To watch YouTube while gaming, use your device's Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature on mobile (enable in YouTube settings) or PC (Opera GX browser) for a floating video window, use your console's built-in multitasking (like PS5's "Pin to Side"), or run the game in windowed mode and drag the minimized YouTube player over it, with YouTube Premium offering smoother background play on mobile.
Method 1: Use Built-in Screen Recorder
Here are the steps to use a built-in screen recorder to record gaming videos for YouTube: Step 1: Hold "Win + G" together to open the game bar. Click the "Capture" button. Step 2: Now, start/stop a recording by clicking on the "Start/Stop Recording".
The "40-second rule" in gaming is a level design principle, popularized by The Witcher 3, where developers aim to place an interesting point of interest (POI) or event within a player's view or reach every 40 seconds of exploration to keep them engaged and prevent boredom in large open worlds, ensuring continuous discovery without relying solely on direct objectives. It's a guideline for pacing and world density, ensuring a dynamic experience through random encounters, wildlife, or small details that reward attentive players.
Method 1: Use Built-In PiP Mode in Chrome
To use picture-in-picture (PiP), exit the YouTube app while a video is playing. If you have the PiP setting turned on, the video will shrink into a PiP window. The PiP window can be dragged to different parts of the screen, allowing playback to continue on top of other apps.
To play YouTube in the background, use the YouTube Premium subscription for seamless app/screen-off playback, or use workarounds like accessing YouTube in a mobile browser (Chrome, Safari) and requesting the "desktop site" to get background audio when you exit the browser, or enable Picture-in-Picture (PiP) on Android/iOS for a floating window while multitasking.
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) allows you to watch videos in a floating window (always on top of other windows) so you can keep an eye on what you're watching while interacting with other sites, or applications.
An Xbox warning symbol (⚠️) usually means you lack the license to play a game, often because a Game Pass subscription ended, a game disc isn't in the drive (for physical games), or there's a temporary glitch; a full console restart often fixes it, but it can also signal network issues or an old update bug, so check your subscription, restart the console, and ensure your internet is stable.
Legal YouTube downloads with YouTube Premium
Videos can be played offline for up to 29 days before requiring an internet connection to verify your subscription 1. YouTube Premium also includes features like ad-free viewing, background play, and access to YouTube Music 3.
To use picture-in-picture (PiP), exit the YouTube app while a video is playing. If you have the PiP setting turned on, the video will shrink into a PiP window.
A: Always on top window provides an easy way. Right-click any link and select the option to open it in a floating window, or click the extension icon to float your active tab. This makes the selected web content stay visible.
A glut of games
“There are more players today, but there are also more games per player. Since you can't spend as much time on each game, you're less likely to finish the one in front of you.” Not only did gamers have more time in the eight- and 16-bit days, but they had fewer games to complete.
Playing video games for three or more hours in one session was associated with higher odds of negative physical symptoms (e.g., overall physical problems, OR = 2.80 [95% CI: 1.52–5.16, p < 0.001 and back or neck pain, OR = 2.19 [95% CI: 1.28–3.74], p < 0.01).
Use the 5 Second Rule
The purpose of this strategy is to help people with ADHD overcome their tendency to procrastinate or become distracted by other thoughts or stimuli. When a person counts down from five and takes action, they interrupt the cycle of inaction and start to build momentum towards completing the task.