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R.U.S.E. getting it on with Windows 7 and multitouch photo

Eugen Systems' real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. may be treading on tired ground with its setting (World War II), but besides that setback, it looks to be an inventive, fun little game.

Seeing as how we can't all be rich girls, relying on our fathers' money to get an expensive touch screen table for one single videogame, here's a spot of good news. CVG reports that R.U.S.E. will support Windows 7's multitouch functionality. 

Forget resizing baby heads, I want to zoom in and out while poking on my troops. Much of the marketing for R.U.S.E. has been devoted to showing how the game is a perfect candidate for touch screens, so it's only natural to see this news come to fruition.








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gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 19:23
gamadaya
Wait, win7 has multitouch? Is it only on tablets, or all multitouch devices? My laptop trackpad has multitouch functionality, but thanks to Apple's patents, it doens't work on Vista.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 19:32
Gyrael
This game really shouldn't be set in WWII.
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 20:11
linuxguy
@gamadaya: apple does NOT have patent on multitouch
ninjikiran's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 20:11
ninjikiran
Apple just released the first version of what will eventually become common ground. A multi-touch mouse. Unless you have a tablet or one of those surfaces a multitouch mouse would be the best way to go if they get it right. Since pointing at an actual screen all day would be painful. If it is as responsive as a normal mouse click than there shouldn't be any problems besides some early days adjustment to a less tactile click.
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/23/2009 00:34
TheStripe
Apple has lots of multitouch patents. Those patents have nothing to do with Gamadaya not installing the bootcamp 3.0 drivers and getting the improved touchpad support.
FrogPad's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2009 12:03
FrogPad
I am including the video of the one handed SoftFrog on tablets and mobiles. These are both in Beta stage, yet are working very well. Because the FrogPad IP is multi touch, we are using both multi touch and single touch technologies on our SoftFrog. FrogPad is now a proven User Interface. Think of how it can be used in games.

I suggest that it can be an alternative/additional user interface for all Multi Touch applications.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te9O8HavQpQ

http://www.frogpad.com/New_SoftFrog_Without_IP.mp4
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