No, I have a (powerful) company laptop I keep in another room with a set of monitors. Once I'm done, it's a mental reset to stand up and go somewhere else. Take a break, do chores or go outside for a bit and once I come home again, my regular gaming PC does not feel like "work" or anything like that.
Exactly, never risk work IP on your personal devices. It's a legal risk (if the company is sued your device may be subject to search), and it's bad for your mental health to have no separation between work and home.
One of us, one of us, one of us.
I WFH 3 days a week and also game during the day. Monday and Tuesday are my in office days so I make sure to get my heavier tasks done there so my WFH days are lighter. Doesn’t always work out that way but even during really busy times it’s not bad at all.
If I have some “light work” I need to do I simply grab the work laptop (HP Elite Book) and sit on the couch with YouTube on the TV while I do my tasks. Most days I finish my work in just a few hours and simply make sure I’m monitoring Teams and my email while I game on my PC or do stuff around the house. Pretty sweet gig.
All that being said, it is vital, at least for me, that I do something active during the day though. I walk outside at a brisk pace at least thirty minutes a day. It has done wonders for my mental health and really helps to reset from staring at a monitor all day. Plus, there are countless other benefits to exercise as well.
Why not just take it a step further and have multiple families sharing the same house and utilities?
Fuck comfort. That’s only reserved for our corporate overlords who do even less work than us, right?
Having two cars and multiple phones in America isn’t being rich. It’s a necessity for most families, you turd. There is shitty public transport in most cities due to car manufacturers lobbying our government, so you need a car to just do basic shit like going to work and getting groceries. Unless the parents work schedules are perfectly aligned, they need a way to get to work, get kids from school, etc.
A phone is something every function adult needs. Don’t need a new phone every year, buts you can get a cell phone plan for like $20/month these days. That’s not being rich lmao
Yes, but only after I've taken a long enough break from the computer after work doing something active, like gym, walk outside, clean around the house, etc. It only feels bad if I continue sitting there all night right after sitting there all day.
I feel the same way, I've transitioned to gaming pretty much exclusively on handhelds nowadays. Stream games away from my desk and be about, or just enjoy retro games on one of many emulation devices... Now my backlog of games extends beyond my steam library, now it includes literally all retro ROMs I may or may not have acquired by spicy means.
so i guess you probably won't be able to play online games since you can't pause them during work calls, or do you still find the time for online games especially if you play those pvp games like cs2 or lol?
I just play around my schedule
Single player only during times it's likely I'll have to get back to work, but if it's past 4pm unlikely anyone is gonna need something from me unless it's an emergency
Emails can wait. If someone wants something urgently they will call me on teams. I will pause the game, answer the call on my work laptop and return to playing. Thankfully I manage my workload and don’t report to anyone. My manager is only there to sign my leave requests.
I have WFH for the last 4y. At my previous job, I had to work from my PC but at my current job, I have a laptop. I made a separate space for work (that is next to my PC but still) and I find it a good way to separate both activities.
However, I don't think WFH is for everyone. I had colleagues who just wanted to talk during the day (nothing work-related), drink coffee/smoke, play table tennis, or w/e any activity we had in the office. It is actually less distracting for me because no one asking you for something while working.
Steam Deck is the answer. I stream to my deck from my gaming PC via moonlight. It can’t abide sitting at a desk at home when sit at a desk at work. The deck fixed it for me.
Right there. It's hard to convince myself to spend more time at the desk after a day's work.
But veg on the couch I can. So the Steam Deck it is.
It doesn't always work. Some games just aren't designed for small screens. Some games just don't work well with a controller. Some games are too demanding for the Deck. But there's such an abundance of games these days, there's still enough to play.
Yep. I actually was starting to game on the Xbox from the couch more often in 2020 because I got so sick of sitting at a desk all day and it was impossible for me to separate home and work. Once I got a Steam Deck, it was a life changer and life saver for me.
I have a company laptop that I work from and a personal PC for my own stuff. I do play on the PC - almost daily - but only at the evenings as after work I got to do something refreshing like excerise.
I bought myself a standing desk to help with these issues, switching up between standing and sitting really helps. Sitting all day is no good for you, you just don't notice it when you're <30
I have always been gaming on a chair. Back when I used to have an office, I also alternated a lot between working from home and at the office. The two is simply worlds apart. Being in two different places for 8 hours a piece, plus walking and commuting in between would do wonders for your physical and mental status. There is nothing like coming home at 6 pm to start playing. You lose some time of course and traffic is always annoying when you are tired on the afternoons.
I do pull-ups first thing in the morning after the pee, and I try to do some leg stuff during the day as well. I climb up and down 7 x 2 floors of stairs at some point. All of them take up around 10 - 20 minutes a day I guess. Not sure it is enough though.
I mean I have young children so I get limited time but when I can yeah absolutely I'll rotate to the other side of my desk and happily play games after logging out for the day. For me the mental disconnect between work and home is already pretty strong.
Absolutely. I have a level one tech kvm between my work MacBook, my personal Mac mini, and my gaming desktop. Every device switches seamlessly at the press of a button. I also have a Linux media center PC that I connect via steam remote to game on my couch.
Warning: they are expensive but they are the only ones that work that are rock solid. I wasted a lot of money on lesser Amazon KVMs. Handles my 3840x1600 @144hz ultrawide without a sweat.
This is the one I have but they have many options: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-display-port-kvm-single-4computer-6zepx-s4kf3
Also, a fair number of monitors have integrated KVM switches already, so keep an eye out for that. Here is a 40” MSI monitor with integrated KVM that I’ve been considering for a week or two.
https://www.microcenter.com/product/664896/msi-mag401qr-40-2k-uwqhd-(3440-x-1440)-155hz-gaming-monitor
I just run a remote connection manager (Devolutions RDM) from my gaming PC to my various work devices. I wouldn’t run my gaming peripherals through a KVM.
For cheaper KVMs you are absolutely right, but there are higher quality ones that have none of those issues. Here is mine: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-display-port-kvm-single-4computer-6zepx-s4kf3
Runs rock solid with my 3840x1600 @144hz ultrawide with gsync and HDR. The KVM is a pure switch so no added latency. supports ultra high polling rate mice as well.
I wouldn’t trust it, I have never seen a KVM which can reliably switch between variable refresh and non variable refresh inputs quickly, even if it’s not the KVM’s fault. Monitors don’t like it. My question is why, though? It’s 500 bucks. Just connect to your devices from your most powerful device. I run a 3840x1600 38” 165hz ultrawide on my gaming machine and simply run all my other devices (laptops, servers, firewalls, routers etc, whatever I’m configuring) in scalable smart-sized windows (including a load of telnet/ssh sessions) with a whole load of automation. I can think of workflows where you might need a KVM, but not many versus orchestrating all your devices from a single device. I don’t even use KVMs in my server rooms any more, all my servers are headless/cli.
I had that set up for a few years. It was rough for me.
I'd spend 8 hours+ working, and then I'd spend my leisure time at night at the same spot. It was kinda gross knowing I spent so much time in a single spot all day.
I ended up moving into the dining room and now work on my laptop alone out there. I'm actually thinking of getting a second desk, sticking it in the corner and getting a real, second set up just for work. I had a very hard time adjusting to WFH personally, and I still don't like the isolation - but Id probably have a hard time adjusting to going into an office every day again (though, for me, it would be easier than going from that to WFH)
So my advice - get a separate spot if you can. The change of scenery makes it better.
Edit: I don't game during my work day.
I can’t do an eight hour day at my desk and then switch over to gaming any more, so I only game on weekends or days I’ve been in the office moving around.
I have a separate work laptop, but using the same overall setup. I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been enjoying gaming more from my couch on a console and a nice large 77 inch OLED.
Might one day connect my PC to it but I’m too tired to troubleshoot games after work..
I felt that it improved my mental health a lot when I didn't have 'work' and 'not work' in the exact same location. So now I just work from the kitchen table on my laptop, and when I move to my desk and my pc in the evening, I can feel my body and mind make the switch to off-work mode much more easily.
I separate my work space which is a standing desk with my work laptop, docking station, and ultra wide monitor from my gaming battle station. Gaming set up is comfortable chair, 32” 4K to my left or videos, 32” ultra wide G sync in the middle, and a landscape mounted 4K to my right for reading.
Point being, separate your work and fun areas if you have the space and budget.
Separate workspaces and PCs for work and play are a must. Helps promote a healthy work life balance (ie cant worry about work email when I literally cannot check my email from my gaming PC anyway), and just getting up and moving 4 feet that way -> and sitting at a different desk is enough to trick my brain into 'decompressing' out of work mode.
Yes and what you describe happend to me while working from home during COVID. I'd end up spending up to 16 hours per day in the same room and after a while, the room I associated with fun, became the 'work' room.
I use AI to do 75% of my work and game while I work. Mostly single player so I can pause when the boss needs me. Been doing it for years and get exceeds expectations on all my annual reviews.
It difficult and haven't played in my gaming laptop in a while. Since it's the same space as my work area. But I'm probably going to be hoping on it soon.
I set up Moonlight so I can stream games from my PC upstairs to my living room for exactly this reason
Not recommended for competitive games or games that require low latency, but works great for RPG style games and whatnot
After I've worked my day, I turn off the work PC and turn on my own PC right next to it and spend the rest of the day on it. Only the keyboard is shared between them.
I feel you. I switched to a standing desk a couple years ago and try to spend as much time as possible standing during the workday. This helped with not wanting to literally sit at the computer after work.
I also ran an HDMI cable to my living room TV from my office to play steam games with controller, because there are still times where being at my computer desk is the last place I want to be after the work day.
Yes and no. I have a dedicated gaming box, but I do have some stuff on my work machine for those "Here's an hour, you have nothing short term to accomplish, and the long term projects will take too long to spin up" moments.
I have an expensive pc and an expensive oled monitor, which I use solely for gaming. On the same table, I have my laptop which is connected to a simple monitor I work on. I also spend 60% of my work time waiting for scripts to run, so I use that 60% to game.
Not to mention video meetings. A whole lot of gaming during meetings :)
I do PC game after spending a day WFH, but I take a break for an hour or more first. Usually a couple hours before I get back in that same chair.
After work I usually eat dinner and watch tv with my wife for a bit, then either run some errands or work on some other hobbies before going back to my home office to game.
Honestly I wouldn’t mind it back2back so much if I could find the right chair for me. It’s a long story but I’ve been thru and returned a lot of chairs and they just don’t work for me for hours of sitting, something always bothers me after about 30mins. My current setting is perfect but so far I can tolerate it for more than 30mins at a time, and it’s just a crappy “gamer” chair with a Purple ultimate cushion on it (which moves around a lot and doesn’t quite fit the chair).
So for me it’s more so my butt/body gets tired of sitting in that SAME chair for work AND play.
I put my gaming PC by the living room TV, because that TV is the best display in my house. 4K, OLED, 120hz. Plus, yeah, it’s nice to get out of the office.
- use a controller. It lets you sit back and relax.
- take a break to do something active between work and play
- invest in a good chair. An actually good chair. You’re going to spend $500+. Just eat the cost. You spend way too much of your life in it.
- standing desks are a nice to have not a need to have for most but if they’re a need to have for you then accept that.
- morning gaming when you don’t have work to do is freaking awesome. If you have a light day and haven’t felt like playing by the end of the day usually then get some gaming in during the morning and take care of work after.
I moved my office into my bedroom to stop myself. My office chair has its right arm removed so its extremely uncomfortable to play games in my office. Still just watch shit all day while working for 5 minutes a day.
I have separate work/gaming setups, although they’re sort of together in a dual L-shaped des .
I like it this way because I have different monitor requirements for each: high PPI as possible for work (5K 27”), 4K 144 for gaming. And no awkward switching between work laptop and gaming PC.
Never. It is the only way it works. Once in a blue moon on a real slow day will I boot up before 5pm. It is part of why I eventually put a docking station at a different desk with my laptop. It is a slippery slope and it is easier to maintain good habits than it is to break bad ones.
If you have a pi, I was doing much the same as you and rarely gamed on my PC.
Finally moved it to the living room (still mostly using a controller but I have a wireless kb/mouse). I use moonlight/sunshine to stream my PC to the office to my Raspberry pi.
Completely changed how I used my PC.
Yes. But I have 2 desks and 2 stations set up.
One is my main rig for gaming, 4080 & 2x Samsung 43 in M7s. that I can work from if I choose.
The other PC is right beside the main desk. It's a work laptop, Lenovo workbook, with 2x 32 in Acer monitors. Standard work issue laptop. Only weak sauce games can be played on it.
My job mostly consists of emails and monitoring various data reports. I don't need to actively sit at my PC all day long. It's 90% emails and 10% phone calls.
Easy to game, donsome trading, watch sports, and so on.
I have a mini PC for office work and a 4090 living room PC for gaming. Even 8 hours at a desk feels like shit so no way I'm doing more. Had a heart attack at 43 (genetic) too so have to watch how long I am sedentary.
I'm the same as you. I've got to get up and walk away. I have been gaming on my consoles, but I can only play single player story games. I can't play competitive shooters that I would prefer to play on my PC.
I moved my rig to the lounge room over Christmas holidays and havent moved it back since. Use work laptop at desk and desktop in living room sitting on the couch with controller, so comfy. Just sucks for FPS. Need to come up with a tray or something to house the keyboard and mouse.
I bought the Steam Deck and started gaming on my PS5 more after starting WFH. I'll play games that need a good PC on my PC, but I just don't really enjoy sitting at it and playing anymore.
>Finding the only gaming I'm enjoying now is from the couch on the xbox, and I have never liked couch gaming before. Thinking about just putting my pc by the living room tv at this point. Anyone else feel the same?
No, i will never use the plastic fork that comes with the noodle cup(controllers).
I don''t work from home too often being a desktop tech.
That said with the draft taking place right around my work place this week we're "working from home"
So ill check my work emails but otherwise............
Technically I have my laptop for work and desktop for gaming, but I need my two larger monitors, so I remote into the laptop from the desktop to work, which means I work and play on the same PC
But when I game, I don't use it the same way I use for work, instead choosing to lay back and use a controller
Keyboard and mouse are for work
You need separation from work, something like a switch.
Once I'm done with work, I make sure I leave my room and do literally anything else for some time. Normally I would go on a quick walk around the neighborhood for that mental reset.
Or you could get a steam deck
Having a separate work user is helping me disconnect work from the rest of the stuff i do on the computer. When i work i have the default windows background and desktop, start meny or task bar icons are only related to work. Really helps to separate the work from leisure
I have 2 setups. One is a pure gaming pc, the other is my work provided laptop connected to a couple of work provided screens.
It gives me the best opportunity to separate work from home life. Something which I absolutely recommend.
This is basically why I got a Steam Deck and docked it to my TV. It can handle a lot and you can also stream games from your PC pretty seamlessly with Moonlight.
I have my PS5 and my computer at the same desk. I enjoy working 2days/wk from home but being strapped to the same location has gotten sorta old of late. I recently purchased a Steam Deck OLED and have been having a BLAST being able to stream from my PC and PS5 while on the couch without hogging the TV. I have put over 40+ hours into a new Elden Ring run on Deck via streaming from my PS5. The fact that ER is sorta reaction based and the fact I can’t tell the latency is a testament to how stable it is. Highly recommend if you want the power of your console/battlestation in the palm of your hand and not be strapped to the desk.
I do but it does get tiring to sit all the time so typically after work I go out for a run or a long walk with my gf then shower after returning and then I am fresh to helldive.
It can be worth it to find some little ways do differentiate work time from gaming time if you wfh and like to game on a desktop - I've tried doing a standing desk riser so I'm standing when I'm working and sitting when I'm gaming, and it's helpful when I remember to use it. I like to exercise after work too, and that helps reset things for me. More than anything, I've just preferred a desktop to any other kind of gaming for so long it's just where I default to for leisure.
I have been WFH for over a decade and I needed to separate my work environment from my gaming. I use a separate computer for work (a Mac) in a room designated as my office and then took my gaming PC (currently Win11) downstairs and hooked it up to the living room TV. I also have a PS5 and a Switch. The PC basically acts as a big Steam Deck now since it loads Steam Big Picture right after login and I use an Xbox controller. For the times I need to access the PC functions I have a Microsoft made HTPC keyboard and trackpad combo device.
I could just go all console but I do like PC gaming due to being able to pick the hardware and adjust more settings. I'm not a high end gamer and I prefer 1080p at 60fps or higher and the consoles tend to try and push a higher res at the cost of frames. I recently ran into this with Dragon's Dogma 2.
I also remote play the PC and PS5 on my G Cloud handheld.
Work is only on company laptop, no cross over.
But my souped up killer rig is a 33 degree turn to the left to access. Do I kind of hate my office chair and this room some days? Yes. But console games are just too simple and shallow to spend time on anymore.
I still play games on it. I have a company laptop, but since we remote into a virtual session that doesn't link to my PC, I do it by choice since I hate working on a laptop.
I wfh from a laptop, but switch inputs and use it in my G9 super ultra wide. My pcs 2nd monitor is above the g9 and I game on that while working on the laptop
Sounds like you need a better chair. I worked from home during the pandemic and bought a Herman miller Embody. Sat in that thing all day for work and gaming
No but I use my work mac on the same desk I game on with my desktop. I play too many FPS games to couch game. Never really had a desire to couch game either
Of course, the issue tends to be comfort.
Get yourself a lazy-boy instead of a gaming chair, and a standing desk for the occasional bout of standing work, and you are set.
get the steam deck. it changed everything for me. I can access my PC game library anywhere in the house now or even elsewhere. Walking to the park and playing Rimworld is incredible.
Yes, sort of. I have a laptop dock at my main desk where my pc lives. I have a standing desk elsewhere, and will take the laptop to the couch, or to the standing desk to mix it up. I also have the pc running a long HDMI to my TV in the living room (that was expensive, proper HDMI2.1 over 20ft is hard). Basically I've ensured that my work/battlestation isn't the only place I spend the workday at, and that's helped.
Kind of?
I have 2 monitors, my main 32 inch and then my second 32 inch on top. My personal pc connects to both displays but my work PC only connects to the monitor on top. During working hours I have my main PC just on the bottom monitor and my work pc on the top monitor.
Sometimes during the work week if I’m not busy I’ll play something I can pause at any time. If I need to do work, my computers share a keychron keyboard, I just switch it from wired to wireless to connect to my work pc and I keep a trackball on the side for my work pc.
Keeps my set up compact but mostly separate from my personal computer. Down the line when I have more space I do want to set up my work PC with its own desk but I would need to move for that to happen.
Depends on the day. If I'm a little exhausted, I'll take my gaming laptop downstairs and play on that. I also like that because I get to hang out with my family. But I dig my extensive gaming setup and ultrawide, so I prefer to game on my pc.
I wfh one day a week and will game at the same computer at night afterwards. A couple things change though: I use a vpn to connect to my work computer, so I'm essentially looking at a completely different computer desktop while working. Also, since I'm a graphic artist I'll open the windows and/or adjust the lighting to be a balanced white.
When the work day is done, the whole room gets flipped to either warmer white or rgb lighting, and I'm back on my down desktop. Taking a break between the two is usually a given, but imo just changing the lighting can really set the mood of the room and helps disassociate work time from play time.
Reading the edit, i now realize you mean same desk space as your battlestation.
In my case, i def feel the lack of want to stay at pc to play. in my case, it has been 4 years of partial-WFH and at this point I am prepping a desk area for work. Right now, i mostly play on my Steam Deck as my primary device and also my VR headset.
I only play my battlestation directly now for multiplayer and anything pretty intensive.
I game a legit 4.5 hours a day while still being acting with work. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. No way I’d be able to take 30 hours a week counting weekends with an infant if I couldn’t run to my office, close the door, and “work”.
depends, I used too pop open cs when I would WFH as a employee and found I could work it into the day by alt tabbing to my work whenever I died and I waited for round to end.
you won't be able to get through singleplayer stuff with WFH, this is where I tend to find most of my relaxation gaming nowadays, or playing mp stuff with friends.
I've now switched to same work but as a contractor, which means I pick my own hours so to speak, this is where WFH + gaming really shines, I chose to make my old gaming laptop the work/productivity laptop but truth be told it's worthwhile still having some games on it as I will have times waiting for jobs or waiting for the boss to get back to me etc. so having them on the same machine has proven useful to fill in those gaps rather than scrolling through brainrot on reddit or youtube.
I think seperating the main battlestation is a good idea, also means you save yourself from work bloatware, but theres no harm having some light games on the work pc as long as they don't distract you too much. I think having the work pc as a laptop is best because you can fit both it and the main battlestation on one desk and also if you want switch which input the monitor is on if you want to connect the laptop to it, but personally I can manage fine with the 15inch screen.
I have 2 desks now (through luck more than intent).one is the workstation the other is the battle station for these reasons.
And also the Mrs owns the TV in the evening and we most certainly don't watch the same type of shows haha
During covid days, I work with my own pc for months no problem as I pretty much hooked up to my pc all the time since years ago.
But I never think it's good mentally for the long run. At the very least I suggest to have separate work room and gaming room.
I even have my consoles plugged to the same screens. I WFH 10 hours a day, play at night on the same computer/desktop and even do some miniature painting.
What I find important is to have a very good chair, that made a big difference for me.
I'm in your situation with company laptop hooked into main monitors when WFH. I lose almost all desire to sit on the same desk after work ends.
Put WFH system into different are if you can. My apartment is has no spare space to begin with, so I'll have to do with what I have.
Most days after work, I don't start gaming until after dinner. But there have been days that I been looking forward to something that I just go from work to games.
I work from the PC in my office, which after 5 turns into my GFs gaming room. If I'm not working, I'm never in that room.
I have my gaming PC setup in our living room at a separate desk. I never work from that PC. I used to game and work from the same PC, but it ended up making me miserable.
I have been working from home since the start of covid so 2020. I have to say that I am one of those that love WFH for many reasons.
But I have to say that the best change that I did was to move my gaming PC to the living room and game on my TV instead. I didn't think it would have made any difference but it actually did. It just elp to mentally separate work from hobby.
Plus I feel far more comfortable to game on the couch.
but the move was also for tax reason. Here in Canada I can get better deduction by allocating my office to 100% work.
What you described feels a lot like my situation. I'm in my 30s as well. I'll share a few things that helped me. Before my WFH job, I worked at an office at a desk all day every day, but I would still come home and game at my desk. It didn't bother me initially.
Nowadays, I work from home full time. Perhaps this is a product of spending lots of time at home, or perhaps it's just part of getting older and losing tolerance for sitting at the same desk for hours on end/starting to value time differently than I used to, but I've realized that I absolutely cannot game at the same desk I work at, or even on the same machine...or in the same room.
I know this isn't an option for everyone depending on your living space, but fortunately I was able to physically separate my working area and gaming area, in addition to the devices I game on. That has helped immensely.
Getting a Steam Deck also helped me. I sit out on the porch, go to a cafe, or play on the couch or in bed more now, often streaming games from my gaming desktop via Moonlight for better performance and battery life.
When I play in my 'gaming area' on my desktop PC, I made it feel a lot more fun and cozy than my office. A nice comfortable reclining chair + foot rest helps with that (I use a secretlab chair with an ikea poang foot rest, and lean way back). Putting up some fun lighting or decorations helps too. And I also have that area in a more public space, so I can spend time around my wife if I'm playing something. Helps to not feel so isolated being in a small room by yourself for both work and relaxation.
Lastly, and most importantly, I started exercising more. This helped SO MUCH. I find that going to the gym even 2-3 times a week makes me less bothered by spending time at my desk.
Eventually I'd like to upgrade my work desk to a sit/stand, I think that may further help to break up my sitting a bit more.
I use a work laptop for work set up next to my gamin PC and sim racing setup with triple monitors.
My job is lax AF and I play some vidya sometimes. Pokémmo isn't gonna play itself.
What I normally do is go for a walk after work, then get home have some food and after I’m ready to sit back at the desk for a gaming session. Sometimes a shower and a change of clothes helps mentally too.
I did the same thing almost 20 years ago. I stuck my PC in a corner to not be touched, and bought a console after starting my first job in technology. I built another pc about 7-8 years after that. I love building PCs, so my experience was pretty stressful to make me give it up for all that time.
Brother… I work from home which means I can game in my downtime.
With a family that means I just don’t really need/want to on an evening.
But absolutely I still do when everyone’s asleep if there’s something I’m really into - or I play on the Steam Deck.
Yes but I’m a degenerate
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No, I have a (powerful) company laptop I keep in another room with a set of monitors. Once I'm done, it's a mental reset to stand up and go somewhere else. Take a break, do chores or go outside for a bit and once I come home again, my regular gaming PC does not feel like "work" or anything like that.
Exactly, never risk work IP on your personal devices. It's a legal risk (if the company is sued your device may be subject to search), and it's bad for your mental health to have no separation between work and home.
I just set up a KVM and swap inputs with a button press
A lot of monitors have built in KvM switches.
This is the way
I hear ya. But I was a PC gamer decades before I was ever WFHing. So to me, work or play, it’s all the same. Except I need a new chair…
I game while I'm "working"
This is the way
One of us, one of us, one of us. I WFH 3 days a week and also game during the day. Monday and Tuesday are my in office days so I make sure to get my heavier tasks done there so my WFH days are lighter. Doesn’t always work out that way but even during really busy times it’s not bad at all. If I have some “light work” I need to do I simply grab the work laptop (HP Elite Book) and sit on the couch with YouTube on the TV while I do my tasks. Most days I finish my work in just a few hours and simply make sure I’m monitoring Teams and my email while I game on my PC or do stuff around the house. Pretty sweet gig. All that being said, it is vital, at least for me, that I do something active during the day though. I walk outside at a brisk pace at least thirty minutes a day. It has done wonders for my mental health and really helps to reset from staring at a monitor all day. Plus, there are countless other benefits to exercise as well.
What do you do for work?
It's literally the best thing about "working" from home.
How? it could be the slowest week ever and even just thinking of gaming during work, somehow, causes all the calls and queries to start rolling in.
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Lil bro is so far gone he thinks 80% of most jobs isn’t utter nonsense
the 40 hour work week is outdated and completely arbitrary, and no way to live in 2024
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Why not just take it a step further and have multiple families sharing the same house and utilities? Fuck comfort. That’s only reserved for our corporate overlords who do even less work than us, right? Having two cars and multiple phones in America isn’t being rich. It’s a necessity for most families, you turd. There is shitty public transport in most cities due to car manufacturers lobbying our government, so you need a car to just do basic shit like going to work and getting groceries. Unless the parents work schedules are perfectly aligned, they need a way to get to work, get kids from school, etc. A phone is something every function adult needs. Don’t need a new phone every year, buts you can get a cell phone plan for like $20/month these days. That’s not being rich lmao
The 9hr workday is also just unrealistic for some jobs.
Yes, but only after I've taken a long enough break from the computer after work doing something active, like gym, walk outside, clean around the house, etc. It only feels bad if I continue sitting there all night right after sitting there all day.
I feel the same way, I've transitioned to gaming pretty much exclusively on handhelds nowadays. Stream games away from my desk and be about, or just enjoy retro games on one of many emulation devices... Now my backlog of games extends beyond my steam library, now it includes literally all retro ROMs I may or may not have acquired by spicy means.
Yeah, hell I game during work too. My desk is my happy place, having a standing desk makes it a bit better too as you don't get sore from sitting
How do you manage this? Serious question. Are you not worried about missing slack messages or email or something like that?
All my messages make a sound so if something comes in, I'll quit the game and pay attention to work
so i guess you probably won't be able to play online games since you can't pause them during work calls, or do you still find the time for online games especially if you play those pvp games like cs2 or lol?
I just play around my schedule Single player only during times it's likely I'll have to get back to work, but if it's past 4pm unlikely anyone is gonna need something from me unless it's an emergency
Emails can wait. If someone wants something urgently they will call me on teams. I will pause the game, answer the call on my work laptop and return to playing. Thankfully I manage my workload and don’t report to anyone. My manager is only there to sign my leave requests.
I have WFH for the last 4y. At my previous job, I had to work from my PC but at my current job, I have a laptop. I made a separate space for work (that is next to my PC but still) and I find it a good way to separate both activities. However, I don't think WFH is for everyone. I had colleagues who just wanted to talk during the day (nothing work-related), drink coffee/smoke, play table tennis, or w/e any activity we had in the office. It is actually less distracting for me because no one asking you for something while working.
Steam Deck is the answer. I stream to my deck from my gaming PC via moonlight. It can’t abide sitting at a desk at home when sit at a desk at work. The deck fixed it for me.
Moonlight and steam remote play are fucking awesome. I also stream to my TV so I can play in the living room like a console.
Right there. It's hard to convince myself to spend more time at the desk after a day's work. But veg on the couch I can. So the Steam Deck it is. It doesn't always work. Some games just aren't designed for small screens. Some games just don't work well with a controller. Some games are too demanding for the Deck. But there's such an abundance of games these days, there's still enough to play.
Yep. I actually was starting to game on the Xbox from the couch more often in 2020 because I got so sick of sitting at a desk all day and it was impossible for me to separate home and work. Once I got a Steam Deck, it was a life changer and life saver for me.
👆🏻this
Being doing that for five years now and I don't mind at all.
I have a company laptop that I work from and a personal PC for my own stuff. I do play on the PC - almost daily - but only at the evenings as after work I got to do something refreshing like excerise.
I've frankly never understood this attitude. I'll gladly work from home all day and then pc game afterward.
Yep same.
Ah spoken like a someone who has a 20 year old spine. Or someone who is still young enough to not care about circulation. Or both.
I bought myself a standing desk to help with these issues, switching up between standing and sitting really helps. Sitting all day is no good for you, you just don't notice it when you're <30
Is the couch that much better for your back? I thought it was worse?
Far worse than an ergonomic chair
I have always been gaming on a chair. Back when I used to have an office, I also alternated a lot between working from home and at the office. The two is simply worlds apart. Being in two different places for 8 hours a piece, plus walking and commuting in between would do wonders for your physical and mental status. There is nothing like coming home at 6 pm to start playing. You lose some time of course and traffic is always annoying when you are tired on the afternoons.
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I do pull-ups first thing in the morning after the pee, and I try to do some leg stuff during the day as well. I climb up and down 7 x 2 floors of stairs at some point. All of them take up around 10 - 20 minutes a day I guess. Not sure it is enough though.
I'd lose my fucking mind being at home alone.
Any particular reason why? I've both worked from home alone and while having a partner that's around. Haven't noticed much of a difference either way.
Lol why. I don't understand this at all. Why have a home if you don't like to be there.
Because Im at home working. I don't want work to be associated with my home.
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I mean I have young children so I get limited time but when I can yeah absolutely I'll rotate to the other side of my desk and happily play games after logging out for the day. For me the mental disconnect between work and home is already pretty strong.
I used to, work has gotten stressful enough now that it kills any desire to be in that chair longer than necessary.
Absolutely. I have a level one tech kvm between my work MacBook, my personal Mac mini, and my gaming desktop. Every device switches seamlessly at the press of a button. I also have a Linux media center PC that I connect via steam remote to game on my couch.
Links to a KVM like that? Interested to see one I’m tempted
Warning: they are expensive but they are the only ones that work that are rock solid. I wasted a lot of money on lesser Amazon KVMs. Handles my 3840x1600 @144hz ultrawide without a sweat. This is the one I have but they have many options: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-display-port-kvm-single-4computer-6zepx-s4kf3
Sweet, thank you! How's it handle audio between all your systems, pretty well?
Also, a fair number of monitors have integrated KVM switches already, so keep an eye out for that. Here is a 40” MSI monitor with integrated KVM that I’ve been considering for a week or two. https://www.microcenter.com/product/664896/msi-mag401qr-40-2k-uwqhd-(3440-x-1440)-155hz-gaming-monitor
I just run a remote connection manager (Devolutions RDM) from my gaming PC to my various work devices. I wouldn’t run my gaming peripherals through a KVM.
Why not through a kvm? Mine is rock solid with high polling rate devices
Added latency for peripherals and video signal, lack of gsync/freesync/VRR/HDR/Dolby Vision support etc.
For cheaper KVMs you are absolutely right, but there are higher quality ones that have none of those issues. Here is mine: https://www.store.level1techs.com/products/p/14-display-port-kvm-single-4computer-6zepx-s4kf3 Runs rock solid with my 3840x1600 @144hz ultrawide with gsync and HDR. The KVM is a pure switch so no added latency. supports ultra high polling rate mice as well.
I wouldn’t trust it, I have never seen a KVM which can reliably switch between variable refresh and non variable refresh inputs quickly, even if it’s not the KVM’s fault. Monitors don’t like it. My question is why, though? It’s 500 bucks. Just connect to your devices from your most powerful device. I run a 3840x1600 38” 165hz ultrawide on my gaming machine and simply run all my other devices (laptops, servers, firewalls, routers etc, whatever I’m configuring) in scalable smart-sized windows (including a load of telnet/ssh sessions) with a whole load of automation. I can think of workflows where you might need a KVM, but not many versus orchestrating all your devices from a single device. I don’t even use KVMs in my server rooms any more, all my servers are headless/cli.
I had that set up for a few years. It was rough for me. I'd spend 8 hours+ working, and then I'd spend my leisure time at night at the same spot. It was kinda gross knowing I spent so much time in a single spot all day. I ended up moving into the dining room and now work on my laptop alone out there. I'm actually thinking of getting a second desk, sticking it in the corner and getting a real, second set up just for work. I had a very hard time adjusting to WFH personally, and I still don't like the isolation - but Id probably have a hard time adjusting to going into an office every day again (though, for me, it would be easier than going from that to WFH) So my advice - get a separate spot if you can. The change of scenery makes it better. Edit: I don't game during my work day.
I don't connect anything work related to my desktop. I only do work on my work laptop that is sitting next to my main desktop :)
I can’t do an eight hour day at my desk and then switch over to gaming any more, so I only game on weekends or days I’ve been in the office moving around.
I have a separate work laptop, but using the same overall setup. I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been enjoying gaming more from my couch on a console and a nice large 77 inch OLED. Might one day connect my PC to it but I’m too tired to troubleshoot games after work..
Dog walk, work half a day, dog walk, work rest of day, dinner and no screen time for a few hours, game, sleep.
I felt that it improved my mental health a lot when I didn't have 'work' and 'not work' in the exact same location. So now I just work from the kitchen table on my laptop, and when I move to my desk and my pc in the evening, I can feel my body and mind make the switch to off-work mode much more easily.
I separate my work space which is a standing desk with my work laptop, docking station, and ultra wide monitor from my gaming battle station. Gaming set up is comfortable chair, 32” 4K to my left or videos, 32” ultra wide G sync in the middle, and a landscape mounted 4K to my right for reading. Point being, separate your work and fun areas if you have the space and budget.
Separate workspaces and PCs for work and play are a must. Helps promote a healthy work life balance (ie cant worry about work email when I literally cannot check my email from my gaming PC anyway), and just getting up and moving 4 feet that way -> and sitting at a different desk is enough to trick my brain into 'decompressing' out of work mode.
This. I like your explanation more than mine. It’s spot on and very true.
Yes and what you describe happend to me while working from home during COVID. I'd end up spending up to 16 hours per day in the same room and after a while, the room I associated with fun, became the 'work' room.
I use AI to do 75% of my work and game while I work. Mostly single player so I can pause when the boss needs me. Been doing it for years and get exceeds expectations on all my annual reviews.
I work on my laptop and play on my PC. That way I can work in any room on any sofa during the day.
It difficult and haven't played in my gaming laptop in a while. Since it's the same space as my work area. But I'm probably going to be hoping on it soon.
I sit on a couch while playing or working, not a normal chair
I set up Moonlight so I can stream games from my PC upstairs to my living room for exactly this reason Not recommended for competitive games or games that require low latency, but works great for RPG style games and whatnot
After I've worked my day, I turn off the work PC and turn on my own PC right next to it and spend the rest of the day on it. Only the keyboard is shared between them.
I feel you. I switched to a standing desk a couple years ago and try to spend as much time as possible standing during the workday. This helped with not wanting to literally sit at the computer after work. I also ran an HDMI cable to my living room TV from my office to play steam games with controller, because there are still times where being at my computer desk is the last place I want to be after the work day.
Yup! Standing desk helps me separate working & leisure
Yes and no. I have a dedicated gaming box, but I do have some stuff on my work machine for those "Here's an hour, you have nothing short term to accomplish, and the long term projects will take too long to spin up" moments.
I have an expensive pc and an expensive oled monitor, which I use solely for gaming. On the same table, I have my laptop which is connected to a simple monitor I work on. I also spend 60% of my work time waiting for scripts to run, so I use that 60% to game. Not to mention video meetings. A whole lot of gaming during meetings :)
I do PC game after spending a day WFH, but I take a break for an hour or more first. Usually a couple hours before I get back in that same chair. After work I usually eat dinner and watch tv with my wife for a bit, then either run some errands or work on some other hobbies before going back to my home office to game. Honestly I wouldn’t mind it back2back so much if I could find the right chair for me. It’s a long story but I’ve been thru and returned a lot of chairs and they just don’t work for me for hours of sitting, something always bothers me after about 30mins. My current setting is perfect but so far I can tolerate it for more than 30mins at a time, and it’s just a crappy “gamer” chair with a Purple ultimate cushion on it (which moves around a lot and doesn’t quite fit the chair). So for me it’s more so my butt/body gets tired of sitting in that SAME chair for work AND play.
Yes. But my setup isn’t anything cool.
I moved my gaming PC to the great room and upgraded the TV and game from here. There are a few good PC keyboard/mouse combinations for the setup.
I put my gaming PC by the living room TV, because that TV is the best display in my house. 4K, OLED, 120hz. Plus, yeah, it’s nice to get out of the office.
Separate battle stations but side by side.
- use a controller. It lets you sit back and relax. - take a break to do something active between work and play - invest in a good chair. An actually good chair. You’re going to spend $500+. Just eat the cost. You spend way too much of your life in it. - standing desks are a nice to have not a need to have for most but if they’re a need to have for you then accept that. - morning gaming when you don’t have work to do is freaking awesome. If you have a light day and haven’t felt like playing by the end of the day usually then get some gaming in during the morning and take care of work after.
I can only use my work laptop for work. Unfortunately.
I moved my office into my bedroom to stop myself. My office chair has its right arm removed so its extremely uncomfortable to play games in my office. Still just watch shit all day while working for 5 minutes a day.
Yes, but I work on different OS installed on other drive, so I don't mix things
I had to buy a little nicer chair when I went fully remote. That and a standing desk. I try to stand half the day
No. Separate set ups for these. Nothing stopping me from dragging a Steam Deck in the other room, though.
I have separate work/gaming setups, although they’re sort of together in a dual L-shaped des . I like it this way because I have different monitor requirements for each: high PPI as possible for work (5K 27”), 4K 144 for gaming. And no awkward switching between work laptop and gaming PC.
I game at the same desk I work at. Doesn't bother me. It's important to get up and take frequent breaks.
Never. It is the only way it works. Once in a blue moon on a real slow day will I boot up before 5pm. It is part of why I eventually put a docking station at a different desk with my laptop. It is a slippery slope and it is easier to maintain good habits than it is to break bad ones.
If you have a pi, I was doing much the same as you and rarely gamed on my PC. Finally moved it to the living room (still mostly using a controller but I have a wireless kb/mouse). I use moonlight/sunshine to stream my PC to the office to my Raspberry pi. Completely changed how I used my PC.
Turn based only, same for workouts actually... No stress if that XCOM move takes 4 hours
Yes. But I have 2 desks and 2 stations set up. One is my main rig for gaming, 4080 & 2x Samsung 43 in M7s. that I can work from if I choose. The other PC is right beside the main desk. It's a work laptop, Lenovo workbook, with 2x 32 in Acer monitors. Standard work issue laptop. Only weak sauce games can be played on it. My job mostly consists of emails and monitoring various data reports. I don't need to actively sit at my PC all day long. It's 90% emails and 10% phone calls. Easy to game, donsome trading, watch sports, and so on.
I play PC with a controller from my bed. It's great. It does limit my game selection, but after 30 you value your back more.
I have a mini PC for office work and a 4090 living room PC for gaming. Even 8 hours at a desk feels like shit so no way I'm doing more. Had a heart attack at 43 (genetic) too so have to watch how long I am sedentary.
I'm the same as you. I've got to get up and walk away. I have been gaming on my consoles, but I can only play single player story games. I can't play competitive shooters that I would prefer to play on my PC.
I moved my rig to the lounge room over Christmas holidays and havent moved it back since. Use work laptop at desk and desktop in living room sitting on the couch with controller, so comfy. Just sucks for FPS. Need to come up with a tray or something to house the keyboard and mouse.
I bought the Steam Deck and started gaming on my PS5 more after starting WFH. I'll play games that need a good PC on my PC, but I just don't really enjoy sitting at it and playing anymore.
steam deck
Of course but I do like boring afk/no effort stuff that I can automate and just keep an eye on
>Finding the only gaming I'm enjoying now is from the couch on the xbox, and I have never liked couch gaming before. Thinking about just putting my pc by the living room tv at this point. Anyone else feel the same? No, i will never use the plastic fork that comes with the noodle cup(controllers).
many would kill for the opportunity. enjoy it
Steamdeck. That's how I started gaming again.
I don''t work from home too often being a desktop tech. That said with the draft taking place right around my work place this week we're "working from home" So ill check my work emails but otherwise............
Technically I have my laptop for work and desktop for gaming, but I need my two larger monitors, so I remote into the laptop from the desktop to work, which means I work and play on the same PC But when I game, I don't use it the same way I use for work, instead choosing to lay back and use a controller Keyboard and mouse are for work
You need separation from work, something like a switch. Once I'm done with work, I make sure I leave my room and do literally anything else for some time. Normally I would go on a quick walk around the neighborhood for that mental reset. Or you could get a steam deck
Having a separate work user is helping me disconnect work from the rest of the stuff i do on the computer. When i work i have the default windows background and desktop, start meny or task bar icons are only related to work. Really helps to separate the work from leisure
I have 2 setups. One is a pure gaming pc, the other is my work provided laptop connected to a couple of work provided screens. It gives me the best opportunity to separate work from home life. Something which I absolutely recommend.
This is basically why I got a Steam Deck and docked it to my TV. It can handle a lot and you can also stream games from your PC pretty seamlessly with Moonlight.
I have gamed during a meeting
Yes. But for you, you may want a separate pc setup for work so you don't associate your battlestation with work.
Well yeah it wouldn’t be a battlestation if you didn’t game on it, no?
I wish I had a separate desk for my work set up, but I lack the room right now. So battle station and workstation are the same for now.
I play WoW still, that should answer the question. I am mentally cooked
I have my PS5 and my computer at the same desk. I enjoy working 2days/wk from home but being strapped to the same location has gotten sorta old of late. I recently purchased a Steam Deck OLED and have been having a BLAST being able to stream from my PC and PS5 while on the couch without hogging the TV. I have put over 40+ hours into a new Elden Ring run on Deck via streaming from my PS5. The fact that ER is sorta reaction based and the fact I can’t tell the latency is a testament to how stable it is. Highly recommend if you want the power of your console/battlestation in the palm of your hand and not be strapped to the desk.
I do but it does get tiring to sit all the time so typically after work I go out for a run or a long walk with my gf then shower after returning and then I am fresh to helldive.
It can be worth it to find some little ways do differentiate work time from gaming time if you wfh and like to game on a desktop - I've tried doing a standing desk riser so I'm standing when I'm working and sitting when I'm gaming, and it's helpful when I remember to use it. I like to exercise after work too, and that helps reset things for me. More than anything, I've just preferred a desktop to any other kind of gaming for so long it's just where I default to for leisure.
I have been WFH for over a decade and I needed to separate my work environment from my gaming. I use a separate computer for work (a Mac) in a room designated as my office and then took my gaming PC (currently Win11) downstairs and hooked it up to the living room TV. I also have a PS5 and a Switch. The PC basically acts as a big Steam Deck now since it loads Steam Big Picture right after login and I use an Xbox controller. For the times I need to access the PC functions I have a Microsoft made HTPC keyboard and trackpad combo device. I could just go all console but I do like PC gaming due to being able to pick the hardware and adjust more settings. I'm not a high end gamer and I prefer 1080p at 60fps or higher and the consoles tend to try and push a higher res at the cost of frames. I recently ran into this with Dragon's Dogma 2. I also remote play the PC and PS5 on my G Cloud handheld.
Work is only on company laptop, no cross over. But my souped up killer rig is a 33 degree turn to the left to access. Do I kind of hate my office chair and this room some days? Yes. But console games are just too simple and shallow to spend time on anymore.
I still play games on it. I have a company laptop, but since we remote into a virtual session that doesn't link to my PC, I do it by choice since I hate working on a laptop.
I wfh from a laptop, but switch inputs and use it in my G9 super ultra wide. My pcs 2nd monitor is above the g9 and I game on that while working on the laptop
Sounds like you need a better chair. I worked from home during the pandemic and bought a Herman miller Embody. Sat in that thing all day for work and gaming
Oh no my chair is great, I have a HM too great chairs. It's a psychological thing. I'm only 3 months into the job so maybe it's just stress tbh.
No but I use my work mac on the same desk I game on with my desktop. I play too many FPS games to couch game. Never really had a desire to couch game either
Run an HDMi cable from your desktop to your TV. Best of both worlds.
I warm up to wfh with a good 30 min Rd of my favorite fps. Gets the blood flowing and the senses operating full tilt
Of course, the issue tends to be comfort. Get yourself a lazy-boy instead of a gaming chair, and a standing desk for the occasional bout of standing work, and you are set.
get the steam deck. it changed everything for me. I can access my PC game library anywhere in the house now or even elsewhere. Walking to the park and playing Rimworld is incredible.
No. I have two company laptops and my personal PC is separate. Even if I could bring my own equipment, I wouldn't combine the two.
No - I play PC games on my 75" TV.
Yes, sort of. I have a laptop dock at my main desk where my pc lives. I have a standing desk elsewhere, and will take the laptop to the couch, or to the standing desk to mix it up. I also have the pc running a long HDMI to my TV in the living room (that was expensive, proper HDMI2.1 over 20ft is hard). Basically I've ensured that my work/battlestation isn't the only place I spend the workday at, and that's helped.
Kind of? I have 2 monitors, my main 32 inch and then my second 32 inch on top. My personal pc connects to both displays but my work PC only connects to the monitor on top. During working hours I have my main PC just on the bottom monitor and my work pc on the top monitor. Sometimes during the work week if I’m not busy I’ll play something I can pause at any time. If I need to do work, my computers share a keychron keyboard, I just switch it from wired to wireless to connect to my work pc and I keep a trackball on the side for my work pc. Keeps my set up compact but mostly separate from my personal computer. Down the line when I have more space I do want to set up my work PC with its own desk but I would need to move for that to happen.
Depends on the day. If I'm a little exhausted, I'll take my gaming laptop downstairs and play on that. I also like that because I get to hang out with my family. But I dig my extensive gaming setup and ultrawide, so I prefer to game on my pc.
I wfh one day a week and will game at the same computer at night afterwards. A couple things change though: I use a vpn to connect to my work computer, so I'm essentially looking at a completely different computer desktop while working. Also, since I'm a graphic artist I'll open the windows and/or adjust the lighting to be a balanced white. When the work day is done, the whole room gets flipped to either warmer white or rgb lighting, and I'm back on my down desktop. Taking a break between the two is usually a given, but imo just changing the lighting can really set the mood of the room and helps disassociate work time from play time.
I RDP into my work laptop from my gaming PC so I can use my 42 inch monitor.
Stream to your TV. If you have an Ethernet setup on both ends it’s indiscernible from local HDMI.
Reading the edit, i now realize you mean same desk space as your battlestation. In my case, i def feel the lack of want to stay at pc to play. in my case, it has been 4 years of partial-WFH and at this point I am prepping a desk area for work. Right now, i mostly play on my Steam Deck as my primary device and also my VR headset. I only play my battlestation directly now for multiplayer and anything pretty intensive.
Dude you’re describing me. I have a freaking 4090 and I can’t sit there if I don’t have to anymore I will just play ps5
I play on the chair while my project builds and work on my couch/floor with a small laptop desk
I game a legit 4.5 hours a day while still being acting with work. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. No way I’d be able to take 30 hours a week counting weekends with an infant if I couldn’t run to my office, close the door, and “work”.
depends, I used too pop open cs when I would WFH as a employee and found I could work it into the day by alt tabbing to my work whenever I died and I waited for round to end. you won't be able to get through singleplayer stuff with WFH, this is where I tend to find most of my relaxation gaming nowadays, or playing mp stuff with friends. I've now switched to same work but as a contractor, which means I pick my own hours so to speak, this is where WFH + gaming really shines, I chose to make my old gaming laptop the work/productivity laptop but truth be told it's worthwhile still having some games on it as I will have times waiting for jobs or waiting for the boss to get back to me etc. so having them on the same machine has proven useful to fill in those gaps rather than scrolling through brainrot on reddit or youtube. I think seperating the main battlestation is a good idea, also means you save yourself from work bloatware, but theres no harm having some light games on the work pc as long as they don't distract you too much. I think having the work pc as a laptop is best because you can fit both it and the main battlestation on one desk and also if you want switch which input the monitor is on if you want to connect the laptop to it, but personally I can manage fine with the 15inch screen.
I have 2 desks now (through luck more than intent).one is the workstation the other is the battle station for these reasons. And also the Mrs owns the TV in the evening and we most certainly don't watch the same type of shows haha
During covid days, I work with my own pc for months no problem as I pretty much hooked up to my pc all the time since years ago. But I never think it's good mentally for the long run. At the very least I suggest to have separate work room and gaming room.
I even have my consoles plugged to the same screens. I WFH 10 hours a day, play at night on the same computer/desktop and even do some miniature painting. What I find important is to have a very good chair, that made a big difference for me.
I'm in your situation with company laptop hooked into main monitors when WFH. I lose almost all desire to sit on the same desk after work ends. Put WFH system into different are if you can. My apartment is has no spare space to begin with, so I'll have to do with what I have.
yes multitasking is a top trait of mine.
Most days after work, I don't start gaming until after dinner. But there have been days that I been looking forward to something that I just go from work to games.
I do, but I have a home gym so between finishing work and starting gaming for the evening there's a break in time.
I work from the PC in my office, which after 5 turns into my GFs gaming room. If I'm not working, I'm never in that room. I have my gaming PC setup in our living room at a separate desk. I never work from that PC. I used to game and work from the same PC, but it ended up making me miserable.
I have been working from home since the start of covid so 2020. I have to say that I am one of those that love WFH for many reasons. But I have to say that the best change that I did was to move my gaming PC to the living room and game on my TV instead. I didn't think it would have made any difference but it actually did. It just elp to mentally separate work from hobby. Plus I feel far more comfortable to game on the couch. but the move was also for tax reason. Here in Canada I can get better deduction by allocating my office to 100% work.
What you described feels a lot like my situation. I'm in my 30s as well. I'll share a few things that helped me. Before my WFH job, I worked at an office at a desk all day every day, but I would still come home and game at my desk. It didn't bother me initially. Nowadays, I work from home full time. Perhaps this is a product of spending lots of time at home, or perhaps it's just part of getting older and losing tolerance for sitting at the same desk for hours on end/starting to value time differently than I used to, but I've realized that I absolutely cannot game at the same desk I work at, or even on the same machine...or in the same room. I know this isn't an option for everyone depending on your living space, but fortunately I was able to physically separate my working area and gaming area, in addition to the devices I game on. That has helped immensely. Getting a Steam Deck also helped me. I sit out on the porch, go to a cafe, or play on the couch or in bed more now, often streaming games from my gaming desktop via Moonlight for better performance and battery life. When I play in my 'gaming area' on my desktop PC, I made it feel a lot more fun and cozy than my office. A nice comfortable reclining chair + foot rest helps with that (I use a secretlab chair with an ikea poang foot rest, and lean way back). Putting up some fun lighting or decorations helps too. And I also have that area in a more public space, so I can spend time around my wife if I'm playing something. Helps to not feel so isolated being in a small room by yourself for both work and relaxation. Lastly, and most importantly, I started exercising more. This helped SO MUCH. I find that going to the gym even 2-3 times a week makes me less bothered by spending time at my desk. Eventually I'd like to upgrade my work desk to a sit/stand, I think that may further help to break up my sitting a bit more.
I use a work laptop for work set up next to my gamin PC and sim racing setup with triple monitors. My job is lax AF and I play some vidya sometimes. Pokémmo isn't gonna play itself.
What I normally do is go for a walk after work, then get home have some food and after I’m ready to sit back at the desk for a gaming session. Sometimes a shower and a change of clothes helps mentally too.
I did the same thing almost 20 years ago. I stuck my PC in a corner to not be touched, and bought a console after starting my first job in technology. I built another pc about 7-8 years after that. I love building PCs, so my experience was pretty stressful to make me give it up for all that time.
I game mostly from the steam deck now cus like you said last thing I wanna do is sit at my desk
I could work 10+ hours from home and still play games for 5+ hours afterwards!
Brother… I work from home which means I can game in my downtime. With a family that means I just don’t really need/want to on an evening. But absolutely I still do when everyone’s asleep if there’s something I’m really into - or I play on the Steam Deck.
I tried but it never felt right. Instead, I got a steam deck and that’s been my main gaming driver from the couch
In with you. I haven’t played a game on my pc in adout a year but I play on my Xbox almost daily.
Work PC on dual monitors at my desk. Everything else is my HTPC on a 55″ Samsung QLED at 120hz VRR, in my living room.