A gaming mouse "The Z" that allows 50 actions to be distinguished with one hand

Gaming designer · Heavy user gaming mouse which will be able to do more than 50 actions with one hand by combining movement such as inclination · turning for the first time in the world "The Z"Has appeared in Kickstarter.

The Z: The most advanced gaming mouse ever made. By Grant Odgers - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/granto/the-z

The function of the mouse is described in The movie below is explained in The movie below.


The Z is the world's first gaming mouse to respond to movements such as "tilt" and "turning".


The Z recognizes the degree of "tilt" if you angle it to either side as lifting The Z.


For example, if you assign it to an action that takes a face from the shadow of a tree for FPS games, it allows for precise action of moving the face little by little along the degree of tilting The Z to the left and right.



In a racing game, cornering is possible by tilting The Z left or right.


Parts that recognize the tilt are easily detachable, so if you do not want to recognize the tilt you can pull the parts on the bottom to remove it.


Next, the function of "turning". If you turn The Z right and left to draw a circle, FPS will respond to actions of left and right viewpoint movements. You can assign "Right Analog Stick" movement in the game controller.



You can assign your favorite actions to these "tilt" and "turn" like normal buttons.


Also, The Z recognizes that it is floating when lifted. For this operation, you can assign "pitch axis", "roll axis" and "yaw axis" of the joystick used in aircraft games etc. If you move the mouse as if it were an aircraft, you can move the airplane as well.


The click button is also devised, and a button called "Straight Finger Click" is provided just before the usual right click / left click.


This is a button that you can push around the second joint of your finger with your fingers straight.


When you press regular right click / left click, your finger will bend, so you will not push the straight finger click.


It seems easy to use it very easily, and it is recommended to assign common actions to the right and left Straight Finger Click.


There is also a button called "Fingertip Buttons (fingertip button)" for each "base" of left and right click.


This is a button that can be pushed with your fingertips by bending your finger even more than pressing regular left and right clicks.


If you stretch your finger it will always be right click and left click.


Four buttons for left and right click and left and right Fingertip Buttons correspond to "deep click".


You can gradually recognize the strength with which the button is pressed, and you can assign different actions for each strength you press.


For example, it is possible to do the strength of the accelerator with a single button if it is a racing game.


With FPS games, you will be able to perform three actions with one finger: 'Lightly click' with scope, 'Medium around click' zoom in, 'Strong click' stop breathing.


If it is a battle action, weak attack and strong attack can be used properly.



Since normal PC operation is also assigned, for example, with words selected, you can select "copy normally with click", "strongly click with paste" Heavy users who frequently use PCs and designers seem to be able to make work considerably more efficient depending on usage.


Whether these buttons are pushed correctly or not can be determined by "haptic feedback function".


Since it is possible to combine actions by combining tilt / swing / deep click, each click (10 actions at normal time), "each click (10 actions at the time of tilting to the left and right)" "each click at the time of right / left turn (10 actions at a time) ", it is possible to assign a total of 50 actions. In addition, clicking the following image opens the GIF animation actually pressing all 50 clicks.


WarcraftIf you use many buttons with a lot of use actions, like "Action bar 1 for normal times", "Action bar 2 for tilting to the right", "Action bar 5 for turning to the left", with a lot of skills with one hand It's pretty good to be able to activate it.


The Z is a wired gaming mouse rather than a wireless because it took into consideration delays due to running out of batteries and wireless communication during the game. On the other hand, an aluminum cube that can fix the cable so that it does not get in the way is attached.


Also, if you float the mouse, you can display the DPI value on the OLED display on the side, you can change the DPI value from 200 to 12000 with the left button on the left click.



The Z is looking for investment with Kickstarter and is planning to invest in early investment plan (limited to 1,000 people) of "$ 139 (about 14,000 yen)" and "early investment plan (1500 yen (about 15,000 yen)" of 149 dollars We can get 1 set of "The Z × 1, Aluminum Cube for Cable × 1, Mouse Pad × 1" by investing in "Investment plan of 159 dollars (about 16,000 yen)". Product shipping is planned around December 2016, and a separate $ 15 (about 1500 yen) is required for shipping to Japan. The deadline for investment is at 10:14 on Friday, August 12, 2016.