Question for PC gamers...

PC Gamers:

Do you consider your mouse a motion controller?

Think about it. You're not pressing buttons to move the characters head or camera angles. You are moving the mouse with your hand in the direction you want your camera, crosshair or head to go. You can also program gestures into mice to perform functions after certain actions.

Yes I do....since it works by motion.

Its a pointing device.

Its a pointing device.

clyde46

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

Its a pointing device.

Zero_epyon

Strictly speaking the mouse is reffered to as a pointing device because it only works on a 2D plane. Motion control takes all 3 dimensions into account by adding depth.

I would say yes. I think a far more accurate description is a "pointing device" though (thanks to Clyde46 for the terminology :)).

yes, it is a motion controler, since it translates the motion of your hand directly into the motion on screen. it is obviously a lot less advanced than modern motion controllers though, even if it's also a lot faster and more accurate than them

I would say yes. I think a far more accurate description is a "pointing device" though (thanks to Clyde46 for the terminology :)).

psn8214

[QUOTE="psn8214"]

I would say yes. I think a far more accurate description is a "pointing device" though (thanks to Clyde46 for the terminology :)).

AdrianWerner

Perhaps the term I was looking for was "appropriate," not "accurate." Sorry for the confusion. :P

It's similar to the Wiimote and DS stylus in my opinion, just superior. :twisted:

I don't care what people call it, but it's the best for shooters, strategy, rpg's etc.

In essence, I guess you could say that. I don't think it's a "motion control" as perceived in the industry currently (i.e. Wiimote).

*moves mouse, sees cursor move*

yes i do, it simply operates in a 2d plane rather than a 3d plane

Perhaps the movements are not as extreme but it still requires motion to work.Zero_epyon

but they still require motion to workCentricStorm

If we say it is, we'd also have to say joysticks are.Guppy507

[QUOTE="Guppy507"]If we say it is, we'd also have to say joysticks are.Sword-Demon

It's a 2D motion controller. It's incapable of sensing depth, as in the Wiimote+Motion Plus, Move, or Kinect; it's more akin to the DS touchscreen than any other console controller I can think of.

Woah, I've never thought of a mouse in that way before, but now that you mention it, yeah it kinda does seem like a motion controller.

Yes, why wouldn't I?

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

Its a pointing device.

Zero_epyon

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="clyde46"]

Its a pointing device.

Meowmixxvi

In some games such as Penumbra it is (having to literally pull the mouse back to pull open a door

PC Gamers:

Do you consider your mouse a motion controller?

Think about it. You're not pressing buttons to move the characters head or camera angles. You are moving the mouse with your hand in the direction you want your camera, crosshair or head to go. You can also program gestures into mice to perform functions after certain actions.

Zero_epyon

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

Its a pointing device.

Zero_epyon

The mouse is relative to the surface; Wiimote, kinect, and move are relative to the user.

Thats the difference.

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"][QUOTE="clyde46"]

Its a pointing device.

XaosII

The mouse is relative to the surface; Wiimote, kinect, and move are relative to the user.

Thats the difference.

its a pointing device but if you are too stubborn then sure its a motion device but what is it trying to prove? it has 1ms lag and obviously the most accurate controlling device

Agreeable. However trackballs are teh n00bsterz. This particulary one, looks like HAL 9000