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GrobbeeTrull2.0 · 05-19-2008, 11:30 AM

So, I'll be moving into a house with my fiance here in about a month, and after we get her sister moved out, we're going to turn the upstairs into the office/gaming area.

I'm concerned about logistics... she likes to game next to me, but her monitor is literally half the size of mine (I have a 40" that I play on from afar, her the traditional 20"er that she sits at a desk with).

I want to be able to sit next to her and at least be facing the same direction as her... any suggestions? I'm trying to figure out whether or not a pre-assemble desk will fit the bill for us or if I'll have to make a computer desk to facilitate.

My questions are:

1) How much space is necessary to accomodate the both of us gaming together?
-Is there any design that's best so we don't have to turn around completely away from the monitor to talk or look at each other? A gentle curved desk?
2) Desk/Room layout: Any ideas on keeping it ergonomic and aesthetic? The rest of the house has a trendy Asian (Indian/Oriental) theme, and the upstairs is "mine" and will be a more modernist style.
2a) I'm contemplating buying another "big" monitor for her, a 37". Is there any way to get these two monsters side-by-side without looking too awkward?
3) Cooling. It gets really, really hot up there (10 degrees warmer than the downstairs) in the summer. It's an older house, built during the second World War in an older "Airforce" neighborhood around Wright Field in Ohio. Wiring is a mess, air conditioning is very "set in stone"... are there any newer low-key cooling solutions that we could use to keep our rigs and ourselves cool?

I know it's asking a lot - but I think that if you can help us, I'll get some pictures of her breasts with "FOH" on them for you. She agreed to for the girlfriend thread, but I missed the train on that one. Don't let us down.

05-19-2008, 11:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
GrobbeeTrull2.0 Proud Communist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 2,204	Couples Gaming Question So, I'll be moving into a house with my fiance here in about a month, and after we get her sister moved out, we're going to turn the upstairs into the office/gaming area. I'm concerned about logistics... she likes to game next to me, but her monitor is literally half the size of mine (I have a 40" that I play on from afar, her the traditional 20"er that she sits at a desk with). I want to be able to sit next to her and at least be facing the same direction as her... any suggestions? I'm trying to figure out whether or not a pre-assemble desk will fit the bill for us or if I'll have to make a computer desk to facilitate. My questions are: 1) How much space is necessary to accomodate the both of us gaming together? -Is there any design that's best so we don't have to turn around completely away from the monitor to talk or look at each other? A gentle curved desk? 2) Desk/Room layout: Any ideas on keeping it ergonomic and aesthetic? The rest of the house has a trendy Asian (Indian/Oriental) theme, and the upstairs is "mine" and will be a more modernist style. 2a) I'm contemplating buying another "big" monitor for her, a 37". Is there any way to get these two monsters side-by-side without looking too awkward? 3) Cooling. It gets really, really hot up there (10 degrees warmer than the downstairs) in the summer. It's an older house, built during the second World War in an older "Airforce" neighborhood around Wright Field in Ohio. Wiring is a mess, air conditioning is very "set in stone"... are there any newer low-key cooling solutions that we could use to keep our rigs and ourselves cool? I know it's asking a lot - but I think that if you can help us, I'll get some pictures of her breasts with "FOH" on them for you. She agreed to for the girlfriend thread, but I missed the train on that one. Don't let us down.