Dance Game Ergonomics #3
Have been playing a lot of dance games recently. Went to the Game Underground lock-in a few days ago. Passed Gargoyle Full Song D22 (first D22 also)! Went to R1 HYM a couple of days ago. Played a bunch of sets of Pump and DDR there and felt like I was able to thug out jumping between the games back and forth easily. Then went to DX Arcade in Cambridge Central SQ the other day and played some SMX. I pushed myself and played some difficult stuff, but noticed that the 38" stock bars really hurt my forearms when playing (not muscle soreness/fatigue, but pain). I think it has to do with the ergonomics of the DDR pad layout in SMX, but without the lower bar height results in my arms making a less natural triangle shape for lifting where a lot of pressure is being put on my forearms when lifting myself up for the stretch & twist movements. Normally, this pressure is put on my bicep/tricep/shoulder muscles with a lower bar height. I think I'm gonna settle on keeping my adjustable ...