It's a preference. I spend all my work day sitting in front of computers and before I was married (2nd time) and had children, I used to spend all night in front of them too at home playing PC games. As gamers, we all know the pitfalls of sedentary lifestyles. Weight issues not withstanding, sitting in that idle position for so long led to physical problems including lower back disc pain, overworked neck and shoulder muscles from working the mouse (right hand ... I used to call it the "claw") and keyboard extension gamepads (left hand) for hours and hours on end, etc. I've actually had to do physical therapy for some of this stuff. The occupational hazards are one thing. I'm a sys admin (primarily Linux). That's how I make my living. But entertainment/hobbies are something different. So I decided to cut the computer games out of my life when my son was born 5 years ago and went back to analog gaming which rekindled a 20 year old flame for tabletop ASL. I haven't looked back since. I also play FFG's X-Wing Miniatures game and am an old Starfleet Battles player. And despite both of these games, like ASL, having online communities that play together using VASSAL, I won't play them that way.
As I stated in a previous post, I'm thrilled VASL exists because it keeps a lot of people playing that otherwise would have no opponents because of locale and ASL being a niche hobby within a niche hobby. It's just not for me.
