![]() Using the API # Request a pointer lock #Ī pointer lock is the canonical term for when a desktop application hides the pointer icon and interprets mouse motion for something else, e.g. Web-based gaming platforms such as Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now already use these new capabilities to please FPS gamers. Starting in Chrome 88, web apps can switch back and forth between accelerated and non-accelerated mouse movement data thanks to the updated Pointer Lock API. Pointer motion control in Windows 10 settings. This results in a better gaming experience and higher accuracy according to professional gamers. The same physical motion, slow or fast, results in the same rotation. For some first-party perspective games, commonly first person shooters (FPS), raw mouse input data is used to control camera rotation without an acceleration adjustment. Operating systems enable mouse acceleration by default. Specifically, for the same physical distance that you move the mouse, the pointer on screen travels further if the distance was traveled faster. It allows precise movement by moving slowly while also allowing the pointer to cross the entire screen with a quick short motion. ![]() Accelerated movement is an ergonomic feature when using a mouse or trackpad to move the pointer on screen.
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