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Control panel joystic and buttons layout for right handed
eytzni:
Hi,
My apologies if this is a newbie question...
I'm designing my control panel and when looking in lots of samples I have noticed that most joystics are on the left side of the buttons (which means I have to hold the joystic using my left hand and press the buttons with my right hand) and for some reason this looks a bit odd to me since I'm a right handed I think it will be much more convenient to hold the stick using my right hand and the buttons with the left. ???
Can anyone explain this to me?
Thanks
DaveMMR:
--- Quote from: eytzni on November 22, 2007, 01:30:25 pm ---I'm designing my control panel and when looking in lots of samples I have noticed that most joystics are on the left side of the buttons (which means I have to hold the joystic using my left hand and press the buttons with my right hand) and for some reason this looks a bit odd to me since I'm a right handed I think it will be much more convenient to hold the stick using my right hand and the buttons with the left. ???
Can anyone explain this to me?
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Joystick on the left and buttons on the right is a "right-handed setup" because "pushing a stick" (even in quarter circles ala Street Fighter II) is a little less intricate a maneuver than pushing specific buttons at specific intervals - depending on the game of course. That's my theory at least - I haven't had the time to research it.
Some older games had buttons on both sides. But the standard is joy on the left.
bfauska:
It's come up before and the general opinion was that for joystick-only games some people use their right hand on the joystick, but if there are buttons involved the buttons usually require a little more dexterity than the crude movements of the joystick.
On a side note, it's also the way most console controllers are set up. Directional control with the left hand and buttons with the right, and on later models any available extra finger.
Jimbo:
Yeah its a weird one for sure. I'm left handed so it suits me to have the joystick on the left. Even for joystick only games, or where there are intricate button presses, I'd still control the stick with my left hand. I tried it with the right hand once, and it wasn't pretty. :) I'm an oddball though.. I play most sports left handed, but golf and cricket right handed.... :dunno
Donkey_Kong:
A game that I always think of on this subject is one of my favorites as well...720.
Thy used a stick in the middle and gave you the option with buttons on either side for kick and jump...