My arm is always rested when I use my mouse and because its a laser mouse the movements needed to get the pointer from one end of the screen to the other is minimal. Infact I barely move my wrist, mostly I can move with my pinky and thumb with the other fingers clicking - scrolling - clicking while also fine tuning the movement.
My mouse is on a mat on the computer table, my Keyboard underneath on a board which can be pulled out and my moniter on a raised section of the table, so my eyes are level with the middle of the screen. Having the mouse on the desktop on its own (except for the Router) I can put my entire elbow on the table so it's always rested. My left hand is on the keyboard. Actually, I would look like a left handed Roman soldiers, with my right hand holding the shield and my left lower down with a gladius :) It's very comfortable, but reading Masamunes post about ergonomics, well..
EDIT:I think it's reasonable to say that the majority of people won't be sitting with their arm hanging lazily while they play a competitive game. Many people lean forward, grasp the mouse tightly and rapidly tap buttons which reveal troop movement! With a remote in 3d in a RTS, the effect is lost!It is regrettable to point out the probability of you having misunderstood the intention is high ;)
What if one is sitting back and holding the apparatus in his hand as his arm is lazily hanging down? Is it not resting too then?
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