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Scientists have worked out why some people invert video game controls, so which side is correct?
Whether players use "normal" or "inverted" camera controls is now part of a scientific study.
"It turns out the most predictive out of all the factors we measured was how quickly gamers could mentally rotate things and overcome the Simon effect. "This work opened our eyes to the huge potential that optimising inversion settings has for advancing human-machine teaming," says Corbett. Understanding how a given individual best performs with a certain setup (controller configuration, screen placement, whether they are trying to hit a target or avoid an obstacle) can allow for much smoother interactions between humans and machines in lots of scenarios from partnering with an AI player to defeat a boss, to preventing damage to delicate internal tissue while performing a complicated laparoscopic surgery."
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