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MellaniuM to conduct feasibility on 5 Axis Hand-Held Controller.

Any computer user will tell you just how important it is to use a good controller while experiencing Virtual Real Worlds. While keyboards or two-button mice are sufficient for environments that contain minimal control options, the advent of first-person perspective environments has forced users to look for user friendly options. The 5 Axis controller is the solution to all such problems.

Initially it doesn't look very different from a normal mouse, until you realise that it's fixed to a base. With no need for a mouse mat, the 5 Axis controller has been designed to be used with one hand.

Although it is comfortable to hold, the control system needs practice to master. This is mainly due to the difficulty of controlling five axes of movement (up/down, left/right, rotate left/right, tilt forward/back and roll left/right) with one hand, which requires a great deal of concentration. However, each of the buttons and scroll wheel can be configured to suit you and with enough practice, things will improve.

One area in which the 5 Axis controller does excel is massive multi-player online Virtual Real Worlds . By controlling all movement with one hand, you can use the other to type messages to other members.

Installation is painless, thanks to its USB connection, and set-up is easy.

See http://mellanium.com

Skype id joe133952 for live demonstration.

Copyright©Ken Rigby for Tele3DWorld and MellaniuM Design. 2008

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