EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netM to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agoWhy has nobody ever made a vertical gaming mouse?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhy has nobody ever made a vertical gaming mouse?EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netM to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
Consider the RSI-prone gamer. I would like to have healthy hands and wrists in older age and still use the computer.
minus-squareAggravationstation@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoAre they good for gaming? Considering giving Xonotic (FPS) a try and I switched to a trackball some time ago due to wrist concerns.
minus-squarefarting_weedman [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYes? You gotta practice and set one up right for it but I never had a problem with trackballs and gaming. The biggest difference is that you’re using a different set of muscles for coarse/fine motion.
Are they good for gaming? Considering giving Xonotic (FPS) a try and I switched to a trackball some time ago due to wrist concerns.
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Yes?
You gotta practice and set one up right for it but I never had a problem with trackballs and gaming. The biggest difference is that you’re using a different set of muscles for coarse/fine motion.