General / Off-Topic Using Elite to help you work...no, really

[GreyAreaUK]

Just thought I'd mention this as it's something I've done...a while ago, back when I played Elite on a Mac, I recorded the audio from Elite using a program called 'Audio Hijack Pro' from Rogue Amoeba.

Specifically I loaded up one of the training missions and recorded me taking off, exiting the station, High Waking to a different system and then just cruising in supercruise for an hour or so, with nothing but the hum and throb of the Frameshift Drive, before I eventually throttle back and exit SC.

I find this is incredibly relaxing to listen to on headphones at work, especially when I need a bit of audio isolation in order to concentrate on something.

Anyone else do anything similar?

 

[jasonbarron]

I love it when my favorite video game's help me "work," too, my dude. It's what I like to call a win win situation.

 

[AkenBosch]

Actually never happened with actual gameplay or ambient sounds, but as far as videogames go in general most of the X games score has been (and still is) the soundtrack of countless hours of homeworks. Just the perfect soothing background for me. There are also a couple of tracks from the planetside part of Elite that I find very good for that.