Gamer's fatigue!

[Anarky]

So I've been driving around in GTA San Andreas for a while, honing my weaponry- and vehicle skills. Great fun I tell you. Although my darned pistol-skill won't go past the 50%-marker, it goes so slow. Everything else is not a big problem. But all of a sudden, as I was killing a couple of dudes in purple in the game, it hit me in real life: I felt dizzy and a bit sick. My eye started to hurt and I started missing purple-dudes and made lots of crashes with the motorcycle my character stole.

I dubbed this thing the gamer's fatigue and I don't know what to do against it. I mean, there must be a way to overcome this crap. And it isn't just happening in GTA and I'm not the only one it happens to. So I'm wondering what the local hardcore-gamers do against it. Or is there a way against that crap or do you just get used to it after a while? See, I didn't want to stop playing, but I had to since I knew I was two seconds away from getting arrested. Help me, you Healthlords of Hyrule!

[Peanut]

I thought this was about those periods where you don't feel like playing games anymore. BUT I STAND CORRECTED!

Anyways, after awhile of playing my skills certainly begin to erode. There's really nothing you can do against it. Sometimes just giving yourself a break from all that eye strain by reading, or just napping, will work.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Pussies. I can go 10 hours straight. :P

But really, there isn't much you can do. It's just your brain saying "LAY OFF ALREADY!". The only way to compensate is to rest, although sometimes a 15 minute break will do the trick. Call it a pit stop.

[愛]

I think it's a psychological thing where your mind says, "man, you so good!" Then you get cocky, and start to suck. It happens a lot with me on Guitar Hero. I feel amazing, and 90%+ Freebird on expert, but then I fail something like Carry On Wayward Son. It happens. Just need to take a break. Maybe eat some food, watch some TV...browse some porn.

[ThirdMarioBro]

...browse some porn.

The ultimate pit stop.

[Spitfire]

I get like that too. I'm horrid at games now. I used to be really good at Lost Planet and I can't even last 3 seconds in an online battle.

[Ra]

Don't worry, I experience that as well. I find games with cameras that move about quite a bit will make you feel fatigued quicker (Dogs Life and the first Jak and Daxter game spring to my mind instantly).

When that happens for me, I take it as a sign that I should turn off my PS2 and do something, like run around the house, eat a sandwich, do some homework. Like everyone else has said already, just do SOMETHING other than killing guys with guns and/or sharp pointy objects! Our little brains can only take so much without exploding, you know.