencing eye strain.
Myke B
1,074 posts
Joined April 2012
Myke B
Circlejerking only, please stop interrupting
my b. Cirlcejerk away yo.
Mvsk
87 posts
Joined August 2014
Mvsk
Bump -_- another 8 month old post haha.

Aside from not blinking your eyes are also darting around the screen and taking in repetitive bright flashes while doing this.
It will give you migraines faster and cause some vision problems faster than 99% of other games will.
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf
I never ever got migraines or headaches from osu!, might have something to do with me using a skin that doesn't feature anything fancy and having all the fancy options disabled aswell, since they're just in the way anyway.
thelewa
3,537 posts
Joined August 2010
thelewa
my eyes are in top notch condition after 4 years of playing the game, so I'm inclined to think that if your monitor and lighting is set up correctly there is absolutely no risk

sometimes the muscles moving my eyes would start to hurt, but because they're muscles it's quite normal. they start to hurt when they're getting stronger or more used to straining
I Give Up
1,648 posts
Joined January 2014
I Give Up
No, osu is not bad for your eyes. However, screen glare, poor lighting, bad brightness/contrast/gamma settings will cause eye strain.

I've used computers since before flat screens were mainstream, spent more time in front of a CRT screen playing diablo and starcraft in early 2000 than any other hobby. I have no eye problems whatsoever, never tried any eye drop or fancy tricks. Just get good settings and play in a well lit room.
Karuta-_old_1
947 posts
Joined November 2009
Karuta-_old_1
osu! makes me use my eyes more, I normally wear glasses but when I play osu! I don't

osu! doesn't give me bad eyes, it just makes me extremely tired like how I can sleep 11 hours the next day
YukinoDesuDesu
164 posts
Joined April 2012
YukinoDesuDesu
who cares you only have eyes so you can play osu! anyways
Gumpy
2,418 posts
Joined June 2014
Gumpy
Yes if you do AR10.
gregest
809 posts
Joined February 2014
gregest
osu is also bad for social life
blourgh
44 posts
Joined February 2014
blourgh

Gumpyyy wrote:

Yes if you do AR10.
lol I don't even...
byfar
1,186 posts
Joined July 2014
byfar
its straining, sometimes things get really blurry even if im nearsighted if i play too long.

not sure if its bad though.
nrl
1,402 posts
Joined October 2011
nrl
I played osu! once and now I'm blind. Thinking my second play won't go as well.
B1rd
2,974 posts
Joined December 2013
B1rd
I went outside today and I was amazed that my vision was way better than it used to be. proof that osu! is good for your eyes.
deletemyaccount
730 posts
Joined May 2013
deletemyaccount

byfar wrote:

its straining, sometimes things get really blurry even if im nearsighted if i play too long.

not sure if its bad though.
This happens to me too. I hope it doesn't cause permanent damage! :D
dung eater
2,396 posts
Joined December 2013
dung eater
I'm older now than when i started playing osu! I think it's not only bad for your eyes but also causes aging.
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm
I heard Cookiezi quit because of eye problems from excessive circles.
[ Pustules ]
103 posts
Joined March 2013
[ Pustules ]
really depends on how long you are playing for and if you take breaks and what the enviroment is like

1. take a break every 30 mins (even if it just to look around the room for 5 mins)
2. dont leave the room dark. (staring at a screen in a dark room is like staring at the sun kinda...)
3. being on the computer generally isnt good for your eyes either way (cant help it)
Athrun
1,049 posts
Joined December 2013
Athrun

ZenithPhantasm wrote:

I heard Cookiezi quit because of eye problems from excessive circles.
Yeah it's true. He couldn't produce tears...


And as for my eyesight, it has actually improved. By pay attention to the circles in the game, I have a faster reaction timing.
nrl
1,402 posts
Joined October 2011
nrl

jaaakb wrote:

I'm older now than when i started playing osu! I think it's not only bad for your eyes but also causes aging.
100% of all people who play osu! will eventually die. osu! causes death.
ZenithPhantasm
ZenithPhantasm

Narrill wrote:

jaaakb wrote:

I'm older now than when i started playing osu! I think it's not only bad for your eyes but also causes aging.
100% of all people who play osu! will eventually die. osu! causes death.
We can call this the Narrill Postulate.
ImperialYama
55 posts
Joined October 2014
ImperialYama
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Blanky
135 posts
Joined October 2013
Blanky
I have similar problems. If I play for 3 hours or more, my dominant eye(left eye) starts to become blurry. It's worrying me a little, but I just stop playing when I notice it, to prevent further damage.
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire

Blanky wrote:

I have similar problems. If I play for 3 hours or more, my dominant eye(left eye) starts to become blurry. It's worrying me a little, but I just stop playing when I notice it, to prevent further damage.
Is your screen's backlight so bright that a black background actually appears to be grey'ish?

I find my eyes getting blurry on my VG248QE because of all the colours being peaked towards white, and lower brightness settings make the strobing of the backlight more apparent, which is really straining on my eyes due to the persistence of vision effect, which lasts about 40ms. This makes bright objects appear to leave a trail on the screen, as with my spinner approach circle/cursor which is white.
Blanky
135 posts
Joined October 2013
Blanky

RaneFire wrote:

Blanky wrote:

I have similar problems. If I play for 3 hours or more, my dominant eye(left eye) starts to become blurry. It's worrying me a little, but I just stop playing when I notice it, to prevent further damage.
Is your screen's backlight so bright that a black background actually appears to be grey'ish?

I find my eyes getting blurry on my VG248QE because of all the colours being peaked towards white, and lower brightness settings make the strobing of the backlight more apparent, which is really straining on my eyes due to the persistence of vision effect, which lasts about 40ms. This makes bright objects appear to leave a trail on the screen, as with my spinner approach circle/cursor which is white.
I don't think so. I never had good eyesight to begin with though.
dera
17 posts
Joined July 2017
dera
it just really fucking hurts for me
is there a skin which prevents this
Nit0ri
63 posts
Joined August 2017
Nit0ri
Maybe you are too close to the screen while playing.
Thats not good.
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