#318134 - 04/28/08 11:34 AM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: LadyKestrel]
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Loc: San Francisco area, Calif.
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When I first read the title of this thread, I was thinking you wanted design tips we may have gotten from games...... I was kind of thinking the same thing. I used to have grand plans for room additions and other redecorating. After playing games and seeing smaller, humbler abodes (as in Norrköping, Sweden; Capri, Italy, for example), I've come to appreciate what I already have: My smaller, older home with its so-called outdated spaces & appearance... appliances included. I have an old, cheap-o, tall bookshelf where I store my games in their boxes. The 5 or 6 shelves seem to be enough storage for what I've got. My PC is in an armoire, which holds some more games, but most important, hides lots of desk clutter. 
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#320111 - 05/02/08 12:01 AM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: Carrie]
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Hah! Great topic! Indeed it has! We are building a new home, and computers/gaming/shelving/extra electrical plugins are in the design that never would have been several years ago. The conduits coming into the house are numbered to allow for all of the extra connections that we are going to need, including the Satellite TV needs. It's amazing how the focus has changed over the years.
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#320156 - 05/02/08 06:24 AM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: BeaSong]
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I wouldn't call it "design" but  it is a definite yes. We have a great room dining/living room and 2 computers, one in each, for hubby and me   Linda
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#320537 - 05/02/08 07:29 PM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: Becky]
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Gaming and Computer have taken over my home, family, friends entertainment budget......and I love it. Nothing better to keep the mind sharp, when a new game arrives, my husband says goodbye for a few days. We meet at the kitchen stove and he will pass through the office to see if I am still among the sane.
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#320625 - 05/02/08 11:02 PM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: Cherie]
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My goodness, reading all these posts makes me realize I am way behind with the times. I bought my first computer 3 years ago (with XP) and then a laptop. And I thought I was pretty hip with this And I see people who have their old computers - 95, 98 etc lined up next to their new computers or with special rooms for gaming. Oh well, I'm over 60 so I can't be expected to keep up with the under 50 crowd. Becky - one question - why a computer in the kitchen? RAL 
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#324106 - 05/09/08 12:04 AM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: Becky]
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RAL -- the computer in the kitchen means I can watch my young son while he's online. Good call, Becky. As for my place, I just have my desktop in my bedroom. Same as I always have. But I've had to clean out some storage space for all the games I've accumulated over the last year. 
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#324314 - 05/09/08 11:27 AM
Re: Has Gaming Influenced the Interior Design of Your Home?
[Re: Celtic Lark]
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The house we moved from had a large extra bedroom and I had plenty of space for computers, games and books. When we down sized my room was half the size. I built shelves for my games and left room for the new games that arrive. I do not know what to the books, but then I have not looked very hard. The rest of the house looks normal?, I think.
Edited by kazzmo (05/09/08 11:30 AM)
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