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I imagine most of us play shooters with the keyboard in-front of us, slightly over to the left perhaps, whilst the right hand sits on top of the mouse and we're two to three feet from the screen we're staring intently at. Apparently that's not a method everone enjoys though.
This image comes from Japanese forums from a while back (hence the inclusion of so many CRT monitors), but according to Kotaku it's making the rounds again and this is the first time I've come across it.
Which one are you?
Some of these look incredibly uncomfortable and even those that don't, I can't help but see horrific RSI and carpal tunnel in the future of gamers that employ some of these styles. The Arrow Key style is one that seems more reserved for non-gamer (my old man certainly used that on Half Life back in the day) but the Inverted V or Crossed Legs, they just look like after a few hours you'll be limping when you head out of the room to get a top up of some horrificly bad for you energy drink.
KitGuru Says: So here's the question to end today off Kitguru gamers. Which post do you use? For me it's 100 per cent standard. I don't even employ the Arrow Key style with Trackmania. None of you use the Glaring or Mongolian right?
Standard here.
crosslegged style and it has ruined my back.
I’m a lefty, so use the arrow key style, but as the mouse is in my left hand it’s pretty much equivalent to standard for right handers.
Sorry but its the mongolian style for me….as a console gamer converted to pc I can’t get on with the keyboard so use controller in left hand and mouse in right. I actually fix the controller to the desktop surface on a small plinth as its easier to use it that way than trying to hold it in one hand whilst operating it with same said hand…..its very comfortable….only disadvantage is lack of keys….may one day try a logitech G13 though as a compromise.
Arrow style for me.(Started with Doom and Duke Nukem 3D…) And hate developers who won’t allow arrows. (Dead Space 1, Bad Day L.A. for example)
I started off using the arrow keys because I wasn’t aware of WASD (bare in mind I was young when I started off using the arrow keys lol), but then I had one game and it mentioned something about using a WASD control configuration. I wondered what this was, tried it out and liked it because it was so much easier lol, and I could strafe!