Where’s the realism in playing flight-simulators with a D-pad? What about leaping through space while using a keyboard? In the world of simulators and gaming, tools for immersion have been used for decades. From the earliest game controllers that would rumble and shake, to gamepads that you could strap to your hand, the push for …
Compared to ordinary headsets, what makes a gaming headset different? Often times, the answer is nothing more than aesthetic. But on occasion, you’ll find headsets that were actually built specifically with gamers in mind. They’re made to be worn for longer periods of time, equipped with business-quality microphones for clear communication, and typically use at …
Some headphones are built specifically for people who are exercising outdoors. Some headphones are best suited for listening to music in a silent room. And some headphones are specifically for gaming. You can find a headset that’s okay for all of these settings, or a headset that’s exceptional in just one. A good gaming headset …
Smartphones have taken over the mobile gaming space, and have crushed the handheld gaming market in the process. But there are still a small number of things handheld gaming devices do better than smartphones, including their control pad. It almost seems too obvious to say, but having multiple analogue buttons specifically configured for handheld gaming …
When you’re looking at a computer monitor, the image you see is composed of small pixels. Those pixels are essentially tiny rectangular lights, which is why everything rendered on your screen has a tendency to look as though it’s composed of tiny rectangles. That problem can be even worse if you’re a gamer, since the …