Rumble Keyboard and Mouse?

[phar]

Hey,

Ill be honest I really havent used my PC for gaming in at least 2-3 months. Been mainly playing console versions of games as of late. Went to play a bit of L4D and TF2 for a change of pace and although I did have fun but I really missed the rumbles you get when you use a controller, made me wonder why there arnt gaming mice and keyboards with rumble features and such? Is it difficult to do due to it being on a desk rather than your hands? Do you think there a market for this type of thing?

I know there are a few mice that do it if you search google but I dont want to have some 2 button no brand mouse

 

[Hitari0]

If you had a rumble mouse, imagine how hard it would be to aim well when there are explosions near you. Sure, the shaking of your mouse/gun direction is realistic, but dying because of it is not.

 

[Clashero]

While it would be nifty, it wouldn't work on the mouse because it'd be too heavy, and it wouldn't work on the keyboard because most it would have to rumble all accross the keyboard, and that's a lot of rumble.

 

[phar]

If you had a rumble mouse, imagine how hard it would be to aim well when there are explosions near you. Sure, the shaking of your mouse/gun direction is realistic, but dying because of it is not.

Yeah thats a good point. I dunno maybe not for the wannabe leet people but I still think it would be nice. Rumble doesnt affect aim on a controller all that much though so have to try it out first hand i guess

As for weight its not that much weight, if you take apart a rumble pack or a 360/PS3 controller the mechanism is fairly small and not that heavy if put in the middle of the moust.

 

[Starnerf]

I have a subwoofer on my desk. The vent is pointed at my mouse so when explosions go off in the game it's like the blast wave is hitting my hand.

 

[TacticalAssassin1]

keyboard, no way man, that would just suck. but mouse, that would be an awesome idea if you could pull it off, and would really immerse you in the game.
i could just imagine lining up to a shot and then suddenly a grenade explodes in front of me, shaking my mouse, pulling it off aim for a few precious seconds, as i reel backwards from the explosion. Or you could shoot somebody, and their mouse rumbles, making their aim less accurate so you have a better chance of taking them down before they can fight back.
Ofcourse for games like C0D4-6 you would want servers for rumble-only players, or something like whoever has rumble gets an extra perk, otherwise it's just unfair.
So in conclusion, if i could have all that in a rumble mouse, plus 7-9 bind able keys, i'd be all for it

 

[darthzew]

Not a rumble mouse or keyboard, a rumble chair. If you put in the mouse and keyboard, it would just make a lot of noise rumbling against whatever surface they're against. Put your controller on the table and then make it rumble, you'll see.

Anyway, an office chair that rumbled would be awesome though.

 

[Abedeus]

Ugh. I tried playing with Rumble on an Xbox. I couldn't play for more than 5 minutes like that (Ninja Gaiden II) and it felt awful.

 

[CIA]

That would get so annoying.

 

[phar]

Not a rumble mouse or keyboard, a rumble chair. If you put in the mouse and keyboard, it would just make a lot of noise rumbling against whatever surface they're against. Put your controller on the table and then make it rumble, you'll see.

Anyway, an office chair that rumbled would be awesome though.

Yeah ive seen some rumble chairs for Live For Speed and such. Good idea.

I agree with the keyboard but I think the mouse could be done effectively if you had a soft pad.

keyboard, no way man, that would just suck. but mouse, that would be an awesome idea if you could pull it off, and would really immerse you in the game.
i could just imagine lining up to a shot and then suddenly a grenade explodes in front of me, shaking my mouse, pulling it off aim for a few precious seconds, as i reel backwards from the explosion. Or you could shoot somebody, and their mouse rumbles, making their aim less accurate so you have a better chance of taking them down before they can fight back.
Ofcourse for games like C0D4-6 you would want servers for rumble-only players, or something like whoever has rumble gets an extra perk, otherwise it's just unfair.
So in conclusion, if i could have all that in a rumble mouse, plus 7-9 bind able keys, i'd be all for it

Yeah thats what I mean, once you play with a gamepad for an extended period of time and then go without rumble you certainly notice it. All the extreme people wont use it of course because it might put their aim off by a few pixels but for the average person or playing a single player game it could be decent.

 

[JohnSmith]

It would remove the only advantage a mouse has over a controller: Precision.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

No. It would disrupt gameplay so much.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I would have swore they already made vibrating mice. THey never really took off though.

A vibrating keyboard would just bounce around your desk though.

 

[Starke]

Not a rumble mouse or keyboard, a rumble chair. If you put in the mouse and keyboard, it would just make a lot of noise rumbling against whatever surface they're against. Put your controller on the table and then make it rumble, you'll see.

Anyway, an office chair that rumbled would be awesome though.

I thought they made that back in the 90s.

 

[TastyCarcass]

I think I saw that as an accessory for car seats. It's for girls though