> One was during an actual life and death situation involving a rock slide and the other when playing Counter-Strike and my whole team got wiped out and the opposing team converged on my position.
Luckily, never experienced an actual life and death situation. But I do get into a flow state quite frequently while playing FPS games. Best way I can describe it is being in a state of complete automation, incredibly quick reflexes compared to your usual self, and making multiple correct decision in quick succession. It usually lasts a few seconds to a minute until you snap out of it after stepping on that random claymore at the top of the ladder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
The only way I know how long the sequence actually lasted is by rewatching the video recording and realizing it wasn't 5 minutes but a few seconds long.
Playing Doom 2016 or Doom Eternal is the quickest way for me to get into flow state. My eyes zoom out, I see tiny pixels moving and associate them, react to them, hand and eyes perfectly in sync. My brain basically turns off anything that isn't related to rip and tear. It's such a weird sensation because I know I'm in it because I'm not focusing my eyes on any one thing, it's like I focus to infinity and just sit still and shred.
I sometimes get in the zone a little playing Eternal, it's fun when it clicks but I can't zone in completely.
I'm also currently playing GT7 and if I'm medicated and JUST tired enough I can fall into this intense zone where I feel like a pro, connected to the car and laying down clean and fast laps. It's an amazing feeling but it's so short lived.
Everything bothering me, even physical things just disappear and I'm focused on the game. This is huge for me, due to skin sensitivities every few seconds I'm normally pulled from focus with a slight itch.
Luckily, never experienced an actual life and death situation. But I do get into a flow state quite frequently while playing FPS games. Best way I can describe it is being in a state of complete automation, incredibly quick reflexes compared to your usual self, and making multiple correct decision in quick succession. It usually lasts a few seconds to a minute until you snap out of it after stepping on that random claymore at the top of the ladder ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
The only way I know how long the sequence actually lasted is by rewatching the video recording and realizing it wasn't 5 minutes but a few seconds long.