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Subject: Re: Who says what to whom (was Re: VR Protocols.)
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Date: 9 Oct 90 20:49:59 GMT
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In article <8511@milton.u.washington.edu> plains!tsmith@uunet.UU.NET (Timothy Ly
le Smith) writes:
> [description of learning how to use a drum set deleted] ...
>
> It is possible that we are just
> more capable than others or it may be that it is easier to exist in a one-
> step-at-a-time world so that we don't create actions which require more
> steps needing to be done in parallel.  

Ahhhhh, but a VR drum interface would include a simple set of drills to
teach you how to use your sticks.  Like those "typing tutor" programs.

I've got a childhood of classical piano and an adulthood of professional
typing under my belt, and I have no problem with the concept of running
a computer with my hands, feet, and a breath controller to boot.  I've 
been hunting for a foot-controlled mouse for years, and I've finally found
an add-on to those airplane-stick joysticks that provides two foot pedals
and plugs into an IBM joystick port.

Lance