I’m not a gamer, but I like some casul games from time to time, like Timberborn or Shapez. Yesterday I wanted to start a game again, after a period of not gaming since february or so. I’ve been getting used to sitting in my comfy chair in the evening, doing some programming or some online ciurse. I would like to game in my comfy chair as well, instead of sitting behind my desk where I’ve been working all day. But games demand much more intense mouse usage. A mouse does not work very well on an armrest. Have any of you solved that problem?

  • tal@lemmy.today
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    20 days ago

    I don’t on the couch, but occasionally I do on my bed. Not stuff like first person shooters, but less-frentic mouse based stuff.

    I have a USB trackball and a USB trackpad, and I’ll use one of those.

    I am not as accurate or quick as I am with a mouse with either of those, but both work fine without a rigid, level surface.

    EDIT: My problem for use on a bed isn’t really the mouse, but the keyboard. I have used a split ergo keyboard, with one half on each side, but even that isn’t amazing. I don’t have a reasonable way to do much typing if you’re not sitting up.