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jmohr1:
Tell me what you think;

I'm trying to make a panel as small and comfortable as possible. I find it comfortable to have about 3" of room around my joystick and 1" after the buttons. Logically, it would look shifted to the right by a couple inches (and I've made a cardboard mockup and everyone who's seen it has pointed it out). I have the option of adding 2" of blank space at the end for purely aesthetic purposes, or taking the first joystick over an inch and the 2nd over two and just adjusting to slightly different spacing, or just building it like my mock-up and explain to everyone why it looks a little off.

Any opinions?

Donkbaca:
If its not balanced, how are you and the 2p going to fairly share the screen?  If its shifted to the right, it seems to me you would be in the middle of the screen, and P2 would be off to the right

jmohr1:
In my experience players tend to stand slightly off to the left when playing anyways (probably why I use more space on the joystick side) and this shouldn't do more than correct that issue. I'm thinking functionally off-center makes more sense, it just looks weird. I'm not sure either the look or function differences really matter enough to make up my mind either way and that's why I'm looking for input. 99%+ of the panels I've looked at are centered, so I'm sure most people will lean in that direction; just looking for some discussion on the matter.

On another note, your point brings up a better counterpoint; if P2 doesn't like it, they can build their own arcade.

DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: jmohr1 on April 20, 2011, 07:33:16 pm ---On another note, your point brings up a better counterpoint; if P2 doesn't like it, they can build their own arcade.

--- End quote ---

Heh, you want your friends to like playing on it.   Otherwise, just make a one player panel and save the time and money, right?

OP:  Build a mock-up and see how it feels, comfort-wise.  But don't make the mistake of over-thinking comfort to the point of disregarding aesthetics.  You want your layout fairly symmetrical (not mirrored).  Try referencing actual arcade cabinets (particularly ones you've enjoyed playing on) and go by that. 

jmohr1:

--- Quote from: DaveMMR ---...you want your friends to like playing on it...
..Build a mock-up...But don't make the mistake of over-thinking comfort to the point of disregarding aesthetics...

--- End quote ---

I was of course kidding, but it is literally a matter of 2 inches, so I doubt it would really bother anyone while standing at it either way.

And I have done a mockup in cardboard, and because it makes sense to me why it is off-center, I like it. Then again, If I balance it out better, I prob won't notice any real difference and I won't get asked why it's off-center.

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