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I'm in the middle of a re-do of one of my projects, and typically, when working on a game, I usually use the arrow keys as the basic keyboard commands for movements, the spacebar as the command for something else (ie. attacking). Keyboard design thus dictates that a player controls sprite movements with the right hand, other commands with the left hand.

It then dawned on me that almost every game controller does the opposite: it often places the direction buttons/pad on the left, other button commands on the right.

It made me wonder whether the keyboard adage of arrow keys+spacebar was in conflict with what most other gamers are used to, and whether or not to shift the keyboard commands for movement to keys WASD.

This finally leads me to ask:
If using a keyboard when playing a game, would you prefer the movement commands to be controlled with the right hand (arrow keys), or would you prefer to movement command be controlled with the left hand (WASD)?

EDIT: I made my decision to give users the option for using either arrow keys or WASD, but I still would like to keep this poll open out of the sheer curiosity of seeing other people's opinions on this issue 

Votes:
Arrow Keys - 5
WASD - 2
Both - 2

Last edited by cheddargirl (2009-08-24 18:39:07)