Topic: Apart from gaming, what other activities do you do?

I have a feeling this thread will be around for awhile.

I like listening to music, especially rock and jazz - those are my two favorite music genres. And of course, I do like game music, as well.

Another thing I like to do is drawing. This is something that I'd love to do more often, but just haven't for whatever reason. Call me old-fashioned if you want, but I draw using a sketchbook and pencils, and I've done still-life drawings. It's a nice hobby for me since I can always take my time while I make my piece, and it encourages me to break out of my comfort zone.

I love a good nature walk, too. There are a couple of nature trails that are like 5-10 minutes away from where I live, and they're always relaxing to walk through.

My second hobby outside of video games is music. I particularly love 70s/80s music (e.g. Pink Floyd, The Who, Eagles, Metallica) and I also love listening to video game OSTs, especially ones from the Wii era.

The third place belongs to reading. I usually read every day and for me, it's very entertaining. Some of my favorites include Jurassic Park, The Hunger Games, and the Giver series. I also enjoy reading cartoons. I used to be into Garfield but once I discovered Calvin and Hobbes I could never go back.

I also enjoy cycling, golfing, and going for walks.

-Watching anime and other animated things
-Watching wrestling
-Various youtube things (including making my own Let's Plays)
-Walking
-I like swimming, though I've not done it much in the last few years

I love watching movies or my favorite TV series. Lately I've been watching Cobra kai, Stranger things and the Mandalorian! I'm mostly into Horror or comedies. The occasional action flick too if I'm in the right mood. I used to draw and build models alot as a kid but Gaming and movies are my main things now.

Sometimes when I'm bored with movies and games i just like to jam on my phone. I have over 300 80's songs on there and if you grew up then you know what a great catalog of hits that was!

Cooking, fishing, drinking. And family of course.

I ride bmx ramp, bowls, etc.. Fairly experienced rider & air getter. I've loved the sport since I was at least 10. No idea how many hours I have riding ramp, at least thousands, possibly 5000+.

Love science podcasts like StarTalk, Science Rules!
Love NHK World shows. (of course Science View)
Have Simpsons seasons 3-10-ish in mp4. All Futurama.
Late night comedy talk show watcher.

@Link-Hero Yeah, I can't read books for pleasure either. I'm quite jealous of those who can.

Outside of gaming, i mostly like to listen to music and watching shows (which, i leave on to help me go to sleep as well. ) i do like to read books (whether it's Manga or Novels) i have interested in reading comics, i haven't read any comic in years, the last time i read one was when i was 8-9 years old. and would like to get back at that some point. i also like to draw.

Musics mostly, have a small-ish vinyl collection. I also have a fairly decent collection of BluRays but I've largely stopped buying movies lately given everything seems to be on one streaming service or another

I'm also super into tech, PCs mostly not that I buy I to high end stuff. Probably my biggest enthusiasm is for storage and network hardware strangely. I'd honestly be more hyped about a multi Gbps switch and a high end AP than a 3090 if I'm being honest

I also play around with home automation stuff a fair bit. I'm a developer as my job, although lately it's been more DevOps than dev. I tend to not dive into that in my free time.... but it does tend to creep in a bit occasionally. Home automations are VERY DevOps-Y

Reading books, comics, light novels, and manga. I love to read. And watch movies & shows.

Also, I like to take care of my birds and plants and keep my room tidy. It makes me feel great when everything is cleaned and taken care of.

I have to say. This was an excellent thread you made, and reading all the messages was the cherry on top. Good stuff.

I worked in a record store for 5 years back when they were a thing. Music is my first love.

I don’t have much time for multiple hobbies as I have a busy family and work life. So I’d say doing stuff with my 2 kids. I like watching anime and going for walks and I’m also trying to go jogging a couple of times a week around my local nature reserve to keep healthy.

Obsessed with horror movies--60's 70's and 80's are my favorite eras. I've been doing yoga stretches for four years now. Even though I am 43, I've managed to turn back the clock and regain the flexibility of my youth. My primary hobby outside of nerdy stuff is training in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu. In fact I have been sidelined with a torn mcl for the past two months for trying to take down a much bigger and younger man. And cooking. I'm the least picky eater you'll ever meet; I will eat anything (not to be taken out of context)

Reading, music, traveling. I also love modding/restoring retro consoles. I have a huge collection of them. Nearly every handheld I have is modded in some way to make it better. I sadly, don't have much time for any of that anymore. I have two young boys.

Outside of gaming, I generally lurk gaming forums, and occasionally post in them. I also watch the occasional gaming video on YouTube.

In all seriousness, my hobbies/interests are generally as follows:

• reading manga and other comics
• watching anime and animation more generally
• drawing
• programming
• minimalism and "intentional living"

As you can imagine much of this overlaps with my interest in gaming.

Also much like the OP I'm very into ASMR haha.

@Buizel Which type of ASMR?

I also have a YT Playlist of 'BitHead1000' making Consoles but he speeds them up.

Watching movies and watching YouTube.

I want to get better at art, and I would if I only would stay consistent. But I’m always afraid of my drawing just being garbage but that’s what I need to improve. It I make up reasons why I can’t that day. That needs to stop.

@Snatcher No drawing is garbage. (although, everyone tosses out drafts they don't like.🤣 That's normal.) You just have to get better at drawing proportional shapes, and understanding how perspective effects how things look when you draw on paper. That's how I view it, or did it growing up. Copying comics, looking at pictures. I also watched my brother. There's no shame in tracing or copying if it's for the sake of learning. That's how everyone learns. Watch other artists creating, whatever.

Sometimes I watch Wyland's Art Studio (when it's on PBS Create, although it's not always on, lately.) Wyland is famous for creating marine murals in california, he's a painter, but you still see him sketch things first, and explain things as he goes along. Most of his videos are HD, pardon the 480p on this video below. Keep in mind, Wyland spent much of his live scuba diving observing underwater life for the sake of art. Knowing the visual details of something well helps. You could probably draw the shape of a controller without really looking, because you're so familiar with it.

WylandMarineArtist has a youtube channel.

@Snatcher What do you want to draw? Landscapes, anime, video game characters, cars, wildlife/animals, etc?

@WoomyNNYes
I think my anxiety affects my drawing ability. I'd get nervous trying to draw proportional shapes and mess up. Hand-eye coordination skills affect your drawings too, and my HEC sucks. Just trying to draw a straight line without a ruler is a challenge, even though a lot of people could do it.