From what I know, many people seem to get repetitive strain injuries from playing osu! for overly long periods of time. Since this is a health concern, and I don't think anyone would want to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I do believe that there should be a feature added that would cause a reminder telling the player to take a break after playing for a longer period of time, and it would give instructions for exercises that would reduce the risk of getting hand injuries. I know, a very strange feature request, but I do believe it's a rational request that would benefit players who lose track of time while trying to get those top spots. After all, you ain't gonna be able to get a score if you can't move your hands without them hurting.
Yes, this was inspired by what Nintendo did, but also it was inspired while browsing the osu! subreddit, where I saw an alarming amount of people complaining that their hands hurt, and then searching for the subject of hand injuries on the forums didn't help matters.
So basically, there should be reminders that would tell the player to take a break and do some exercises so that they won't hurt themselves due to prolonged gaming sessions. Of course, the feature shouldn't interrupt the gameplay, instead appearing after the beatmap has been beaten/failed. Also, it should be possible to turn off those reminders since some people might find them unpleasant and annoying, although switching it off would warn the player about the health hazards and ask for confirmation.
What do you think of such a feature? I do believe that it'd be great addition that would make osu! players more aware of their health.
Thanks in advance!
TL;DR: Game will tell you to take a break and do some hand exercises to prevent RSI if you play for too long.
Yes, this was inspired by what Nintendo did, but also it was inspired while browsing the osu! subreddit, where I saw an alarming amount of people complaining that their hands hurt, and then searching for the subject of hand injuries on the forums didn't help matters.
So basically, there should be reminders that would tell the player to take a break and do some exercises so that they won't hurt themselves due to prolonged gaming sessions. Of course, the feature shouldn't interrupt the gameplay, instead appearing after the beatmap has been beaten/failed. Also, it should be possible to turn off those reminders since some people might find them unpleasant and annoying, although switching it off would warn the player about the health hazards and ask for confirmation.
What do you think of such a feature? I do believe that it'd be great addition that would make osu! players more aware of their health.
Thanks in advance!
TL;DR: Game will tell you to take a break and do some hand exercises to prevent RSI if you play for too long.
