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petrSchreiber / BetweenTheBubbles-tb

Bugs adventure in an infinite bubbleverse, thinBasic game
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Could the game be played with mouse exclusively ? #23

Open DirectuX opened 4 years ago

DirectuX commented 4 years ago

Classic input for games can be gamepad, keyboard or mouse. Not everybody has a gamepad. Keyboard obligate to be near the screen (at least for laptop users). Mouse-only games entail a certain comfort.

Could the game be played with mouse exclusively ? The question can be answered in two parts : how many input actions we need for the gameplay and how many actions we can manage with only the mouse.

For the later : I would consider for this count a three-button mouse + the wheel. So , (click + double click) * 3 + wheel up + wheel down = 8 actions. Counting the "hold mouse button". Counting the "hold mouse button" raise this to 11 base actions. We can add mouse on-screen position to alter the actions. We can combine some base mouse actions.

For the former, the discussion is open.

petrSchreiber commented 4 years ago

Hi Sebastian,

interesting idea - I can perfectly imagine the game being playable on mouse:

Petr