I bet adding a gyroscope would get it even closer to mouse accuracy, and he’d be able to get away with higher sensitivities for the trackball
Good thinking with the trackball. Honestly when you get used to one of them bad boys it’s almost as good as a traditional mouse.
I love trackballs but having lived with a guy who used a trackball mouse to game whilst eating, the thing needed disassembling for cleaning somewhat regularly (Dorito dust…) so I imagine that’s why these things never took off.
Owning and still loving the Steam Controller, the haptic concaved trackpads could be set up to really feel like a trackball and, in my opinion, had all the benefits of the trackball without the downsides.
Man, I wish Valve would release a Steam Controller v2 :(
I’d lose it if they came out with a steam controller 2
Owning and still loving the Steam Controller, the haptic concaved trackpads could be set up to really feel like a trackball and, in my opinion, had all the benefits of the trackball without the downsides.
I also use a Steam controller. I like the touchpad so much that I wish there was a stand alone one that I could use for day-to-day computing activities instead of having a physical ball.
I know there are square touchpads you can buy for pointing devices, but the ergonomics are completely different. They are more replacements for finger trackballs rather than thumb trackballs. Like just give me a Logitech MX Ergo with the pad.
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Reminds me of the Alpha Grip controller. Has a (really janky) trackball and an entire keyboard on it.
Haven’t watched the video yet but that controller looks wild and really cool.
