Getting "in the zone"

evilbutterfly · 01-1-2005, 07:08 PM

I can't remember what G4 called it, but before their big awards show they talked about how you could get in the zone while playing video games and not think about it.

This was a while back, but I bring it up because earlier I was playing Half Life 2 (finally got it) and I kept zoning out and not realizing that I was playing a game. I was hitting the keys and moving around and I felt more like I was watching a movie, because it all became like instincts. This has happened to me while playing DDR before, only a bit different. There would be times where I'm thinking "holy crap, I can't get all those arrows" and I get them all and am not even thinking about which buttons to push.

My questions is, have you guys ever gotten in the zone? If so, when has it happened, and what was it like? Perhaps with enough responses we can discover the secret to getting into the zone and we'll be able to control it for maximum gaming ability! O=

**lightdarkness** · 01-1-2005, 07:12 PM

Whenever I play SM, I get in the zone.

Also Halo 2.

Hell, any game I play. I don't understand it either!

Tps222 · 01-1-2005, 07:16 PM

Yea, it's strange, everything seems like its slow motion, and it's instinct, it's pretty cool.

Musical_Master · 01-1-2005, 07:16 PM

I got "in the zone" a couple days ago when I was playing Mr. Driller DS. I couldn't really explain it. I started off and I was aware of everything that was going on around me, but as I got to like 1000m I started doing really good with around 2 lives left. I could dodge blocks without even thinking about it, it was pretty cool. Then when I beat it, I sort of snapped back into reality.

I could never explain the feeling or how I got it. Mr. Driller isn't even that action-packed either.

O.o

hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX · 01-1-2005, 07:23 PM

Happens to me when I play DWI sometimes. I tend to get 'in the zone' when I'm more relaxed, as in like not exactly going for a good score. I don't even think about what arrows to hit first, my fingers just..hit them

It's really weird when you actually think about it.

vashthestampede0987 · 01-1-2005, 07:27 PM

yeah sometimes when i play SSMB for the GC i kinda start zoning out and not realize what im doing. Ill start off really good but mine only happens for about a few minutes at most. Kinda like you can slow down VG time and not realize it

IAMTHEEVILBEAN · 01-1-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Musical_Master

I got "in the zone" a couple days ago when I was playing Mr. Driller DS. I couldn't really explain it. I started off and I was aware of everything that was going on around me, but as I got to like 1000m I started doing really good with around 2 lives left. I could dodge blocks without even thinking about it, it was pretty cool. Then when I beat it, I sort of snapped back into reality.

I could never explain the feeling or how I got it. Mr. Driller isn't even that action-packed either.

O.o

Same thing here, except I beat 2000 when I was in the zone.

hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX · 01-1-2005, 07:29 PM

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yeah sometimes when i play SSMB for the GC i kinda start zoning out and not realize what im doing. Ill start off really good but mine only happens for about a few minutes at most. Kinda like you can slow down VG time and not realize it Very Happy

Well...that one doesn't work for me...If I were to do that I'd see my Link being pummeled by a pathetic pikachu O_O!

CypherToorima · 01-1-2005, 07:33 PM

I feel like a total loser.

I've never been "in the zone"

QreepyBORIS · 01-1-2005, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX

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yeah sometimes when i play SSMB for the GC i kinda start zoning out and not realize what im doing. Ill start off really good but mine only happens for about a few minutes at most. Kinda like you can slow down VG time and not realize it Very Happy

Well...that one doesn't work for me...If I were to do that I'd see my Link being pummeled by a pathetic pikachu O_O!

lol i wanna get in da zoen with clairmai

pls

I get in the zone in SM, or used to. Now I guess only in FPS games.

Afrobean · 01-1-2005, 07:36 PM

I do that during short quick burst of 16ths in SM. I see them all coming and I'm like "oh shi that's a lot of arrows." Then my fingers just move super quick-like and I get them all. Then I'm like "wow I got em all." It's kinda like I have super fingers that are self-aware or something during times like that. Also, I can combo all out 8th runs without even paying attention, when I remember a time not too long ago when I had to concentrate super hard just to pass 8th runs in FFR. Anyway, I've been playing Super Smash Bros. lately, and I do it in that game too. I'll be jumping through the air getting like a 3 hit combo on them before I even land. And, I do all of this without even thinking.

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pathetic pikachu

BLASPHEMY! Pikachu is the best character in the game. There is no one I know that can even come close to beating me as Pikachu.

Musical_Master · 01-1-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by IAMTHEEVILBEAN

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Originally Posted by Musical_Master

I got "in the zone" a couple days ago when I was playing Mr. Driller DS. I couldn't really explain it. I started off and I was aware of everything that was going on around me, but as I got to like 1000m I started doing really good with around 2 lives left. I could dodge blocks without even thinking about it, it was pretty cool. Then when I beat it, I sort of snapped back into reality.

I could never explain the feeling or how I got it. Mr. Driller isn't even that action-packed either.

O.o

Same thing here, except I beat 2000 when I was in the zone.

Heh, I can't beat 2000 no matter how hard I try. I always get to like 1700m then I die.

IAMTHEEVILBEAN · 01-1-2005, 07:37 PM

I have like every item for Mission Driller except 25x air. Maybe that is why.

hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX · 01-1-2005, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

BLASPHEMY! Pikachu is the best character in the game. There is no one I know that can even come close to beating me as Pikachu.

I've destroyed a pikachu in like 3 minutes with a jigglypuff. A JIGGLYPUFF.

ddrruler · 01-1-2005, 07:48 PM

i destroyed pikachu in like 30 seconds with jigglepuff =) and ya i get in the zone whenever i play a gun game its weird tho i kinda dont even know its happening i zone in and out of real life

Musical_Master · 01-1-2005, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

BLASPHEMY! Pikachu is the best character in the game. There is no one I know that can even come close to beating me as Pikachu.

I've destroyed a pikachu in like 3 minutes with a jigglypuff. A JIGGLYPUFF.

It all depends on the player. My friend is really good with Pikachu, so I end up having to be cheap to beat him. Ahh.. I love Fox's up charge attack.

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Originally Posted by IAMTHEEVILBEAN

I have like every item for Mission Driller except 25x air. Maybe that is why.

I still haven't earned enough points to buy all the items. I've bought one of everything and that's it.

I've been playing time attack alot trying to beat stage J. That stage is crazy.

Anticrombie0909 · 01-1-2005, 07:49 PM

I'm hardly ever not 'in the zone' as you put it. The only time I'm not is when I first play a new game and still need to think about what I'm doing. But after I get the controls and general movement down, I don't think about what I'm doing at all.

IAMTHEEVILBEAN · 01-1-2005, 07:49 PM

I beat Stage J, it took me like 2 hours and like 100 tries, but I did it.

And, wow, I had 10 lives on 2000 and I barely beat it. Not to mentin the fact that I was Holinger-Z and could be hit once before dying.

Musical_Master · 01-1-2005, 07:59 PM

I get to the end of Stage J and I miss one of those block 'elevators' and I have to restart. It gets annoying after the 50th time.

During missions, if I get lucky, one of the undergrounder things gives me a one-up. I end up running out of air alot, though.

Anyway, back on topic, I used to get in the zone while I was playing Stepmania. Mainly because I liked the music and there was nothing to distract me. Now, my graphics card is messed up and I can't play stepmania anymore.

hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX · 01-1-2005, 08:01 PM

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Now, my graphics card is messed up and I can't play stepmania anymore.

DWI could help you there I guess. The only reason I have it is because my video card isn't good enough to run SM either =\

Anyways yeah...but it's not JUST games that this happens to me. Piano is another thing. If I've played the song a good couple of times, I can just sit there and not even think about it, and somehow manage to play it perfectly. It's weird :S

01-1-2005, 07:08 PM	#1
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 37 Posts: 5,784	Getting "in the zone" I can't remember what G4 called it, but before their big awards show they talked about how you could get in the zone while playing video games and not think about it. This was a while back, but I bring it up because earlier I was playing Half Life 2 (finally got it) and I kept zoning out and not realizing that I was playing a game. I was hitting the keys and moving around and I felt more like I was watching a movie, because it all became like instincts. This has happened to me while playing DDR before, only a bit different. There would be times where I'm thinking "holy crap, I can't get all those arrows" and I get them all and am not even thinking about which buttons to push. My questions is, have you guys ever gotten in the zone? If so, when has it happened, and what was it like? Perhaps with enough responses we can discover the secret to getting into the zone and we'll be able to control it for maximum gaming ability! O= __________________ So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =( In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz. So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright. And I write the blog for their website. Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

01-1-2005, 07:12 PM	#2
lightdarkness Summer!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York Age: 35 Posts: 11,308	RE: Getting "in the zone" Whenever I play SM, I get in the zone. Also Halo 2. Hell, any game I play. I don't understand it either! __________________

01-1-2005, 07:16 PM	#3
Tps222 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 6,167	RE: Getting "in the zone" Yea, it's strange, everything seems like its slow motion, and it's instinct, it's pretty cool.

01-1-2005, 07:16 PM	#4
Musical_Master FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,788	RE: Getting "in the zone" I got "in the zone" a couple days ago when I was playing Mr. Driller DS. I couldn't really explain it. I started off and I was aware of everything that was going on around me, but as I got to like 1000m I started doing really good with around 2 lives left. I could dodge blocks without even thinking about it, it was pretty cool. Then when I beat it, I sort of snapped back into reality. I could never explain the feeling or how I got it. Mr. Driller isn't even that action-packed either. O.o __________________

01-1-2005, 07:23 PM	#5
hEaLiNgViSiOnAnGeLicMiX FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hi Linus. Posts: 1,663	RE: Getting "in the zone" Happens to me when I play DWI sometimes. I tend to get 'in the zone' when I'm more relaxed, as in like not exactly going for a good score. I don't even think about what arrows to hit first, my fingers just..hit them It's really weird when you actually think about it. __________________ Ananana: Girls are so complicated. That\'s why I\'m not a lesbian. Anuj: Marry me Karen XD Anuj: omfg somebody suck my wee wee >.<

01-1-2005, 07:33 PM	#9
CypherToorima Boss of all bosses Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phone Home! Age: 35 Posts: 2,452	RE: Getting "in the zone" I feel like a total loser. I've never been "in the zone" __________________ I'm a figantic gaggot

01-1-2005, 07:37 PM	#13
IAMTHEEVILBEAN FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,078	RE: Re: RE: Getting "in the zone" I have like every item for Mission Driller except 25x air. Maybe that is why.

01-1-2005, 07:48 PM	#15
ddrruler FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: . . . Posts: 855	RE: Re: RE: Getting "in the zone" i destroyed pikachu in like 30 seconds with jigglepuff =) and ya i get in the zone whenever i play a gun game its weird tho i kinda dont even know its happening i zone in and out of real life __________________ Mead is a \| ******. \|

01-1-2005, 07:49 PM	#17
Anticrombie0909 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,683	RE: Re: RE: Getting "in the zone" I'm hardly ever not 'in the zone' as you put it. The only time I'm not is when I first play a new game and still need to think about what I'm doing. But after I get the controls and general movement down, I don't think about what I'm doing at all.

01-1-2005, 07:49 PM	#18
IAMTHEEVILBEAN FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,078	RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Getting "in the zone" I beat Stage J, it took me like 2 hours and like 100 tries, but I did it. And, wow, I had 10 lives on 2000 and I barely beat it. Not to mentin the fact that I was Holinger-Z and could be hit once before dying.

01-1-2005, 07:59 PM	#19
Musical_Master FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,788	RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Getting "in the zone" I get to the end of Stage J and I miss one of those block 'elevators' and I have to restart. It gets annoying after the 50th time. During missions, if I get lucky, one of the undergrounder things gives me a one-up. I end up running out of air alot, though. Anyway, back on topic, I used to get in the zone while I was playing Stepmania. Mainly because I liked the music and there was nothing to distract me. Now, my graphics card is messed up and I can't play stepmania anymore. __________________

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