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Six degrees of freedom input devices exist. Useful for 3D modeling, CAD and even some games. I think most of them are easier to use than what you are describing but, hey, maybe your cube thingy is the best HCI device ever invented. |
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Three degrees of freedom actually, but who's counting? (Well, obviously I am, but apart from me, who's counting?) |
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Why stop at 6 degrees of freedom (3 of location, 3 of orientation)? Add a pressure-sensitive squeeze control, sensors to measure the speed of your hand shaking, polygraph skin conductivity (use the truthfulness of your utterances to control your PC), pulse rate sensors (if you can control your pulse by holding your breath or running on the spot), body temperature sensors (remove clothes or drink an iced drink to lower your hand's temperature); the scope for control is endless. |
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[angel], why, I'm counting, too. As [pottedstu] notes, 3° for translation + 3° for orientation. |
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Surprised 8th hasn't got one already... |
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You forgot the sotto voce " I told him we've already got
one". |
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... in an outrageous french accent. |
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