faB
30th January 2005, 05:49 PM
One of the reasons I like Wip3Out so much is that it's one of those rare games that puts my mind to the 'limit'. I can see it clearly, it's not so much about the ability to control the ship or to know the track, as it is to be able to put your mind 100% into it, AND KEEP IT THERE. This is a broad subject, but anyway I thought it'd be interesting to discuss...
You see, in Wip3Out (3SE mainly) I have to admit I have (as far as I can remember) NEVER EVER completed a race with more than 3 successive perfect laps. I always end up bouncing into a wall, and always, because my mind just wandered for a second. Worse, I often have bouts where I do the ping-pong wall bouncing thing because I cant get my mind back quickly enough.
The funny thing is, the more I try to put my mind into it, the less it works. And at other times, I could be day dreaming about something WHILE playing, and make a great time ! Basically the less I think about it the better. Trying to concentrate forcefully into the game is the opposite, doesnt work. Man, the mind is subtle.
Another interesting thing I noticed is the 'pressure'. I've noticed how when I make a perfect lap or I see that my times are great, I feel the pressure to 'win' the race and keep up to par for the remaining 3 or 4 laps so that I can better my time. Needless to say, I rarely beat my times this way. Sometimes I manage, with my heart pounding (for real) at the end of the race, as a result of the stress I impose myself. I have to say though, partly due to reading some wise words, I have bettered myself at least on that aspect, now when I set my self for pressure I just say myself' dont care, can loose the race, Ill do another one if it doesnt work out', and the stress goes away and I get back into the 'flow ' of the game.
I was discussing this with a friend recently, he is a great Tetris player. We were talking about how you dont think about winning the game, or the score, you just do it :) He would play for 30 min or more in a row. I wish I could do this in wip3out, I havent found the option : set a track for 100 laps for example, in time trial mode, and just race for 100 laps.
I find this subject of attention & concentration really important, it applies to everything in life. I have seen how it affects me when I was riding a motorcycle, the good thing about the motorcycle though, was that I knew I could kill myself, so I was paying attention as best as I could :)
Generally, I'd say, those of you who are doing the best times here on the wip3out tables, have the ability to concentrate very well, or maybe the opposite to relax so much about it that you dont really think about it at all. What I am curious though is if that is the same for any other parts of your life?
Do you guys use tricks to help you focus on the game and make great times, or do you just naturally get into it ?
You see, in Wip3Out (3SE mainly) I have to admit I have (as far as I can remember) NEVER EVER completed a race with more than 3 successive perfect laps. I always end up bouncing into a wall, and always, because my mind just wandered for a second. Worse, I often have bouts where I do the ping-pong wall bouncing thing because I cant get my mind back quickly enough.
The funny thing is, the more I try to put my mind into it, the less it works. And at other times, I could be day dreaming about something WHILE playing, and make a great time ! Basically the less I think about it the better. Trying to concentrate forcefully into the game is the opposite, doesnt work. Man, the mind is subtle.
Another interesting thing I noticed is the 'pressure'. I've noticed how when I make a perfect lap or I see that my times are great, I feel the pressure to 'win' the race and keep up to par for the remaining 3 or 4 laps so that I can better my time. Needless to say, I rarely beat my times this way. Sometimes I manage, with my heart pounding (for real) at the end of the race, as a result of the stress I impose myself. I have to say though, partly due to reading some wise words, I have bettered myself at least on that aspect, now when I set my self for pressure I just say myself' dont care, can loose the race, Ill do another one if it doesnt work out', and the stress goes away and I get back into the 'flow ' of the game.
I was discussing this with a friend recently, he is a great Tetris player. We were talking about how you dont think about winning the game, or the score, you just do it :) He would play for 30 min or more in a row. I wish I could do this in wip3out, I havent found the option : set a track for 100 laps for example, in time trial mode, and just race for 100 laps.
I find this subject of attention & concentration really important, it applies to everything in life. I have seen how it affects me when I was riding a motorcycle, the good thing about the motorcycle though, was that I knew I could kill myself, so I was paying attention as best as I could :)
Generally, I'd say, those of you who are doing the best times here on the wip3out tables, have the ability to concentrate very well, or maybe the opposite to relax so much about it that you dont really think about it at all. What I am curious though is if that is the same for any other parts of your life?
Do you guys use tricks to help you focus on the game and make great times, or do you just naturally get into it ?