Evaluation of mouse pads designed to enhance gaming performance

Slocum, Jeremy; Thompson, Shelby; Chaparro, Barbara S.

doi:10.1037/e577292012-015

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“…More specifically, there is a tendency towards using a specific type of computer equipment, which is designed for playing games competitively. For instance, Slocum et al. (2005) note that since most competitive games rely on the fast and accurate movements of the mouse for manipulating movements during competitions, playing eSports requires optimised user input performance.…”

Section: The Practices Of Esports Consumption: Playing Watching and mentioning

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“…(2005) note that since most competitive games rely on the fast and accurate movements of the mouse for manipulating movements during competitions, playing eSports requires optimised user input performance. Consequently, ‘manufacturers of computer accessories have benefited from gamers’ increased demand for high-dpi optical mice, specialised input devices and specialised mouse pads to give them a competitive edge with regard to control of input’ (Slocum et al., 2005: 706). Similarly, Wee et al.…”

Section: The Practices Of Esports Consumption: Playing Watching and mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Beyond solitary play in computer games: The social practices of eSports

Seo

Jung

2016

Journal of Consumer Culture

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This article adopts the theory of social practices as a critical lens for understanding computer game consumption as multiple ‘nexuses of doings and sayings’, which represent the elements of and are situated within the broader context of consumer culture. Specifically, we explore an emerging phenomenon of an organised and competitive approach to computer gaming, referred to as ‘electronic sports’ or ‘eSports’, by offering a novel conceptualisation of eSports as an assemblage of consumption practices. In our endeavour, we illustrate that eSports practices are performed by consumers through multiple interconnected nexuses of unique understandings, tools, competencies and skills, whereby these nexuses transcend the elements of digital play to include the watching and governing of eSports. Accordingly, eSports consumers take on multiple roles beyond being considered merely as ‘players’, engaging with this phenomenon using different nexuses of practical activities. Our findings suggest that, in order to gain a more comprehensive perspective of what consumers actually do with computer games, we should explore gaming consumption in relation to different social practices that co-constitute multifaceted consumer engagement within this genre.

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Section: The Practices Of Esports Consumption: Playing Watching and mentioning

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Section: The Practices Of Esports Consumption: Playing Watching and mentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond solitary play in computer games: The social practices of eSports

Seo

Jung

2016

Journal of Consumer Culture

163

126

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“…A review of literature showed that analysis of movement kinematics, sometimes also referred to as movement microstructure, is more prevalent in research involving direct aiming movement using a limb (e.g., Carlton, 1994;Chua & Elliot, 1993;Elliot, Carson, Goodman, & Chua, 1991;Helsen, Elliot, Starkes, & Ricker, 1998;and Ricker et al, 1999). However, more recently this approach has been adopted in aiming movement using indirect means such as computer input devices (MacKenzie, Kauppinen, & Silfverberg, 2001;Mithal & Douglas, 1996;Slocum, Chaparro, McConnell, & Bohan, 2005;and Slocum, Thompson, & Chapparo, 2005).…”

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Movement Kinematics and their Relationship with Performance in Target Acquisition Task Using a Mouse

Cheong

Shehab

Ling

2007

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Movement kinematics has been shown useful for characterizing the process of aiming movement in target acquisition tasks. There are multiple kinematic measures reported in the literature, but their relationship to eventual performance is not well documented. To determine the relationship between various kinematic measures and movement performance, data were collected from participants aged 21 to 90 years with a wide range of psychomotor ability. When computed across age groups, time to peak velocity (TPV), time to peak acceleration (TPA), and time from peak velocity until the end of movement (TPVEND) were found to correlate with movement performance. However, the relationships diminished when the correlations were computed within age groups (except for TPVEND). More interestingly, despite the extensive report, certain kinematic measures such as peak velocity were found to be uncorrelated with performance. Thus, when performance is the focus, improvement should be made to reduce TPV, TPA, and TPVEND.

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