A gaming chair (1) used primarily for flight simulation and driving games having a rotatable wheeled base and a footrest secured to the front of the chair via lower mounting brackets that allow the chair and footrest to be rotated and moved as a single unit. Upper mounting brackets (20) are preferably secured directly to or adjacent to armrests (4, 5) of the gaming chair to provide a plurality of attachment points (17) for securing one or more upper support surfaces (21) that have mounting locations for additional peripherals.