Why Should It Take Two Hands To Play Videogames?

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday December 31, 2003 @12:32AM from the stand-by-for-hilarity dept.

Thanks to StatePaper.com for their article discussing a Nebraska radio talk show host's plans to create a one-handed game controller. The host, Mike Reed, "has learned to play many of the games using a controller with only one hand", following an accident which happened when "an acquaintance at a party pointed a loaded .410-caliber shotgun at Reed [and fired]", leaving him with very limited use of his right arm. He says that "many games are impossible to play one-handed", and has "designed a dual-motion game controller that consolidates all movement, button response and directional function into a one-handed video game controller", although he and his partners "haven't built a prototype yet." In the meantime, are there any existing console controllers that might work for those only using one hand?

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Why Should It Take Two Hands To Play Videogames? by code-e255 · 2003-12-31 01:27 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Because it's fucking easier to play with two hands. It's as simple as that. Why the hell would I want to use just one hand for gaming? It would make things extremely fiddily and difficult (in most cases). If you only have one hand, well, sorry, but as there aren't enough one handed people around, don't expect either input devices or games to change in your favour.