The phenomenal response to an article we published on this question led to detailed cognitive research – and the findings have implications that go way beyond gamers
I learned what a joystick was from my grandpa who used it exclusively to play WWI and WWII flight simulators. Almost all of my use of a joystick before the age of 5 was on one of those games.
Today I am equally comfortable with joysticks set either way. Guess it’s just a personal preference?
Edit: maybe it’s because thumbsticks feel a bit inherently different to me because of the different grip.
I learned what a joystick was from my grandpa who used it exclusively to play WWI and WWII flight simulators. Almost all of my use of a joystick before the age of 5 was on one of those games.
Today I am equally comfortable with joysticks set either way. Guess it’s just a personal preference?
Edit: maybe it’s because thumbsticks feel a bit inherently different to me because of the different grip.