Ghost Wacom (A.K.A Experiment 01)

Result:
After spending some time trying to get used to the mouse movement, aiming and shooting with my wacom I havefound that due to certain aspect of the tablet (small) I find it slightly more limiting to move as freely as I could with a mouse or a trackpad and since the pen does not have to touch the tablet to operate as a mouse it is slightly frustrating to aim and shoot since whenever I click to fire the pen move.

On the other hand, despite the size factor I find the fluidity of the movement is much better compared to using a trackpad but not compared to a mouse. In conclusion, I find that it is possible to play shooter games with a pen tablet comfortably but it is highly dependant on certain variables such as the size and sensitivity of the pen and tablet also the stability of your hands and fingers as you play is an important factor. It is not recomended to attempt this if you are inexperienced with the game and using a pen tablet.


My next experiment will be attempting to play an RTS (real time strategy) game with a pen tablet, that is if I can find an RTS game playable with my iBook.

Hypothesis: Since a real time strategy game does not require the same accuracy of a "point and shoot" as much as a first person shooter game it is safe to assume that with the fluidity of a pen tablet it is highly possible to play an RTS game comfortably with a pen tablet.