Designing a Gaming Mouse

This ambidextrous gaming mouse is one of the lightest on the market even today, with a weight of 52 grams. The design of this mouse is notable for its simplicity, with no side buttons but a small switch button under the scroll wheel that serves as a forward and backward button. This switch clicks up and down, allowing users to navigate through menus or levels with ease. Additionally, there are clickable buttons on either side of the scroll wheel, making it easy to control movement and actions in games. The color theme is also noteworthy, featuring an aggressive black and neon green aesthetic that may include a touch of yellow.

In terms of its features, the optical sensor used in this mouse can detect speeds up to 1600 DPI, making it suitable for fast-paced games that require quick movements and precise control. The 52 gram body is designed to be lightweight and easy to maneuver, allowing users to make swift and accurate movements with ease. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the mouse's design may not be the most comfortable for all grip styles.

Palm Rest Module Limitations

One of the notable features of this mouse is its palm rest module, which is designed to accommodate a specific grip style - the palm grip. This means that users who prefer the fingertip or claw grip may find it difficult to use this mouse comfortably. The reason for this lies in the small fins or wings on the side of the left and white click buttons, which shoot up when pressed. While these features are intended to provide a secure feel for palm grips, they actually cause problems for users who prefer other grip styles.

For example, with a fingertip design, the ring finger constantly hits against these fins, making it uncomfortable and even irritating. Additionally, the ring finger is meant to sit on the side of the mouse, but this setup doesn't work well with the current design. Users who are accustomed to the fingertip or claw grip may find it challenging to adapt to this mouse, as their fingers constantly clash with the fins.

Improving the Mouse

While the original design of this mouse has its limitations, there is potential for improvement. One area where the mouse falls short is in its cable - it is too stiff and heavy, which detracts from the overall weight and comfort of the mouse. In fact, someone more savvy than the author might be able to swap out the cable with a lighter alternative, such as paracord, to further enhance the mouse's usability.

The author also notes that the original design was ahead of its time, with the intention of creating a modular mouse that could be customized and upgraded. Unfortunately, this goal was not fully realized due to resource constraints and the fact that users were paying for a complete mouse package rather than individual components that could be swapped out or upgraded.

Legacy and Successor

The Mad Catz R.I.P. gaming mouse has since become a relic of the past, but its legacy lives on in the form of its successor, the Rat One Plus. Released in March 2019, this updated version features a new design and improved ergonomics that address some of the limitations of the original mouse.

While the author did not have the opportunity to review the Rat One Plus, they are aware of its existence and would be happy to check it out and provide a video review if their audience is interested. The Mad Catz R.I.P. gaming mouse may no longer be the cutting-edge design that it once was, but its innovative approach to lightweight modular mice paved the way for future designs that prioritize comfort and customization.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Mad Catz R.I.P. gaming mouse is a fascinating relic of the past that showcases the innovative spirit of the company. While its limitations are evident, particularly with regards to grip style compatibility, it has contributed significantly to the evolution of modern gaming mice. By understanding its design choices and limitations, users can better appreciate the advancements made in this field and look forward to future designs that prioritize comfort, customization, and innovation.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys I'm random Frank P and today we're gonna be talking about a gaming mouse that seems to be forgotten and might have been ahead of its time weirdly revisiting the Mad Catz rat 1 a lightweight 60 gram modular gaming mouse that at the time was overlooked and hated probably rightfully so Mad Catz doesn't have the best reputation for putting out good gaming mice of high quality in this video we're gonna take a look at it break it all down and talk about why this might be more relevant now than when it first launched in 2016 and actually I saw this at CES my first CES 2016 this actually won an Innovation Award and taking a look at it you can kind of see why it's a very interesting kind of open design that is like I said before modular but also the idea around this was so you could 3d print your own parts 3d printing at the time was the big thing and that was kind of the premise around this print your own Mouse make it very unique to you so as you can see this does come apart and that was the whole idea you have the sensor module they call it then you had the frame that starts to build the mouse and then the last piece was the palm rest so sold as a unit they wanted this to conform to you in your hand if you think about it kind of like what final Mouse is doing now at their ultra light to making one Mouse that fits all sizes of hands but the thing here was obviously you snap in the parts you'd break it down and they were actually gonna be selling this sensor module which they called with different sensors so they had a whole idea just never really came together but why I think this is more relevant now than ever is with the wait they said that this actually weighs 80 grams without the cable 60 grams but I weighed this on multiple scales and found that the mouse actually weighs 52 grams without the palm rest it comes in at 46 grams then just the sensor module itself 34 grams so at 52 grams that does put this as one of the lightest gaming mice on the market even today now talking design it is ambidextrous meaning you can use this with your left or right hand there are no side buttons but that little switch button we can call it under the scroll wheel was gonna act as your forward and backward button it clicks up and down so you can you know use that as your forward and backward it also clicks in obviously your left and right and a clickable scroll wheel the color theme here pretty aggressive black and like neon green maybe even a little bit of yellow to it it also came in white in red and black and red options and the optical sensor used here goes up to 1600 dpi so after I picked it up I started gaming with this and using something like this that is so oddly shapes in light weight was definitely a changeup from my wireless q5o to Lightspeed Mouse that I use but it really didn't take me too long to get used to it and the 52 grande body was definitely noticeable right off the bat this thing was great for getting those quick flick shots so that was really nice to see but the biggest thing I found what this was the mouse itself just wasn't that comfortable to use the first thing I did was move the palm rest module back a bit because there are different slots you could sit this on however after looking back at the listing for this mouse this was mainly designed for palm grip use now I've always want to bid either fingertip or claw more so I've gotten used to the fingertip design and with this it's really just not possible and the reason for that is because of these little like fins or wings on the side of the left and white click it shoots up it's awkward it looks kind of cool sure but for any other grip other than palm it just does not work your ring finger constantly hits up against it and it's irritating so you can see with a fingertip design my ring finger just constantly butts up against it however if I were to go palm you're supposed to sit your ring finger and your thumb on each side which would make it more comfortable that's just not how I play so they were definitely limiting I think their audience to just the palm users another thing I didn't like about this mouse was the cable it is just way too stiff now somebody much more savvy than me could probably go in and swap it out with something like a paracord to make it more lightweight I think that would really help enhance the mouse overall and for somebody who is still into 3d printing if you did want to 3d pretty different palm rest for it or a different housing unit for it with this you know the neon piece you can really start to make it more personal to you which was their original goal that no one did so I think it's funny that taking a look back they were kind of ahead of the market every company now is putting out these crazy lightweight gaming mice that are you know holes in them that cut back on all the you know the gimmicks and stuff and just make it a good core lightweight Mouse and for it being like I weighed 52 grams that's still one of the lightest on the market today so it's really cool to see that they were ahead of their time then but just the quality of the mouse overall isn't the best it's usable had a lot of fun it worked out just not for my grip but I think I really no one took a look at it was again their reputation for not putting out good mice second people are paying one price for a mouse they don't want to then upgrade and buy different parts for the mouse they already paid for nor did they maybe even have the resources for a 3d printer to print their own parts that's just it's bringing in a lot of different avenues of a modular Mouse I think if they would have included different parts I'm ready for you would have been a different story now Mad Catz is actually back in business after being out of business for a few years and in March of 2019 they actually put out an upgraded newer version of this called the rat one plus I didn't pick it up because it's kind of different in design and not as simple as this was so if you want to see me checked it out and do a video on it let me know down below but I figured it would be you know cool to revisit one of the first gaming mice like this from 2016 that started to get into unknown territories of lightweight modular mice so hope you enjoyed revisiting an older Mouse thought it'd be something fun and something different if you like this video let me know give it a thumbs up show your support feel free to follow me on Twitter at random Frank P and last if you haven't already hit that subscribe button I hope you enjoyed have a good daywhat's up guys I'm random Frank P and today we're gonna be talking about a gaming mouse that seems to be forgotten and might have been ahead of its time weirdly revisiting the Mad Catz rat 1 a lightweight 60 gram modular gaming mouse that at the time was overlooked and hated probably rightfully so Mad Catz doesn't have the best reputation for putting out good gaming mice of high quality in this video we're gonna take a look at it break it all down and talk about why this might be more relevant now than when it first launched in 2016 and actually I saw this at CES my first CES 2016 this actually won an Innovation Award and taking a look at it you can kind of see why it's a very interesting kind of open design that is like I said before modular but also the idea around this was so you could 3d print your own parts 3d printing at the time was the big thing and that was kind of the premise around this print your own Mouse make it very unique to you so as you can see this does come apart and that was the whole idea you have the sensor module they call it then you had the frame that starts to build the mouse and then the last piece was the palm rest so sold as a unit they wanted this to conform to you in your hand if you think about it kind of like what final Mouse is doing now at their ultra light to making one Mouse that fits all sizes of hands but the thing here was obviously you snap in the parts you'd break it down and they were actually gonna be selling this sensor module which they called with different sensors so they had a whole idea just never really came together but why I think this is more relevant now than ever is with the wait they said that this actually weighs 80 grams without the cable 60 grams but I weighed this on multiple scales and found that the mouse actually weighs 52 grams without the palm rest it comes in at 46 grams then just the sensor module itself 34 grams so at 52 grams that does put this as one of the lightest gaming mice on the market even today now talking design it is ambidextrous meaning you can use this with your left or right hand there are no side buttons but that little switch button we can call it under the scroll wheel was gonna act as your forward and backward button it clicks up and down so you can you know use that as your forward and backward it also clicks in obviously your left and right and a clickable scroll wheel the color theme here pretty aggressive black and like neon green maybe even a little bit of yellow to it it also came in white in red and black and red options and the optical sensor used here goes up to 1600 dpi so after I picked it up I started gaming with this and using something like this that is so oddly shapes in light weight was definitely a changeup from my wireless q5o to Lightspeed Mouse that I use but it really didn't take me too long to get used to it and the 52 grande body was definitely noticeable right off the bat this thing was great for getting those quick flick shots so that was really nice to see but the biggest thing I found what this was the mouse itself just wasn't that comfortable to use the first thing I did was move the palm rest module back a bit because there are different slots you could sit this on however after looking back at the listing for this mouse this was mainly designed for palm grip use now I've always want to bid either fingertip or claw more so I've gotten used to the fingertip design and with this it's really just not possible and the reason for that is because of these little like fins or wings on the side of the left and white click it shoots up it's awkward it looks kind of cool sure but for any other grip other than palm it just does not work your ring finger constantly hits up against it and it's irritating so you can see with a fingertip design my ring finger just constantly butts up against it however if I were to go palm you're supposed to sit your ring finger and your thumb on each side which would make it more comfortable that's just not how I play so they were definitely limiting I think their audience to just the palm users another thing I didn't like about this mouse was the cable it is just way too stiff now somebody much more savvy than me could probably go in and swap it out with something like a paracord to make it more lightweight I think that would really help enhance the mouse overall and for somebody who is still into 3d printing if you did want to 3d pretty different palm rest for it or a different housing unit for it with this you know the neon piece you can really start to make it more personal to you which was their original goal that no one did so I think it's funny that taking a look back they were kind of ahead of the market every company now is putting out these crazy lightweight gaming mice that are you know holes in them that cut back on all the you know the gimmicks and stuff and just make it a good core lightweight Mouse and for it being like I weighed 52 grams that's still one of the lightest on the market today so it's really cool to see that they were ahead of their time then but just the quality of the mouse overall isn't the best it's usable had a lot of fun it worked out just not for my grip but I think I really no one took a look at it was again their reputation for not putting out good mice second people are paying one price for a mouse they don't want to then upgrade and buy different parts for the mouse they already paid for nor did they maybe even have the resources for a 3d printer to print their own parts that's just it's bringing in a lot of different avenues of a modular Mouse I think if they would have included different parts I'm ready for you would have been a different story now Mad Catz is actually back in business after being out of business for a few years and in March of 2019 they actually put out an upgraded newer version of this called the rat one plus I didn't pick it up because it's kind of different in design and not as simple as this was so if you want to see me checked it out and do a video on it let me know down below but I figured it would be you know cool to revisit one of the first gaming mice like this from 2016 that started to get into unknown territories of lightweight modular mice so hope you enjoyed revisiting an older Mouse thought it'd be something fun and something different if you like this video let me know give it a thumbs up show your support feel free to follow me on Twitter at random Frank P and last if you haven't already hit that subscribe button I hope you enjoyed have a good day\n"