几乎每个游戏玩家都曾梦想过一个房间，里面装满了他们最喜欢的游戏。如果您是拥有实现这一目标的资源的幸运者之一，那么您可能会不知如何进行下去。
设计终极智能游戏室时需要考虑几件事，本指南将帮助您牢记一些游戏室想法。
游戏室的目的
对于一些人来说，终极智能游戏室将成为他们最喜欢的爱好的圣地。这将是他们展示他们多年来收集的游戏收藏的空间，以及他们珍贵的Earthbound(prized copy of Earthbound)副本。对于其他人来说，房间将具有双重用途：一个展示物品的房间，以及一个休息的地方。
甚至可能有些人将房间视为重现他们最喜欢的童年游戏厅(favorite childhood arcade)的一种方式。无论您决定建造游戏室的原因是什么，请在前进时牢记其目的。这将决定使房间成为现实所需的部分。
灯光和效果
终极智能游戏室最重要的元素将是照明。无论(Whether)您是想强调特定的展示，还是想捕捉80 年代中期街机的氛围，(ambience of a mid-80s arcade)灯光的颜色和亮度都会产生巨大的差异。从这一点来看，您有多种选择。
您可以选择预算友好的智能灯(budget-friendly smart lights)，例如Sengled Smart Bulb，或者您可以选择更昂贵且功能更丰富的选项。如果您希望灯光营造出氛围，并且适合您的电视内容，飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)是一个不错的选择。
飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)拥有多种以娱乐为中心的产品，包括飞利浦 Hue Lightstrip(Philips Hue Lightstrip)和Hue Play 灯条入门套件(Hue Play Light Bar Starter Kit)，旨在将光线投射到电视或显示器后面的墙壁上，并与屏幕上的环境颜色相匹配，以获得更加身临其境的体验。
如果您想在不破坏银行的情况下点亮您的显示器，标准的 LED 灯条(standard LED light strip)就可以了。这些条带具有粘性背衬，使它们易于安装到架子的底部。只需(Just)将它们连接并插入条带即可；虽然它不是智能灯，但您可以使用随附的遥控器来控制颜色。
电视和设备
如果您正在设计一个作为娱乐天堂的房间，那么焦点很可能是电视。虽然您选择的电视类型最终取决于个人喜好，但您需要牢记几件事(things you need to keep in mind)。
您想要一台具有低输入延迟（或能够激活低输入延迟模式）、HDR和出色画质的电视——最好是OLED。请记住(Bear)，具有您正在寻找的高端规格的电视可能会非常昂贵，但可以找到符合要求的电视机，价格更实惠。
除非您想为经典游戏保留旧的CRT电视，否则您需要一个(CRT)升级器(upscaler)才能让您的旧游戏机在新电视上工作。许多旧游戏机的设计目的是输出现代电视无法识别的信号。即使你让它们工作，也会有明显的重影。
升级者可以解决分辨率问题(resolution problems)，并使超级马里奥赛车(Super Mario Kart)等游戏在 75 英寸 OLED 电视上看起来很棒。
除了出色的画面，您还需要非凡的声音。您始终可以选择传统的环绕声系统，但许多现代条形音箱(modern sound bars)以一半的价格提供相同水平的质量。
智能控制
如果您无法控制它，那么为智能游戏室付出努力是没有意义的。您可以在Google Assistant 和 Amazon Alexa(Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa)之间进行选择，但请确保您购买的任何其他配件都兼容。
例如，您可能需要智能插头(smart plugs)来控制其他配件。如果您想确保整个房间都连接好，但又想在LED灯条上省钱，那么便宜的智能插头可以代替智能灯条。只需(Just)给智能插头一个特定的、令人难忘的名称，您就可以要求Alexa或Google一次将它们全部打开。
智能插头还可以让您在不起床的情况下控制流媒体灯等配件。如果您决定某天晚上在 Twitch 上进行即兴直播，只需让(streaming session on Twitch)Alexa打开直播灯并立即投入其中。
同样，您需要的智能配件将取决于您实施的游戏室创意。花时间提前计划并在预算中留出空间。
组织
最后是任何房间设置中最不性感的部分：组织它。一包简单的电缆扎带(pack of cable ties)可以大大有助于解决松散的电缆并防止房间变得一团糟。如果您要在墙上或地板上铺设电缆，请考虑投资铺设电缆管道(cable raceway)。
这会将（有时是多根）电缆隐藏在一块简单的塑料后面，该塑料可以涂漆以匹配墙壁的颜色。这是为房间增添干净外观和感觉的简单方法。如果您是在自己家而不是出租物业中设计这个房间，您可以将电缆隐藏在墙上(hide the cables in the wall)。
您还需要用于存储的搁架单元。确保您选择的单元足够坚固以支撑您的物品的重量；毕竟，您最不想要的就是丢失贵重物品，因为货架倒塌并损坏它们。
终极智能游戏室是每个人的梦想。然而，获得最终结果通常涉及相同的步骤：决定房间应该是什么样子，投资照明，整理混乱等等。花时间计划您的终极游戏室并设定目标以实现它。
给自己足够的时间，您甚至可以放入一两个有趣的配件，例如带有内置迷你冰箱的智能咖啡桌。是的，它确实存在。
How to Build the Ultimate Smart Game Room
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The Game Room’s Purpose
For some, the ultimate smart game room will be a shrine to their favorite hobby. It will be the space they display their collection of games collected over the years, as well as their prized copy of Earthbound. For others, the room will be dual-purpose: a room to put things on display, as well as a place to retreat.
There might even be some people that see the room as a way to recreate their favorite childhood arcade. Whatever the reason you decide to build a game room, keep its purpose in mind as you move forward. That will determine the pieces you need to make the room a reality.
Lighting and Effects
The most important element of the ultimate smart game room will be the lighting. Whether you seek to emphasize a particular display or you want to capture the ambience of a mid-80s arcade, the color and brightness of the lights makes a huge difference. From this point, you have multiple options.
You could opt for budget-friendly smart lights like the Sengled Smart Bulb, or you could choose a more expensive and feature-rich option. If you want lights to give ambience and that will work with the content of your television, Philips Hue is a great option.
Philips Hue has multiple entertainment-focused products including the Philips Hue Lightstrip and the Hue Play Light Bar Starter Kit, designed to cast light onto the wall behind the television or monitor and match the ambient color onscreen for a more immersive experience.
If you want to light your displays without breaking the bank, a standard LED light strip will do the trick. These strips have adhesive backing that makes them easy to mount to the underside of a shelf. Just attach them and plug the strip in; while it won’t be a smart light, there is an included remote you can use to control the color.
TV and Equipment
If you are designing a room for the purpose of being an entertainment haven, the focal point will most likely be the TV. While the type of TV you choose ultimately comes down to personal preference, there are several things you need to keep in mind.
You want a TV with low input lag (or the ability to activate a low-input lag mode), HDR, and a great picture quality — preferably an OLED. Bear in mind that a TV with the kind of high-end specs you’re looking for can be quite expensive, but it is possible to find sets that fit the bill for more wallet-friendly prices.
Unless you want to keep an old CRT TV around for classic gaming, you’ll need an upscaler to make your old consoles work on a new TV. Many old consoles were designed to output a signal that modern TVs cannot recognize. Even if you get them to work, there’s significant ghosting.
An upscaler can fix resolution problems and make games like Super Mario Kart look fantastic on a 75” OLED TV.
In addition to a great picture, you’ll want phenomenal sound. You can always choose a traditional surround sound system, but many modern sound bars provide the same level of quality for half the price.
Smart Control
There’s no point in putting in the effort for a smart game room if you have no way to control it. You can choose between Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, but make sure any other accessories you buy are compatible.
For example, you might need smart plugs to control other accessories. If you want to make sure the entire room is wired up but you want to save money on LED light strips, an inexpensive smart plug can take the place of the smart strip. Just give the smart plugs a specific, memorable name and you can ask Alexa or Google to turn them all on at once.
A smart plug can also give you control over accessories like streaming lights without getting up. If you decide to have an impromptu streaming session on Twitch one evening, just ask Alexa to turn on the stream lights and dive right in.
Again, the smart accessories you need will be dependent on what game room ideas you implement. Take the time to plan out ahead of time and leave room in your budget.
Organization
Last comes the least-sexy part of any room setup: organizing it. A simple pack of cable ties can go a long way toward wrangling loose cables and keeping the room from becoming a mess. If you’re going to run a cable up a wall or along the floor, consider investing in a cable raceway.
This will hide the (sometimes multiple) cables behind a simple piece of plastic that can be painted to match the color of your wall. It’s an easy way to add a clean look and feel to the room. If you’re designing this room in your own home rather than a rental property, you can hide the cables in the wall itself.
You’ll also want shelving units for storage. Ensure the units you choose are sturdy enough to support the weight of your belongings; after all, the last thing you want is to lose valuables because the shelf collapses and damages them.
The ultimate smart game room is a dream that looks different for everyone. However, getting that end result often involves the same steps: deciding what the room should look like, investing in lighting, organizing the mess, and more. Take the time to plan out your ultimate game room and set goals to make it happen.
Give yourself enough time, and you might even be able to throw in a fun accessory or two like a smart coffee table with a built-in minifridge. Yes, it does exist.
