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Opinions on aesthetics of this CP?
subzero23:
What do you all think about this control panel design? The Aesthetics, not really the design, but the artistic style etc...
It's meant to be sorta like this
http://www.cybercoma.com/supercade/control_panel.shtml
At first I thought of having the 1st & 4th players at a 45' angle but that would make the CP just way too wide so they can be at 90' heh
RayB:
You want comment on the aesthetics only, or the ergonomics as well? Cuz the first and last player layouts just won't work. You have to think about the fact that the person standing there will be facing the monitor. Think about hand position in this case...
pointdablame:
You won't have any more friends if you make them play at the outer controls. There is NO way people will get used to playing if they are 90 degrees rotated from the monitor. It just wont work.
Most people on the board will suggest you not even rotate the joysticks 45 degrees or any degrees from the monitor seeing as it is a bit awkward to get used to. Mock up your control panel and try to play it like you have it... it won't be pretty.
Goz:
Not to miss out on the obvious, but...
Step 1) Identify 3 friends that will play on the proposed machine
Step 2) Make a mock control panel (card board, etc)
Step 3) Ask the friends identified in step 1
If you cannot indentify 3 friends from step 1, scrap the 4 player idea. ;D
-Goz
subzero23:
--- Quote from: RayB on December 22, 2004, 12:24:18 pm ---You want comment on the aesthetics only, or the ergonomics as well? Cuz the first and last player layouts just won't work. You have to think about the fact that the person standing there will be facing the monitor. Think about hand position in this case...
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Nope just aesthetics, I really see nothing wrong with the ergonomics, not sure what would be wrong with hand position, they'll be standing like sideways and have their head turned towards the screen... hand placement will be normal... I'm not having the UP position on the joystick face the screens (thats just retarded)
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