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Preface

[2024 - Jan 13]

As with #Teti [gd0022], the goal of Tetent is to optimize my pipeline from idea to implementation. The vast majority of my tasks are PC based, but that doesn't necessarily mean that fast text entry alone would be enough.

Tetent is primarily for #Teti [gd0022], and it's a good idea to think of Tetent as an input device for Teti similar to how the PS5 DualSense Controller is an input device for the PS5. Most games designed for a specific console can be fully controlled using the standard controller. Playing Forza with a steering wheel controller feels more suited to the game, but the game can still be fully played with the standard controller.

Input devices I'm trying to consolidate into a "PC controller":

• My keyboard
  • My WPM is 60 and it seems like it'll take many years of continued effort to double that. Even if I got to 120WPM, it still would be too slow. After thinking of the R.O.I. of the continued practice, it just doesn't make any "time-financial" sense.
• My mouse
  • I'm almost never on a hard, flat surface anyway.
  • Even if I was looking for a new mouse, there's no ambidextrous 12-side-button "gaming" mice.
• The 3D mouse that doesn't exist yet
  • I'd like to be able to select UI elements that are behind other elements, such as shapes in PowerPoint or edges in Fusion 360.
  • Likely more suited for Mixed Reality experiences.
• My spacemouse (a 6-axis mouse)
  • I've got an old Space Explorer and it takes up my limited desk/table/lap/reachable-floor space and I constantly have to be switching between it and the keyboard.
  • I've also tried to use this as a 2D mouse, and wrote about my experience here.
• The touch input of my touchscreens
  • I really like touchscreens but the issue with them is the lack of precision, occlusion and the abundance of fingerprints.
  • The lack of precision means that I need to spend more time retrying to press a UI element.
• My drawing tablet I rarely use
  • I mainly got it as a touchscreen input alternative for Teti for when in triple monitor mode and for writing digital maths notes.
  • Being able to sketch out design ideas with pen pressure is also ideal.
• My MIDI keyboard I rarely use
  • It's even larger than my keyboard, and I didn't like the key travel distance.
  • I'd like to be able to capture melody ideas wherever inspiration may strike.
• The XBox controller I rarely use / PS5 controller I never had
  • I think it'll be nice to bring over some of those DualSense controller haptics over to Tetent. 
    • It's unlikely to be as sensory as haptics across the entire palm, but it's likely better than 0 haptics at all.
  • Ideally, Tetent will be able to control some racing game or Minecraft ergonomically. Additionally, whilst I don't play any FPS games, being able to quickly and accurately click on GUI elements seems similar.
• The vibrating finger massager I never had
  • Every slider is motorized; might as well also use them to try and mitigate any fatigue while typing.
  • Perhaps a stress-ball simulator would be better.
• The ASUS laptop dial / Surface Studio dial I thought was really cool but have never used.
• The high bandwidth input device I can use in VR that doesn't seem to exist on the market (as of 2024) for working in virtual reality.
  • I've got to be ready for when a Pimax 24K or similar headset finally drops.