while this is not a troll post it i can understand how it can seem that way. i also apologize ahead of time for being an asshole
honestly why don't you just take a week of two or practice to get used to proper sound. it not as hard as you let it on to be. in interviews you seem to lead on that you got so used to reverse sound that there is no turning back. to me it seems like a gimmick and nothing more, just something to be different than others to tell an interesting story.
i used to use negative yaw and i i switched to normal. it was quite frankly fucking retarded to use it and i came to realize this. it was a bad habit that i got used to and it needed to be done away with. it was not as hard a switch as i had imagined. (i still use invert pitch, but that is rather normal)
question: do you listen to everything reversed, including music? would you be used to real life if sound was reversed in it? :o
Why don't you try getting used to reversed sound and see how easy it is :) I've come to the conclusion that locating the enemy is entirely because you've learned how it is supposed to sound when he is at location X. Though, I have yet to make any objective tests with a completely new computer user and see if they can fixate the position of an opponent only by sound. I doubt they would be able to.
I have honestly tried to switch but its probably hard to imagine the frustration when you instinctively turn your back against your enemy EVERY time and then get shot from behind.
Yes I listen to music reversed too.. not like it makes any difference. No, I don't look the wrong way when at crosswalks.
i underestimated how rooted it is in your brain i suppose. i was just thinking it was like another "setting" like something in a config that would just take some time getting used to.
after thinking about it i can also understand not wanting to go through the pains of switching when it is ultimately won't lead to any improvement. the questions about music etc were just questions out of curiosity.
thanks for the answer
edit: i would have maybe considered trying it out reversed if i knew it wasn't inherently wrong. if it was some radical setting on the other hand i would give it a go
how does one end up with a reverse sound in the first place? didn't you notice it right away, like oh I hear the guy on my left but he's on my right? I mean wtf?
Indeed it's all in your head. I tried to play with negative sensitivity for a weekend, just to see if I could get used to it and it doesn't take more than 2-3 days then "the opposite" becomes correct.
I think I read something about babies doing the same thing, that our vision is upside-down (which makes sense with light hitting the back of the eyeball) and that our mind turns it the correct way.
I can understand that in a certain environment (gaming) you've become more used to the way sound is directed at you and you've come to the point where you unconsciously adapt to it flawlessly - which really is quite interesting since it's not biologically logical in any way :)
last time i checked was something like in 2003 when i was a complete newb coming from CS... someone who thought using a pro's cfg would help him do better cuz he heard some friends saying something like that :)
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