[casual_games] Use of keyboard on casual games

[oscar oscar]

I agree... constraints do tend to force us to think of unique means by which
to solve problems.

But saying that only the mouse will do is more than a constraint. It hobbles
one.

Its not, "no left turns"... its "no left turns or you're a failure and your
product will be relegated to the ninth layer of shovel-ware".

On 5/30/07, Stephen Triche <Striche at yatecgames.com> wrote:

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>  In fact, constraints can often foster creative energy.

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> *From:* casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:

> casual_games-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf Of *Juan Gril

> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:14 PM

> *To:* IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

> *Subject:* Re: [casual_games] Use of keyboard on casual games

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> Oh yes, I have already tried playing Tetris with a mouse. Mouse left to

> move left, mouse right to move right, right click to rotate, and left click

> to drop. It has been done in a lot of Tetris versions out there.

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> It's an interesting way of looking at the lack of innovation for the lack

> of evolution in control possibilities. However, if that would be the case

> then all the other forms of media would have never evolved, as their format

> and form of interaction between the content and the viewer/listener/reader

> have always been the same for decades or even centuries. Still, there is

> always somebody out there who surprises us with something new. Constraints

> are not that bad.

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> Cheers,

>

> Juan

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>  On 5/30/07, *Andrew McLennan* <andrew at slam-games.com> wrote:

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> Ever tried Tetris with a mouse?

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> I just find it ironic that the most popular casual game of all time

> doesn't

> play well with a mouse.

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> The real phenomenon here is that we are now dealing with an audience that

> expects mouse control and is most comfortable with it. So it has become

> self

> reinforcing.

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> This does limit innovation possibilities and restricts genre expansion.

> However, we have a long way to go to get out of the world of clones before

>

> that is truly an issue.

>

> Personally, I think cursor key control is most natural, but when I was a

> kid

> computers didn't have mice.

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> Best

>

> Andrew

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