<div style="text-align: left;">If you are reading this, chances are that you have experienced some RSI<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">symptoms due to your "computer use". Have you ever considered , though,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">that "computer use" as such does not exist? What you are actually doing is<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">using your hands (mouse & keyboard) to operate software. The hardware is<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">only a necessary accessory. It is actually the software which dictates how<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">you move your mouse and thereby gives you RSI. That being said, the risk<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of RSI will remain with us as long as hand-operated input devices are used,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so the issue with the software becomes one of risk. Is the software<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">low-risk or high-risk? I think that ProE is high risk software because it<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">demands roughly double the mouse use than it would, had it been more<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ergonomically designed. That probably more than doubles the RSI risk. <br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The good news is, software interfaces are designed by human beings, and PTC can and should improve the design, lowering the RSI risk and improving usability at the same time. They won't do it though, unless they see the need. Check out my website to see the letter I wrote to them, and consider taking action yourself to fight for your health and better working conditions. Together we can make a difference. www.softwarecausesrsi.org<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div>
Edited by: gnewton
Edited by: gnewton