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I would be very interested in this software, more specifically for the purpose of gaming. I have a small, noticable shake continously, with some extreme twitche

by thyem 9y ago

I would be very interested in this software, more specifically for the purpose of gaming. I have a small, noticable shake continously, with some extreme twitches when I need to click a mouse button. Has some one tested it and noticed an increase in latency? I also see that the creator of the software is here, do you know if it has been tested by gamers with parkinsons or other afflictions that creates twitches/shakes/tremors? Would love to try it out, but even at the price point and the 70 day return policy I can't justify it :(

gottebp 9y ago
Interesting you mention that. A lot of recent focus has gone into support for gamers. There was some effort to augment high end mice by taking a high DPI high sample rate and turning it into a smoother signal, while still being responsive. See here [1] for more details. I intend to keep improving SteadyMouse in this direction as time goes on. Gaming can be very freeing for folks. [1] https://www.steadymouse.com/gaming/ https://www.steadymouse.com/gaming/
j_s 9y ago
Careful because most game companies are willing to throw accessibility in the trash in their fight against cheating/botting. Use of any such tool may earn a ban! Of course there are plenty of single player and/or offline games where cheating doesn't affect the community so much, and there isn't any banning going on. If there are any companies and/or online multi-player games that specifically encourage those with accessibility issues to participate with the help of assistive technologies, I would be happy to hear about them. I'm a fan of quadriplegic Twitch streamer NoHandsKen, who unfortunately hasn't been streaming lately but I'm sure is enjoying the latest Path of Exile update, along with most of the Blizzard games. He has trouble with things that require a key press, like jumping in World of Warcraft. According to Ken, Blizzard has specifically rejected requests to make this specific action accessible. PS. If you've got Amazon Prime and haven't given this month's associated "free" Twitch subscription to anyone, I recommend NoHandsKen!

by thyem 9y ago

gottebp 9y ago

Interesting you mention that. A lot of recent focus has gone into support for gamers. There was some effort to augment high end mice by taking a high DPI high sample rate and turning it into a smoother signal, while still being responsive. See here [1] for more details. I intend to keep improving SteadyMouse in this direction as time goes on. Gaming can be very freeing for folks. [1] https://www.steadymouse.com/gaming/ https://www.steadymouse.com/gaming/

j_s 9y ago

Careful because most game companies are willing to throw accessibility in the trash in their fight against cheating/botting. Use of any such tool may earn a ban! Of course there are plenty of single player and/or offline games where cheating doesn't affect the community so much, and there isn't any banning going on. If there are any companies and/or online multi-player games that specifically encourage those with accessibility issues to participate with the help of assistive technologies, I would be happy to hear about them. I'm a fan of quadriplegic Twitch streamer NoHandsKen, who unfortunately hasn't been streaming lately but I'm sure is enjoying the latest Path of Exile update, along with most of the Blizzard games. He has trouble with things that require a key press, like jumping in World of Warcraft. According to Ken, Blizzard has specifically rejected requests to make this specific action accessible. PS. If you've got Amazon Prime and haven't given this month's associated "free" Twitch subscription to anyone, I recommend NoHandsKen!