trent44 said:
I think it is quite fascinating, with how many ways have been engineered and utilized to aim in video games. It is probably the most diverse in terms of controller interface approaches.
There are all sorts:
- Joystick
- Mouse
- Trackball
- 4 button camera
- D-pad camera
- Shoulder buttons - (left/right aiming)
- Analog stick
- Gyro aiming - (like a few PS3 games with six-axis stuff)
- IR pointer aiming - (a la most pointer based aiming on the Wii)
- Touch screen - (finger/pen with absolute or relative aiming)
- Hand tracking - (some Kinect/Eye Toy Games)
- Touch pad - (finger used for laptops (relative), pens used on wacom pads (absolute))
- Eye tracking - (did any games use this yet?)
- Head tracking - (VR headset tracking the movement of the whole skull)
- …And probably a lot more I forgot…
So, even if it is the most popular or not, which is your favorite method of aiming in video games?
Are there more ways to aim in games that I forgot?
Edit: Added Trackball to the list ;)
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