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by taeric 1099 days ago
The PS5 also does the eye tracking really well. It still sucks compared to using controllers. The tactile feedback of the buttons along with the very subtle activation motions is a touch beyond gestures. (In particular, they work together. Without the tactile feedback to know you have released a button, it is hard to reengage it fast enough.)
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> "… does the eye tracking really well. It still sucks…"

Perhaps re-calibrate "really well"?

> "very subtle activation motions is a touch beyond gestures"

(We see what you punned there.)

> "tactile feedback to know you have released a button"

With the VisionPro, a click is a touch of forefinger and thumb. That's literally twice the touch feedback of a button.

Ha! I didn't actually do that pun on purpose. Does work, though.

With a controller, though, you don't have to lose contact with the buttons for activation. Even with a keyboard, where you do lose contact, you feel for the activation of the buttons to do so.

More immediately, though, you also have more fingers for rapid fire activation. Some silly math, but if you type upwards of 70wpm, that puts you at about 400 button presses per minute. Not sure how easily that would translate to gestures, as far as speed is concerned.