I clicked it, so you don't have to:
After testing random people with various computer programs that asked them to rotate objects, they found that some people were able to complete the tasks with inverted or non inverted controls, despite the fact that they had claimed to prefer the opposite. The researchers claim that some people's brains are just wired to perform better one way or the other despite how they originally learned.
Invert Y-axis gang unite!
Make Y-axis INVERTED Default Again
Fascinating read.
I liked learning about the "Simon effect", only knew about similar, non-spatial ones (colours)...
And I might give non-inverted controls a try, although being a die-hard inverter.
At least it will be some brain stimulus to keep me from cognitive aging too fast. Like changing the mouse hand from right to left and back again once in a while.
And at best I will become the unbeatable Über-Player, because in truth I am a hidden non-inverter! ;-)
Why do they mean by "inverted controls? I remember that in some SNES games you could literally invert your controls and play with ABXY as if it were your D-Pad, and your D-Pad as yours ABXY buttons.
Clickbait title.
In short, gamers think they are an inverter or a non-inverter because of how they were first exposed to game controls. Someone who played a lot of flight sims in the 1980s may have unconsciously taught themselves to invert and now they consider that their innate preference; alternatively a gamer who grew up in the 2000s, when non-inverted controls became prevalent may think they are naturally a non-inverter. However, cognitive tests suggest otherwise. It’s much more likely that you invert or don’t invert due to how your brain perceives objects in 3D space.
Goldeneye forced me to invert. Now its also flight sims
Flight sims made me invert when playing with a controller but k/m I dont invert. I used to back in the 90s but it became clear that I would be a problem moving forward so I taught myself not to.
Im not even consistent, it very much depends on the game I am playing. FPS games fet non inverted, but anything heavily utilizing vehicles is inverted.
I actually switched from inverter to non inverter after some time not playing with a controller. After the break inverted controls felt wrong 🤷♂️
I play with non-inverted controls 99% of the time, but for some reason when I'm flying a starship/plane in first-person, I invert the flight controls. If I'm in a ship in third-person, I tend to prefer non-inverted although I can play with both. I think it matters how physically close I am to the fulcrum (wrong word?) of the rotation, combined with the fact that the thing I'm rotating isn't myself, but the contraption I'm travelling in. On foot in first-person, inverted controls don't work for me at all.
It's like if you imagine you're controlling a seesaw in a 3D environment. The seesaw is positioned such that it forms a vertical line on the screen in a top-down or isometric view. You're adding or removing weight to the bottom-most end. If you press down on your controller, you add pressure/weight and so the top-most end moves upwards, which is equivalent to the front of your plane/ship rising upwards. I think that's kinda why it feels more intuitive for me to fly ships with inverted controls. It's about where you place your consciousness in 3D space.
Another example is scrolling a document on a computer. Some people I know, when they say "scroll up for me", they mean "move the document upwards", while others say it to mean "move the viewport upwards in relation to the document" (so the text moves downwards). Besides it being a simple language issue, I think the idea that one person thinks of the system as being "I control a viewport" and another person thinks of it as "I control the document itself" is similar to the inverted/non-inverted controls debate. Where your mind's eye is sitting is hugely important.
a functional central nervous system
Mandatory "the pro who plays CS like a flight Sim" video
While playing a FPS game on my PC, I usually switch shooting to right mouse click. Right click generally doesn't get much action in the real world and left button is less worn out. Balanced as all things should be.
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