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Button Spacing?
« on: February 10, 2005, 09:32:38 am »
I've seen designs for CPs where the button spacing runs anywhere from 1.5" to 2.0".  What is the optimal spacing in your mind?  What's the spacing on various orginal arcade games?

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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2005, 09:57:47 am »
Depends...
Depends if we're talking about a 2-button game, or a 6-button game...

Ideally, keep them close together, so that you can easily keep your fingers "hovering" above them in a natural position.
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2005, 10:10:55 am »
I use 1.5 inch, but I'm sure it's a personal preference thing. You really shoud make a cardboard mockup to see which feels better to you.

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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2005, 10:42:25 am »
Generally I'd say minimum 1/8" between buttons to maximum 1/4"

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Re: Button Spacing?
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2005, 11:02:04 am »
I used 1.5" based on the center of each button and it felt right to me.  I agree though, set it up on some cardboard and see how it feels to you.
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2005, 11:11:03 am »
1.5-inch, as I say here
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2005, 04:37:07 pm »
Don't know what these "inch" things you are talking about are but my spacing is 40mm and I find it perfect. It's a personal thing though.
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2005, 04:39:27 pm »
Gah, MEtric
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2005, 05:06:56 pm »
Quote from: Apollo on February 10, 2005, 04:37:07 pm
Don't know what these "inch" things you are talking about are but my spacing is 40mm and I find it perfect. It's a personal thing though.
1.5748 inches is pretty close to 1-1/2"
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Re: Button Spacing?
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2005, 10:32:56 pm »
I use 1-3/8" which puts the button shrouds so that they actually touch each other.
Just don't err to the short side, or they will HIT, and not go in flush.
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