Re: Coming back from Maya ( keymaps)

[Greg Punchatz <greg(at)janimation.com>]

Hey Matt,
You need to reread the first line of Brads mail again...surly you would know he is joking . "Just like red hair, left-handedness is a choice"

"Einstein, Da Vinci, and a host of other genius' who changed our world significantly were left handed."  I bet you could find a few right handed (read non-mutants) people that fit that description.

Greg Punchatz
Janimation Sr. Creative Director

Matt Lind wrote:

I disagree with your statement, Brad.  Left handedness is not purely a choice.  Sure, you can retrain yourself to use the other hand/foot, but the body is wired up to work a certain way.  Forcing people to use a hand/foot which is not native can lead to frustration and inhibit the person from reaching full potential because it goes against the person's natural instincts.

 

Kind of reminds me of golf lessons when I was a kid.  All the teachers tried to force me to be right handed (I refused) so they could sell me the clubs they carry in the pro shop.  Never once did they take themselves out of their own shoes and try to see it from the other point of view that perhaps left handedness has advantages.  Nor did they consider it might be easier to teach a left hander because the teacher would essentially be a mirror image the student could play off of and mimick for faster learning.  Turning the tables around, I've found it much easier to teach sports to people as a left hander for that very reason.  In the case of golf, most courses are designed to be difficult for the right handed player.  What is a weak fade shot for a right hander is a strong power draw for a lefty.  Makes a huge difference in your approach shot the green as a power draw can add 30 yards to your range over a fade.  Now that the game has evolved into the 17th century and left handed equipment are being produced in larger quantities, we're seeing more left handers come up through the top ranks in the sport.

 

Einstein, Da Vinci, and a host of other genius' who changed our world significantly were left handed.  They knew only left handers were in their right minds.  I think it's the right handers that need special retraining to make them realize there's a bigger world outside their box ;-)

 

 

 

 

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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:09 PM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Coming back from Maya ( keymaps)

Sorry Greg. Just like red hair, left-handedness is a choice. You and Matt will have to go to one of those special retraining camps.

On Feb 1, 2008 2:05 PM, Greg Smith <greg(at)vfxsmith.com> wrote:

Sheesh Matt, no love for us lefties here!

 

Want to give my keymap a whirl? I've been hammering out most of the kinks like this for a while. Let me know and I'll email it. Matt, try using the mouse with your right hand! ;)