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minus-square asexualchangeling ( @asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink2•4 months agoWhat are your thoughts on the Steam deck’s Touchpads? I’d love to see them in a thumb ball type formfactor
minus-square ILikeBoobies ( @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink3•4 months agoMy problem with touch pads is limited range, you constantly have to recentre. In a competitive environment that’s wasted ms where you are moving your finger back to make your next movement The thumb ball reduces the amount of that
minus-square asexualchangeling ( @asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink3•4 months agoAt least with the ones on the steam deck this is solved (for me) largely by software emulating the momentum of the trackball
minus-square ILikeBoobies ( @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink3•4 months agoYou might find one as an accessibility option I’ve been trying to make one in a normal form factor but can’t find anything on how to make a track ball from scratch/program a board to read it
Trackball controller
What are your thoughts on the Steam deck’s Touchpads? I’d love to see them in a thumb ball type formfactor
My problem with touch pads is limited range, you constantly have to recentre. In a competitive environment that’s wasted ms where you are moving your finger back to make your next movement
The thumb ball reduces the amount of that
At least with the ones on the steam deck this is solved (for me) largely by software emulating the momentum of the trackball
Wait, those are a thing?
You might find one as an accessibility option
I’ve been trying to make one in a normal form factor but can’t find anything on how to make a track ball from scratch/program a board to read it