Why Do Some Gamers Invert the Y-Axis?

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Published on February 21, 2025 4:28:54 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps4Ht_CzFKM

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IN-VERT (2018)

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Today I examine the much-debated Y Axis in gaming... Why have I always preferred an 'inverted' camera? And why is that possibly changing?

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Links:

When up means down: why do so many video game players invert their controls?

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/feb/28/why-do-video-game-players-invert-the-controls#comments

'There's a gaping hole in our knowledge': the scientists studying why gamers invert their controls:

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/dec/02/scientists-studying-why-gamers-invert-their-controls

Scientist studying why gamers invert their controls claim "there's a gaping hole in our knowledge":

https://www.gamesradar.com/scientist-studying-why-gamers-invert-their-controls-claim-theres-a-gaping-hole-in-our-knowledge/

New Study Wants To Solve Gaming's Biggest Controller Argument:

https://screenrant.com/gaming-controller-argument-inverted-y-axis-study/

Why I invert the camera controls in video games: Empathy:

https://venturebeat.com/games/why-i-invert-the-camera-controls-in-video-games-empathy/

VPAL: How do humans perceive the world?

https://sites.google.com/site/visionperceptionattentionlab/

Why axis inversion? Optimizing interactions between users, interfaces, and visual displays in 3D environments PDF:

https://osf.io/fd6bk/download/?format=pdf