Sandio Technology Corporation

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The Advantages of Sandio 6DOF 3D Mouse With PC
Games

• Sandio Technology Corporation
• 333 West San Carlos Ave
• 14th Floor
• San Jose, CA 95110
• [phone] (office)
• www.sandiotech.com

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Innovation Sandios 3D mouse is a fully
functional 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) input
device. Enhanced Gaming Experience Movement and
hotkeys are no longer restricted to the keyboard
only.  Gamers gain flexibility by being able to
use any hotkeys while controlling movement with
their mouse. Currently, while playing 3D PC
games, gamers must use the keyboard and mouse
simultaneously.  Because the mouse was originally
developed for 2D input only,  gamers must use the
mouse to aim and look around, while relying on
WASD, cursor or numeric keys to navigate through
3D game settings.  The keyboard is used for many
other game commands including jumping, crouching,
changing weapons, chatting, checking game status,
and changing camera views.  Sandio Technology
integrates Sandios 3D input technology in a 2D
gaming mouse.  Gamers can now use the Sandio Game
O' to move and rotate about the x, y, and z
axes.  Gamers gain an advantage by having the
flexibility to use both the keyboard and the
Sandio Game O' interchangeably between navigation
and hot key commands. (All sixteen 3D key
combinations are programmable for hot key
mapping)
First Person Shooters (FPS)

• Use the 3D mouse for navigation and leave the
  keyboard for hot keys.
• When gamers use the mouse for navigation the
  left hand is freed to focus on hot keys. This
  enables faster and more precise hot key
  execution.
• Use the keyboard to navigate and the 3D mouse for
  hot keys.
• When playing many FPS games the ability to
  rapidly switch between ranged and melee attacks
  is often vital. The command keys for switching
  attack styles can be mapped onto the 3D mouse
  buttons.  This enables gamers to attack more
  efficiently while on the move. 

• 3. Better Communication
• Gamers can customize a button on the mouse to
  activate voice chat programs like Team Speak.
  This allows quick and effective communication
  without the left hand ever needing to leave the
  navigation keys.
• 4. Invent new moves
• Gamers can use the W key to run and use the 3D
  mouse to rotate 360 degrees while firing away at
  enemies.

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Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Gamers now have the advantage of changing
the camera view using the following
methods 1. the 3D mouse 2. the
number pad 3. moving the mouse cursor to
the edge of the screen
Command your army with increased precision,
efficiency and effectiveness. Each decision you
make is the difference between victory and
defeat. With the World's First 3D Mouse increase
your gaming experience and watch your opponents
fall before your feat. 1. Time Advantage
When moving the map by moving the mouse cursor
to the side of the screen, gamers are unable to
select groups or units. However, using the 3D
mouse to control the camera, the cursor is still
available to select and command units. This time
advantage is critical in battle. Visually, a
wrong angle can give you a wrong picture of
what's to actually come. Don't lose due to
limited visibility! Fully enable your game with
the precise camera controls of Sandio's 3D
command functions. 2. More Effective Hot Key
Execution The left hand can be freed of
navigation keys enabling more rapid and effective
use of hot keys. 3. More Intuitive Camera
Control Camera view movement is in sync with
natural finger gestures. This is significantly
more instinctive than the default control of
using the number pads. 4. Manage Units
Efficiently Gamers can map commands and stances
to the 3D buttons on the Game O' enabling smooth
and efficient management of units.
Example Rome Total War Customizing command
keys to the 3D buttons allowing for the gamer to
control multiple formations simultaneously.
Gamers can select group banners more rapidly.
Also, gamers can use the 3D buttons to designate
formations which increases the effectiveness of
their armies thus enabling more effective and
coordinated attacks.
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Role Playing Games (RPG) and Massively
Multiplayer Online RPG (MMORPG)
Role Playing Games (RPG) and Massively
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG)
provide rich environments with vast arrays of
possible actions including items to use, spells,
skills, and abilities. Whether battling against
monsters or other players, the ability to
efficiently manage so many actions is extremely
important and leaves users craving more hotkeys
and macros.
1. Improved Navigation Navigation can be done
with the mouse alone allowing for better,
quicker and more intuitive manipulation of the
keyboard for hot keys and other commands. 2.
Map Important Commands to the 3D Mouse
Buttons Important commands can be mapped to the
3D buttons on the 3D Mouse for quick access.
With so many spells, abilities, and items to use,
gamers benefit greatly from being able to map
their most important commands to their mouse.
  3. More Accurate Execution of Commands By
using the 3D Mouse for hot keys, important
commands can be more quickly and accurately
executed than using the keyboard or clicking
icons on screen.   4. Ergonomic Design The
ergonomic design of the 3D Mouse provides a more
comfortable experience for long hours of
interaction with other players, questing and
adventures.
Example - World of Warcraft This
complex MMORPG allows gamers to employ a large
variety of spells and abilities for different
situations however, by having the left hand
bound to the WASD keys, gamers are limited to
just a quarter of the keyboard to use for
hot-keying and navigation. By presenting the
gamer with an alternate method of input, users
are able to freely manage and manipulate their 3D
avatar like never before. The amount of hotkeys
including CTRL, ALT and SHIFT modifiers are most
often not enough for the average gamer in a
MMORPG, thus they must resort to manually
clicking the ability buttons displayed onscreen
with the mouse cursor. Manually clicking is
inefficient, inaccurate, and generally takes much
longer to execute leading to death and defeat.
Users can now apply 3D functions of Sandios 3D
mouse in order to distribute the load between the
two input devices through customization as they
see fit.
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In a PvP (Player versus Player)
situation, victory or defeat is most often
decided in a single instant. Given the entire
keyboard for hot-keying, the user will have
access to most if not all of his/her abilities,
this is generally difficult, if not impossible
with the traditional keyboard/mouse combination.
With a larger array of spells and abilities to
choose from, gamers can dominate the competition
by executing moves swiftly, accurately and with
greater complexity.
Gamers can also choose to execute more than 1
command at the touch of a button on the mouse.
One command can be defined as circle, strafe, and
jump. Normally most gamers find circle strafing
difficult enough, let alone adding jump into the
equation. It is nearly impossible for the
average person but now, by binding strafe and
jump to the same 3D button, with a single flick
of a 3D button your character will execute a
strafe jump.   One of the traits of a
MMORPG is that gamers can often play it for long
hours, having little choice but to keep both
hands on the keyboard and mouse at all times.
This is especially the case in games with guilds
and raid dungeons, where a group of 10 or more
gamers gather together to try to defeat a
dungeon, and if one person fails to do their part
the entire group could be defeated. By giving
gamers a mouse that can use hotkeys and control
movement, they can now free up the left hand for
grabbing a drink, or simply stretching and
relaxing a bit without having to stop game play
and delay the entire groups progress.

• The Major Advantages in World of Warcraft
• Ability to navigate with the mouse, freeing up
  the entire keyboard for hotkeys.
• Allows users to play in most situations with a
  single hand, relieving stress during long raids
  and groups.
• - Allows users to execute otherwise difficult
  maneuvers such as a side strafe and jumping
  simultaneously.