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Gizmog1 · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject: Do you eat while you work?

I'm kind of trying to think of ways to make yourself more constructive, and I'm curious, how many of you eat and drink while you're making your games? Do you think it helps, or do you spend all your time throwing cheetos into the air and catching them? I for one, love to have some cookies and milk while I'm working, I think it really helps me to think better.

(Sorry if this is a little off topic, but game design seemed a bad place for it, and it is regarding the eating and game constructing habits of OHR'rs)

Soule X · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 131 Location: Indiana

I find that when I eat I get absolutely nothing done. However, if I'm hungry I usually can't concentrate until I get something to eat.

I dunno, I need some kind of motivation, because I usually get off to a strong start, but I burn out over time. I have so many abandoned ideas that I really liked with many hours of work put into them.

I think opening custom.exe is the biggest obstacle I usually have to overcome. Once I get that far it's smooth sailing.

no_shot · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:57 pm Post subject:

It depends on how I'm feeling...

This applies to anything I do, whether I'm clacking away at the computer working on an ohr game (which I rarely do nowadays - regretfully Sad...

), or slicing and dicing tomatoes, or disembowelling large shellfish: If my stomach is growling at me like a crazed coyote, it is a distraction, and nonetheless I feel weak and unable to think clearly. If my stomach is too full, on the other hand, I feel bloated and like doing nothing. If I feel it would help, I like to snack on whatever it is I feel would plug the hole in my guts, whether that's a steak and lobster, or a simple poutine. That usually gets my mind off my hunger and gives me that extra kick to make it through. However, sometimes going without food enables me to endure for long periods of time, like if you held your arm out eventually it would go numb and you'd forget about the tiredness. I've still yet to figure out an optimal meal plan, one that is satisfactory yet still allows for maximum efficiency.
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Squall · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:58 pm Post subject:

I've ALWAYS got a bag of Fritos and some bean dip.

I'm 460lbs : (((
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Machu · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject:

I usually do eat at my computer, but it's been proven that I work better with a soda handy.

Pepsi, most often.
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Soule X · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 131 Location: Indiana

Oh yes, I always work better with a soda, as well.

But mine is Coke.

Fernurion · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

It dosn't matter. after about an hour and a half of work my brain shuts down I resort to a blank stare. I found coffee helps, or a block of chocolate, which i will usually finish while staring blankly.

Moogle1 · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:30 am Post subject:

I often have a glass of water, but that's it. I don't get a lot done with food around. Water is healthy, though!
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Tsunamidog · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:41 pm Post subject:

I've never tried eating while I work.....maybe if I do my games wont suck anymore.
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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:

I never work on anything and eat at the same time (mostly due to a very bad attention span Raspberry!

). I will pop a movie in my DVD Rom while I eat and continue work afterward, but mostly I guzzle an entire 12 pack of Cherry Coke or Nestea Raspberry Cools in a matter of hours.
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Camdog · Joined: 08 Aug 2003 Posts: 606

I never eat, but I like to watch TV while I work. I find that makes the tedious experience of, say, cranking out 10 slightly varied maptiles a lot more palatable.

Blue Pixel · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

once i ate a bag of fire chips wile working. my mouth was burning and i think it was a bit of a distraction, other then that i usually just have the t.v. on so if my brain freezes off i just turn to it untill i start thinking good again.
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JSH357 · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 1705

I drink Coke, but I usually don't eat while working. I DO blast my music while I'm working, though.

Pako the True G · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject:

My computer is pratically my dinner table, i eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner while working on my computer.
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LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject:

I drink soda while I work. The Pepsi and company are preferred. However, I do not eat while I work. When ever I leave my "lair/hole/den" to do chores, I find the time to eat some where in between chores. I found out that eating while at my keyboard makes the keys greesy or saucy. No one wants a dirty key board. Sad...

Of course, picking one's nose can make the keys dirty as well, and I can't seem to stop that habbit.
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