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Yet another control panel critique
unclet:
quarterstringer:
Good call .... I was going to mention the exact same thing. I would believe you fingers would get pretty tired if you could not rest your palm down on the control panel while playing. Personal choice I guess, but I like to rest the palm on the panel so I moved my buttons up just for this reason.
I would add pinball buttons to the side. You can look at my 4-player control panel to see how I did it ..... to give you an idea.
http://unclet.arcadecontrols.com/
vorghagen:
--- Quote from: RyoriNoTetsujin --- No one has asked if vorghagen plans on adding any console emulation to his setup yet, either. . . that might affect things.
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In fact, yes I am planning on adding console emulation. But even then I can't think of many 4 player games that require 6 buttons each.
--- Quote from: quarterstringer on August 28, 2007, 03:29:57 pm ---Since you have so much CP space, put your hand on the lower buttons and see if feeling the edge of the CP annoys you while playing. If it does, you have enough room to move everything up to give you more area to rest your wrist and palm.
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I've actually already moved them up from where I had them originally. I'll be mashing the buttons on this mockup for a while to see if they need to be moved further.
Also, pinball buttons were going be added to the sides, but since making the mockup I realised when playing my hands will be outstretched to each side of the 46" panel. Not comfortable at all. So now I'm looking for some way to mount them near the front 2 corners, but still facing outward.
***BUILDING A MOCKUP IS THE SMARTEST THING I'VE DONE YET. I THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND THIS***
unclet:
I understand you do not want to have pinball buttons on the ends of a 46" control panel, this is why I recommended you have a look at my 4 player control panel design (which is 56" wide) to give you an idea.
vorghagen:
Unclet, I really like how you've setup those pinball buttons. :applaud:If I can find another big chunk of cardboard I may try something similar. Either way I've now got a few more ideas about how it could be done.
Cheers. :cheers:
unclet:
Just giving you an idea .... since I like playing pinball .... and a lot of people with 4-player control panels do not think about that design.
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