Welcome to Pirate King I'm Daniel a Software Engineer at Microsoft
ex-Software Engineer at Amazon and ebay and also a Software Engineering Mentor at two
educational startups It's been about a month since the release
of the video My Productivity Couch Setup
And about two months since the release of A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer Working
from Home Just like the productivity couch setup
A number of people have been asking me whether I can share my gaming bed setup
Although I hardly have the time to play any games nowadays thanks to YouTube
Here they are My gaming setup in 2007 2014
And finally 2021 I'm going to talk about the gaming bed setup
in the following order One Why I thought of this setup
Two the essential gears Three the nice-to-haves
Lastly four the pros and cons of the setup Enough talking
Wanna see what it looks like? Well let's find out
Welcome to my bed...room bed? bedroom? So first off
Some of you have mistaken the screen on the ceiling as a TV on the ceiling
But no... As you can see
There's no TV on my ceiling It's a projector projecting on to the ceiling
Secondly Many people were worried that my monitor's going to fall and smash my face
from my couch setup Well I guess it's safer this time since my
ceiling's not gonna fall right?
Enough chit chat Let's start with a question
Why do I play games like this? Well isn't it obvious by now?
It's cuz it's comfy (duh?) And hey the entire ceiling's your screen!
I'm sure many of you have tried projecting to a wall before
Then why not... a ceiling!? Aren't they the same 💩?
I mean they both look like dull white plain flat surfaces to me 🤷
But what do you think is the more comfy posture here
These...? Or this?
Yeah so let's first talk about the gears Let's start with the needs the essentials
The first thing you need is a projector Unless you're seriously going to install a
TV on your ceiling A projector can do the magic for you
To be honest here Any projector works
As long as you can plug your gaming consoles and tilt it at the right angle to shoot the
ceiling Oh but it does help if it can flip and reverse
the projection and has an adjustable foot More on those coming up
In case you still need help in choosing one Here's my projector
Amazon affiliate links in the description below
I actually bought a new one because I really can't recommend the one I used in the video
This one's $130 It's Full HD meaning 1080P
But it supports 4K and sizes up to 350 inches I spent a fair amount of time shopping and
choosing the right projector Because I wanted something that's both affordable
and makes sense for gaming Meaning you don't want to play games in 720P
resolution cuz... that simply sucks And native 4K projectors are out of budget
If you want to play in 4K Just do it with your TV
In my experience 1080P is sufficient You are sacrificing high quality graphics
for high quality comfiness It's all about chill and relax
I mean if you're a serious gamer You shouldn't be playing games lying down
in the first place right? Another important feature in choosing a projector
is Like I mentioned earlier
The ability to flip or reverse the screen projection
If you can place your projector on top of your head like this
Then you don't need such a thing But if not and you have to place it across
your bed like my current setup Then this feature really helps a lot because
you can adjust the screen direction with a click of a button
Another key thing to look for is the adjustable foot
Because you can unscrew the foot and mount it to your camera or phone tripod
Just like how it's done in the video The second thing you need is a bed
Well this is a gaming bed setup Third a gaming console
We're here to play games And finally a ceiling
Obviously And that's it
That's all you need!
So those are the needs What about the wants though?
The nice-to-haves? The first nice-to-have is a smart light switch
integrated with a smart assistant
Now I categorized it as a nice-to-have, but I honestly think it's a must
Let me illustrate my point here with these two scenarios
First When you use the normal manual light switch
"Honey get some fresh air!" "Okay okay geez"
But what if you have the smart light switch? "Honey dinner's ready!"
"I'll be right there!" Alexa bedroom off
The second nice-to-have is a blackout curtain Now I don't have one now, but I know this
is crucial because I had one in the 2014 setup You see the thing about projectors is that
it works the best when everything's dark It might be a little difficult to see the
projected screen during the day especially with all the sunlight coming in
The third nice-to-have is a camera tripod Again if you have a projector with an adjustable
foot You can unscrew it
Mount it on a tripod and adjust the angle however you like it
The fourth nice-to-have is a phone holder If you have one of those small miniscule projectors
Try holding them using these phone holders as I have done in the 2014 setup
They work out well too Again check out the descriptions below for
the links to the products
Now let's quickly talk about the pros and cons of this setup
Let's start with the pros One it's comfy
Honestly this is just the best part of the setup
It's so comfortable If you play Nintendo Switch with the setup
You can even position your arms however you like
Whereas you would have to kinda put the controller on your belly for other traditional controllers
Two you can play games on a bigger screen If you have a small tv
This is one way to enjoy on a larger screen Three It's a great way to watch a movie too
Four you can naturally fall asleep Now the cons
One you get sleepy easily Two you have to find a way to darken your
room for the best gaming experience Three you might have to wear glasses if you
don't have good eyesight since the screen's further away
Four it's not exactly pretty But does it need to be?
Five it's not for serious gamers as I've mentioned earlier
Again the whole purpose of this setup is to chill and relax
Play games like Final Fantasy Zelda Pokemon or Animal Crossing
You know the ones you can afford to play while falling asleep
For that reason you probably don't want to play PC games like this
I mean where are you going to put your mouse? Play LoL like this and I guarantee that you'll
be banned in five minutes
Alright so we've taken a look at my gaming bed setup
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments below
And hey! Join my Discord server and show off your own
setups! Will you be giving a shot at the gaming bed
setup? Or do you already even have your own couch
setup? Join my server and share the fun!
Seriously brag about it and let us take a look at it!
But most importantly Make sure to stand and move around often
Lying down or not moving at all for a long time is bad for your health
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I'll see you on the next one Bye