Contact wearers: How do YOU play?

DotKritic · 01-29-2011, 07:38 PM

For those who wear contacts, how do you manage keeping your eyes open without drying your contacts? Do you wait for a break in the song or do you blink with one eye while playing using the other to play?

I try to wait for a break; if I can't, I'll blink with one of my eyes then vice versa with the other.

**8 Hour Whore** · 01-29-2011, 07:46 PM

Nope I can keep my eyes open for long periods of time so I can go through World Tour without ever blinking

**TheRapingDragon** · 01-31-2011, 03:32 AM

Just blink. Once you memorize a song enough you should know what keys to hit. During that split-second blink your hands will continue to hit what your eyes don't see.

**T-Force** · 01-31-2011, 04:06 AM

Simple. I take them out and wear glasses.

But if I'm lazy and keep them in, blink whenever and pray I don't screw up. although there are times when only one effs up and I have to keep one eye shut for a moment while the other stays open.

who_cares973 · 01-31-2011, 04:26 AM

I memorize what's on the screen before I blink

**Gilly G** · 01-31-2011, 05:37 AM

In general, playing FFR forces you to keep your eyes for unhealthy amounts of time. I try to play without my contacts and put my glasses on. If I don't, after the first few songs my contacts will dry up and it'll be a pain until I can take them off.

Even when I try periodically fast-blinking, it's not enough of a blink for your eyes to feel better and you more often than not lose your concentration and get a few goods than make your eyes feel better.

**Sweet_Feet** · 01-31-2011, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8 Hour Whore

Nope I can keep my eyes open for long periods of time so I can go through World Tour without ever blinking

hi! o/

**Sprite-** · 01-31-2011, 10:54 AM

It doesn't really bother me unless it's like 8+ minutes.

**TheRapingDragon** · 01-31-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sprite-

It doesn't really bother me unless it's like 8+ minutes.

That doesn't exactly answer the question. What do you do when it does bother you (i.e. 8+ minutes).

**Sprite-** · 01-31-2011, 11:00 AM

I usually just have no choice but to blink and hope that it doesn't mess up my game. I can usually do it without having to wait for a break. I guess I kinda memorize what's on the screen for that split second of blinking.

**unkanown444** · 01-31-2011, 11:57 AM

My contacts dont usually give me a problem, but if they get especially dry I just use take them out and use glasses.

**iironiic** · 01-31-2011, 12:38 PM

I always wear glasses when I play FFR. If I play with contacts, I only play a few games for that reason.

**PlayTrumpet** · 01-31-2011, 03:18 PM

Um.. I blink like normal. I feel like, sure, I probably blink less when sightreading a song or when it's very arrow intensive, but I just never think about blinking. I probably subconsciously memorize what's on the screen as I blink.

I do prefer glasses to contacts whilst playing though, since contacts drying really forces you to think about your eyes, when you shouldn't have to.

Kage06 · 02-7-2011, 04:39 PM

I tend to blink when I don't want to. i.e I'll go into a OCD mode where I just have to blink multiple times in a row in the middle of a song, or flex my fingers

**BethanyBangs** · 02-15-2011, 07:22 PM

My eyes get really tear-y and they blur and i miss arrows. That's how i play. xD I blink a lot and i try to do it fast.

**Kibblre** · 02-15-2011, 08:19 PM

I blink a lot, but memorize what's on the screen between each blink.

My PA sucks.

Duplica · 02-15-2011, 08:23 PM

I wear silicone contacts, so they breathe easier. I condition myself to blink the least possible, since abusing it while playing will dry your eyes out faster. it's all about focus.

but when it does happen which it inevitably does, I'll switch eye or blink many times in very fast succession so I can still more or less see the screen.

01-29-2011, 07:38 PM	#1
DotKritic Forum User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston Age: 19 Posts: 2,964	Contact wearers: How do YOU play? For those who wear contacts, how do you manage keeping your eyes open without drying your contacts? Do you wait for a break in the song or do you blink with one eye while playing using the other to play? I try to wait for a break; if I can't, I'll blink with one of my eyes then vice versa with the other. __________________ FFR Member Since December 17th, 2004

01-29-2011, 07:46 PM	#2
8 Hour Whore ←↓↑→ Lets Bang? ←↓↑→ Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 2,324	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? Nope I can keep my eyes open for long periods of time so I can go through World Tour without ever blinking __________________ R.I.P JellyGod <333 Best AAA: Banned Forever BlackFlags: 49

01-31-2011, 03:32 AM	#3
TheRapingDragon A car crash mind Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 9,788	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? Just blink. Once you memorize a song enough you should know what keys to hit. During that split-second blink your hands will continue to hit what your eyes don't see.

01-31-2011, 04:06 AM	#4
T-Force Your world ends with you Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Somewhere in, B.C., Canada Age: 32 Posts: 4,736	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? Simple. I take them out and wear glasses. But if I'm lazy and keep them in, blink whenever and pray I don't screw up. although there are times when only one effs up and I have to keep one eye shut for a moment while the other stays open.

01-31-2011, 04:26 AM	#5
who_cares973 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: :U Age: 35 Posts: 15,407	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I memorize what's on the screen before I blink __________________

01-31-2011, 05:37 AM	#6
Gilly G FFR Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: France Age: 33 Posts: 1,225	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? In general, playing FFR forces you to keep your eyes for unhealthy amounts of time. I try to play without my contacts and put my glasses on. If I don't, after the first few songs my contacts will dry up and it'll be a pain until I can take them off. Even when I try periodically fast-blinking, it's not enough of a blink for your eyes to feel better and you more often than not lose your concentration and get a few goods than make your eyes feel better.

01-31-2011, 10:54 AM	#8
Sprite- HAVE ME WITH VODKA Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 35 Posts: 7,316	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? It doesn't really bother me unless it's like 8+ minutes.

01-31-2011, 11:00 AM	#10
Sprite- HAVE ME WITH VODKA Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 35 Posts: 7,316	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I usually just have no choice but to blink and hope that it doesn't mess up my game. I can usually do it without having to wait for a break. I guess I kinda memorize what's on the screen for that split second of blinking.

01-31-2011, 11:57 AM	#11
unkanown444 FFR Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas Age: 33 Posts: 135	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? My contacts dont usually give me a problem, but if they get especially dry I just use take them out and use glasses.

01-31-2011, 12:38 PM	#12
iironiic D6 FFR Legacy Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 32 Posts: 4,342	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I always wear glasses when I play FFR. If I play with contacts, I only play a few games for that reason.

01-31-2011, 03:18 PM	#13
PlayTrumpet Lamingtons. Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 590	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? Um.. I blink like normal. I feel like, sure, I probably blink less when sightreading a song or when it's very arrow intensive, but I just never think about blinking. I probably subconsciously memorize what's on the screen as I blink. I do prefer glasses to contacts whilst playing though, since contacts drying really forces you to think about your eyes, when you shouldn't have to. __________________ HIGH-FIVING A MILLION ANGELS! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-7-2011, 04:39 PM	#14
Kage06 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 90	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I tend to blink when I don't want to. i.e I'll go into a OCD mode where I just have to blink multiple times in a row in the middle of a song, or flex my fingers

02-15-2011, 07:22 PM	#15
BethanyBangs ~ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sacramento Age: 29 Posts: 730	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? My eyes get really tear-y and they blur and i miss arrows. That's how i play. xD I blink a lot and i try to do it fast.

02-15-2011, 08:19 PM	#16
Kibblre Caelondia Represent Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A place of hearts and ghosts Age: 31 Posts: 1,984	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I blink a lot, but memorize what's on the screen between each blink. My PA sucks. __________________ Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

02-15-2011, 08:23 PM	#17
Duplica FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada Age: 30 Posts: 205	Re: Contact wearers: How do YOU play? I wear silicone contacts, so they breathe easier. I condition myself to blink the least possible, since abusing it while playing will dry your eyes out faster. it's all about focus. but when it does happen which it inevitably does, I'll switch eye or blink many times in very fast succession so I can still more or less see the screen.

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