OT(?): Hermit Crabs and SE4 in the dark.

[Cyrien]

I recently acquired some pet hermit crabs. Being nocturnal animals they come out at night if all the lights are out. Thus I have taken to playing SE4 in the dark so I can watch the (not so)little buggers play.

Is it just me or do the game graphics look much better when the rest of the room is dark.

I think they look much better. The stars in the background come out and look starry and the planets look somehow better and brighter and more alive.

Maybe it's just me.

[Azselendor]

It does feel more epic in the dark, I agree.

[SpaceBadger]

Oh yeah, my son and I always turn off the lights to play Space Empires. Game looks *much* better that way, although one has to be careful with the typing when naming ships, etc.

SpaceBadger

[Kamog]

I'll have to try that. I hope it's not bad for the eyes to stare at a monitor in the dark, though.

[Loser]

Don't bright lights, monitor/television, in the dark cause your night-sight to fade faster than it normally would?