Matimus:
your post is the funniest thing, I have ever seen.
Your are Right on the money.
You cut through all of the marketing hype bullsh*t, and get to the meat of the matter.
Cheers, Mouseguy
Precision:
This is a very good point that you make here. Research in the field on vertical type Mice validates this point, as well. Most gamers will have difficulty with precise cursor control with this type of mouse. Also, you increase the risk of trigger finger injuries.
"As a "fast twitch" player who's been playing... It forces you to use the much less precise muscles of the shoulder and upper arm as opposed to the muscles of the forearm. I'll take my carpal tunnel syndrome..."
I'm an Associate Ergonomist, who had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and now work for an input device mfg.
Since, we work with CAD users(at Boeing, Intel, Trane,etc) who have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(CTS), we had to design something that would allow them to have good control and decrease CTS type discomfort. If you click on the "usage" button here, and view what we call Mode #2, you can see how we achieve this. (This only took 18 months of R & D to find this solution.)
http://www.contourdesign.com/pmo/perfitdemo.swf
We have been in business helping people with CTS and other RSIs for 10 years. This product has been out since, we started. It is expensive, but works for many. OK I will get off my soap box, now.
Cheers, Mouseguy
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Matimus: your post is the funniest thing, I have ever seen. Your are Right on the money. You cut through all of the marketing hype bullsh*t, and get to the meat of the matter. Cheers, Mouseguy
Precision: This is a very good point that you make here. Research in the field on vertical type Mice validates this point, as well. Most gamers will have difficulty with precise cursor control with this type of mouse. Also, you increase the risk of trigger finger injuries. "As a "fast twitch" player who's been playing... It forces you to use the much less precise muscles of the shoulder and upper arm as opposed to the muscles of the forearm. I'll take my carpal tunnel syndrome..." I'm an Associate Ergonomist, who had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and now work for an input device mfg. Since, we work with CAD users(at Boeing, Intel, Trane,etc) who have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome(CTS), we had to design something that would allow them to have good control and decrease CTS type discomfort. If you click on the "usage" button here, and view what we call Mode #2, you can see how we achieve this. (This only took 18 months of R & D to find this solution.) http://www.contourdesign.com/pmo/perfitdemo.swf We have been in business helping people with CTS and other RSIs for 10 years. This product has been out since, we started. It is expensive, but works for many. OK I will get off my soap box, now. Cheers, Mouseguy