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No, this week I'm not featuring WoWspaces that have lots of good information or reaction on the upcoming patch. Considering we're featuring oodles of 2.3 news lately, I thought it would be fun to show off 2.3 WoWspaces. (I'll let you figure out which one is the .3 of a WoWspace) These are some of the generally off-the-beaten-desk variety pictures that we get. That said, on with the show!
The first WoWspace this week (pictured above) features one thing we haven't seen featured in a WoWspace until this week -- feet! This WoWspace belongs to Bork. He writes:
While playing WoW on a TV is not a new idea, It did take me quite a while to get it to the point where I wasn't leaning over my coffee table the whole time -- at least, not without a big ugly book for a mouse pad. I had to scale up the interface in the config so I could actually read the tiny text in the interface. (the GUI stops you at one) Bartender 3 also helped since scaling up the interface made the bars render off the side of the screen.
I have my keyboard all taped up to a product from laptopdesk.net. I tried many things but this was the lightest and easiest. I also couldn't stand gaming with the wireless products out there so I have a standard wired keyboard and mouse (lots more blue tape holding it down to the carpet).
Anyway, just wanted to share in case someone else is trying to get this to work in their living room. I actually gave up and moved everything into my bedroom twice because of a sore back, but now it works well.
For those who are interested in the other non-traditional WoWspaces for this week, click on the link below and let's continue on!
This week we're featuring a Reader WoWspace from Rizznay, level 66 Blood Elf Hunter from Eldre'thalas. As you can see from the above image, this WoWspace is crammed full of much gaming goodness all in one area! Unless I miss my guess, this is dorm or apartment living, as I know I crammed much gaming into my tiny space when I was sharing living space too. That said, the description for this week is short, sweet, and to the point.
Keeping up with the fine tradition of readers letting the rest of us WoWspace voyeurs peek into their own gaming spaces this week is Lunasmile. He actually let me know he'd dropped a submission to me by sending me a whisper in IRC while I was doing the WoW Insider podcast with Elizabeth H. two weeks ago. But he didn't just send pictures of his WoWspace -- he also sent along a great description to go with a nice numbered photo of his WoWspace! (The numbered photo shows up if you click the above picture or link) This week, I have the honor of presenting Lunasmile's letter and WoWspace to you all.
When Paul started Reader WoWspace of the Week, he posted his very own WoWspace for everyone to see. Since there have been calls for more "realistic" spaces, and since I'm asking folks to put theirs out without having (as they say) shown mine -- I thought it was about time to put my own space out here. That way for those who feel that there aren't enough 'real' spaces, you now have my own personal fortress of geek to make fun of check out! ;)
For the breakdown of my space (click on the above picture for the numbered version) as well as a "night-time" picture, join me after the jump...
The calls for the 'everyman' setup have been heard, and this week, Mneth has sent in his submission to share with all of us. There's a lot of old-school comfort in this setup -- which is a lot closer to my setup, at least. (as a matter of fact, I think I had that same chair before!) While I'm all for the picture that is worth a thousand words, I much prefer to give people a chance to tell us about the things that make their WoWspace unique. As such, check out some words from Mneth about his Reader WoWspace after the jump!
This week's Reader WoWspace of the Week comes to us courtesy of Facecake, a level 70 Night Elf Hunter with the guild <Repentance> on Kul'Tiras, EU. Much like last week's Reader WoWspace, Facecake is also sporting a great big TV in his WoWspace. Unlike Taeo, however, Facecake appears to be actually using it as a TV with two monitors below it instead of as his primary monitor for gaming. For those curious about the setup in this week's Reader WoWspace, then check out the details and more pictures (with a bit less glare) after the jump!
That's right -- the same man that gave us the wildly popular UI this last week that many of us spent quite some time chewing on and are now running also sent in his reader WoWspace! Since so many people were wondering why the screen resolution was so large in regards to his gorgeous UI design, that it might be worthwhile to show off his equally impressive Reader WoWspace to you this week. I know once I saw it, it made a lot more sense to me. This isn't just a WoWspace - this is a full out gaming space! The flat-panel television that Taeo is using for a monitor is also hooked up to a Wii and a 360 to make this a sweet all-in-one gaming space!
This week on Reader WoWspace, we've got a really wild and interesting setup for you! This one comes to us courtesy of J. who has actually demolished and semi-rebuilt the room that his and his wife's WoWspace is in, just to fit in with what he calls the "troglodyte mode" style. Whatever you'd call this particular bunker, I know that this is one of the most absolutely unique WoWspaces I've seen to date! If you're curious to learn more about J. and his wife R.'s setup, check out all the details of this week's Reader WoWspace after the jump!
This week's Reader WoWspace was sent in by Crumbs, who has managed to fit twice the geeky goodness and a whole lot of desk space into one nifty corner of his office. As Crumbs told us here at WoW Insider, he had been playing a Hunter "forever" but when Burning Crusade came out, he decided to make the jump to a new character. He has since switched to a L70 Draenei Priest named Chilee of the guild <Epitome> on the Thrall server that he's been enjoying raiding with.
For more cool pictures and details of Crumbs' WoWspace, check out the information after the jump!
This edition of WoWspace comes with actual photos of an actual person!! This is a first for us, as the rest of you have been showing off your rigs, but not your mugs (the non-coffee kind). This is a really great setup, which I'd love to mimic myself, but I'm pretty sure I'd get complaints taking my TV out of the living room and putting it into the office.
My name is Wulf Knight, I'm 31 and living in Madison WI.
My main is Felixia, a level 70 main-tanking furball in the progressive raiding guild of Persistence on Uldum (of which I am also a founder and occifer).
I suppose one of the more unique features of my WoW environment is that fact that what you see is it's natural state... I can't stand clutter.
As you can see, my computer is my entire entertainment centre... We have the Logitech Z-5500s to which the XBOX 360, PS2, primary monitor and PC are running through, all via optical (Impact Acoustics A/V Selector FTW!).
Maybe it's just me, but I read Skyghene as rhyming with Hygene, and so I get a little extra chuckle when checking out this week's Reader WoWspace. I mean, it's totally cool and all to take some snapshots of your space as it exists in its regular state, unlike the cleaned and polished spaces we sometimes see here, and I'm so digging the microwave, but.. well.. maybe it's the paper towel roll that just sends me over the top and makes me laugh. I love it, and now I really want a mini fridge and a microwave in my home office.
Hi, my name is Skyghene im a 65 undead rogue on Magtheridon and this is my WoWspace:
- Desk - Custom built computer - Fridge under the desk for those endurance sessions - Microwave beside computer for really intense endurance sessions - brown sugar cinnamon poptarts to keep me going - Logitech g15 keyboard - My desk as it slowly bends downward from all the weight on it - Razer copperhead mouse - alot of empty cups - old plates - my cell phone - an old video camera - old packs of guitar strings - some old usb cables
Short and sweet from Skyghene, but the photos really make up for the lack of long monologue, don't they? What's the coolest non-computer item in your WoWspace? Do you have something better than a microwave or a bar fridge? Let us know here, and send in YOUR space, including photos, a list of elements, and what about it makes it special to you, and we'll feature it here in the upcoming weeks. Submit yours to "readerwowspace at gmail dot com" today!
This week, on a very special episode of Reader WoWspace... Two men, brought together by fate share a destiny they never thought was possible. This summer, from the producer of The Odd Couple, and the director of The Crying Game comes an experience you'll never forget - Patrick and Kyle's WoWspace!
Okay, maybe not earthshaking, but I do find it interesting that it's a shared space. Do any of you share your WoWspace with another? If so, send it in! Here are the details:
Patrick and Kyle's WowSpace from Southern Wisconsin.
Characters from Left to Right Gorgas - Level 70 Warlock (Skywall PvE) Rebourn - Level 14 Warlock (Arthas PvP) Budenhagen - Level 70 Rogue (Arathor PvE)
This week's entry is a doozy. It is big in all ways that a WoWspace can be big. Lots of write-up, giant images, and 2 screens that just look huge. I never thought my 2x 20" screens would look small. How wrong was I...
Hey, wowspaces moderation folk! Long time reader, first time submitter...although, i guess everyone is a first time submitter. anyways! Here is my wowspace, with a little description of it all.
Let's start out with the monitors first, my pride and joy :P those are 2 24" dell widescreens, each running at 1920x1280 resolution. the laptop is a 13" black macbook. All three of these screens are connected to the same keyboard and mouse, which navigates across all three screens through a virtual KVM program called Synergy. This is nice, since it lets me run processive intensive apps on the mac, while my desktop can be dedicated to running WoW.
So, what about the desktop specs you say?
Athlon 64 4200+ processor 2gb of DDR2 533mhz ram geforce 6800 ultra card, 512mb video memory 7200RPM, 300GB hard drive.
The laptop is a 1.8ghz intel core duo macbook, 1gb of ram - it does the job when im out of the house :)
Both systems are connected to a Creative Gigaworks G500 sound system.
I took three pictures of my setup. I took them with my mobile phone (my mom stole the camera) so they're not very high quality.
On the first one you can see this:
Top shelf: (left to right) - Some random books and CD's, as well as a Princess Mononoke DVD - My printer (HP Deskjet D2360) nothing special - Center speaker of my Logitech X530 5.1 speakerset - A picture of my cat - WoW and BC boxes, as some sort of tribute :P - Behind those are some boxes from my motherboard, mouse etc, in which I keep driver-CD's and instruction books