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UI perfect if it would sit in a different place?
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Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#1 - 2011-12-06 11:45:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Gereon Brika
Hi there,

There is one thing that keeps coming back to my wish list for Eve.
A better way for operating my spaceships.
Not that i think there is anything really wrong wit the interface, but ide like a more immersion enhancing interface.
Ide pay for a replacement keyboard which would have touchscreens for most UI functions such as overview, your drones, action window, HUD, etcetera.

So, no changes to the UI at all, the only difference would be that the UI resides on your keyboards touchscreens.

What do you think.
Could CCP get some more sales besides the game through this kind of keyboards?


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As for advantage, it will be exactly the same as clicking, instead your touching your keyboard, i doubt there will be a benefit compared to clicking with a mouse.


As for the niche market or price.
You need volume to get prices down.
Steering wheels for your racing game are also niche, they only work nicely for racing games.

Maybe it should be a more general keyboard which has the touchscreens, which other games can hook into aswell.
It would be less niche than any steering wheel.y
Also think, when talking about costs, that these screens need not to be full color.
There are also ways to just show the overview, action wndow etc on trhe touchscreens and use button like arrays shaped as HUD for the HUD.

This is ofcourse just the basic idea, but surely, if you think about it, its possible to drive cost down and widen the market for such keyboards.

Atleast, in my opinion.


I could even see a promotional plan from CCP giving this KB away, or, ask a small fee for this Keyboard for promotional purposes for the game EvE, since control of spaceships is an often heard complaint in WASD/joystick form, which is not feasible for EvE (WASD/joystick spaceship control). This could undermine such criticism completely, because there would be a device to control your spaceship.

It is about better game immersion, and a marketing tool for EvE. It could help subscriptions.

Maybe something for the NeX store aswell where it can be bought with PLEX.

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I want build-in touchscreen(s) for action window, overview,drone control and maybe HUD.

It would be larger or the qwerty and numeric part much smaller to have room for these touchscreen(s)
It would also mean, i dont have to display all these things on my playing screen, so i could fully appreciate what i am seeing without these controls obscuring parts of the screen.

It would make use of some sort of API, part of UI setup would be where you would like to have your overview for example if it detects the keyboard with these touchscreens.
Touchscreen should be Tablet size and maybe have 2 of them, 1 on each side. (or something like that)
Korin Corax
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2011-12-06 13:06:19 UTC
I doubt this would ever happen for the simple reason that although you might be prepared to pay for such a keyboard, many others would not.
If said keyboard could give you a significant controls advantage I'm guessing there would be a huge outcry against it.

I for one could not justify that kind of outlay just to play one game, as I doubt such hardware is going to be particularly cheap.
Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#3 - 2011-12-06 13:15:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Gereon Brika
Korin Corax wrote:
I doubt this would ever happen for the simple reason that although you might be prepared to pay for such a keyboard, many others would not.
If said keyboard could give you a significant controls advantage I'm guessing there would be a huge outcry against it.

I for one could not justify that kind of outlay just to play one game, as I doubt such hardware is going to be particularly cheap.



Good point about the niche market and price.
But ide like to defend it.

As for advantage, it will be exactly the same as clicking, instead your touching your keyboard, i doubt there will be a benefit.


As for the niche market or price.
You need volume to get prices down.
Steering wheels for your racing game are also niche, they only work nicely for racing games.

Maybe it should be a more general keyboard which has the touchscreens, which other games can hook into aswell.
It would be less niche than any steering wheel.y
Also think, when talking about costs, that these screens need not to be full color.
There are also ways to just show the overview, action wndow etc on trhe touchscreens and use button like arrays shaped as HUD for the HUD.

This is ofcourse just the basic idea, but surely, if you think about it, its possible to drive cost down and widen the market for such keyboards.

Atleast, in my opinion.


EDIT: I could even see a promotional plan from CCP giving this KB away, or, ask a small fee for this Keyboard for promotional purposes for the game EvE, since control of spaceships is an often heard complaint in WASD/joystick form, which is noy feasible for EvE (WASD/joystick spaceship control). This could undermine such criticism completely, because there would be a device to control your spaceship.

EDIT 2: It is about better game immersion, and a marketing tool for EvE. It could help subscriptions.

EDIT 3: Maybe something for the NeX store aswell where it can be bought with PLEX.
Velicitia
XS Tech
#4 - 2011-12-06 13:57:49 UTC
so, you want a Logitech G15/19 to play the game with?

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#5 - 2011-12-06 14:03:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Gereon Brika
Velicitia wrote:
so, you want a Logitech G15/19 to play the game with?


Yes kind of, but those dont do what i am suggesting here.

I want build-in touchscreen(s) for action window, overview,drone control and maybe HUD.

EDIT: It would be larger or the qwerty and numeric part much smaller to have room for these touchscreen(s)
EDIT 2: It would also mean, i dont have to display all these things on my playing screen, so i could fully appreciate what i am seeing without these controls obscuring parts of the screen.

EDIT 3: It would make use of some sort of API, part of UI setup would be where you would like to have your overview for example if it detects the keyboard with these touchscreens.
Touchscreen should be Tablet size and maybe have 2 of them, 1 on each side. (or something like that)
Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#6 - 2011-12-06 18:59:50 UTC
A bump because i am still curious about what people think.
Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#7 - 2011-12-06 19:00:03 UTC
oops
Gereon Brika
Gereon Enterprise
#8 - 2011-12-07 09:24:40 UTC
Still curious.
Sue Isuzu
Doomheim
#9 - 2011-12-07 10:12:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Sue Isuzu
removed double post
Sue Isuzu
Doomheim
#10 - 2011-12-07 10:13:22 UTC
Sue Isuzu wrote:
Gereon Brika wrote:
Hi there,

There is one thing that keeps coming back to my wish list for Eve.
A better way for operating my spaceships.
Not that i think there is anything really wrong wit the interface, but ide like a more immersion enhancing interface.
Ide pay for a replacement keyboard which would have touchscreens for most UI functions such as overview, your drones, action window, HUD, etcetera.

So, no changes to the UI at all, the only difference would be that the UI resides on your keyboards touchscreens.

What do you think.
Could CCP get some more sales besides the game through this kind of keyboards?


____________________________________________________________________________
Collecting later additions in this section
____________________________________________________________________________
As for advantage, it will be exactly the same as clicking, instead your touching your keyboard, i doubt there will be a benefit compared to clicking with a mouse.


As for the niche market or price.
You need volume to get prices down.
Steering wheels for your racing game are also niche, they only work nicely for racing games.

Maybe it should be a more general keyboard which has the touchscreens, which other games can hook into aswell.
It would be less niche than any steering wheel.y
Also think, when talking about costs, that these screens need not to be full color.
There are also ways to just show the overview, action wndow etc on trhe touchscreens and use button like arrays shaped as HUD for the HUD.

This is ofcourse just the basic idea, but surely, if you think about it, its possible to drive cost down and widen the market for such keyboards.

Atleast, in my opinion.


I could even see a promotional plan from CCP giving this KB away, or, ask a small fee for this Keyboard for promotional purposes for the game EvE, since control of spaceships is an often heard complaint in WASD/joystick form, which is not feasible for EvE (WASD/joystick spaceship control). This could undermine such criticism completely, because there would be a device to control your spaceship.

It is about better game immersion, and a marketing tool for EvE. It could help subscriptions.

Maybe something for the NeX store aswell where it can be bought with PLEX.

____________________________________________________________________________________________


I want build-in touchscreen(s) for action window, overview,drone control and maybe HUD.

It would be larger or the qwerty and numeric part much smaller to have room for these touchscreen(s)
It would also mean, i dont have to display all these things on my playing screen, so i could fully appreciate what i am seeing without these controls obscuring parts of the screen.

It would make use of some sort of API, part of UI setup would be where you would like to have your overview for example if it detects the keyboard with these touchscreens.
Touchscreen should be Tablet size and maybe have 2 of them, 1 on each side. (or something like that)





I would like that