This Keyboard Changed My Life

I lost the ability to type on keyboards while I was attending university and developing an indie game. Consequently, I had to drop out and rethink my entire life/career had I not come across this keyboard. Thank you, ZSA, for making split, ergonomic keyboards easily accessible. It changed my life.

This video is very personal and documents my experiences with a repetitive strain injury (RSI) caused by working too much at the computer.

We discuss how suffering from such an injury affected the video game I was developing, my studies and my mental health.

Hopefully, you can learn from my experiences and take action if you ever feel strain from typing before it's too late.

The ZSA Moonlander (my current daily driver and favorite keyboard):
https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/

ZSA Moonlander footage by Ben Vallack (used with permission):
   / benvallack  

The Logitech Ergo K860 I used for the first many months - highly recommended if you're looking for a somewhat normal and easy-to-learn ergonomic alternative to regular keybards:
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/produc...

The article about wrist pain from mouse usage:
https://www.flexispot.com/spine-care-...

The Colemak keyboard layout, a modern alternative to QWERTY that makes typing way more comfortable on any keyboard (I use the Colemak DHm layout):
https://colemak.com/

Monkeytype and Keybr, the websites I used to learn proper touch typing on the Colemak DHm layout:
https://www.keybr.com/
https://monkeytype.com/

Stock footage provided by:
https://www.pexels.com/

Music used:
"Pendulum Waltz" by Audionautix:
   • Pendulum Waltz - Audionautix  

"I Don't Want To Do This Without You" by Late Night Feeler:
   • Late Night Feeler - I Don't Want To D...  

"Golden" by Lena Raine (Celeste OST):
   • [Official] Celeste Original Soundtrac...  

"Once We Part Ways" from Xenoblade Chronicles:
   • Xenoblade Chronicles OST - Once We Pa...  

"Epilogue" from Xenoblade Chronicles:
   • Xenoblade Chronicles OST - Epilogue  

Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:14 Introduction
1:14 - 4:45 RSI and Its Consequences on Game Dev/University
4:45 - 5:58 Healing Begins
5:58 - 7:07 My First Ergonomic Keyboard
7:07 - 8:36 Patience and Persistence
8:36 - 9:23 Learning to Grip a Mouse Properly
9:23 - 12:26 The Moonlander and Colemak
12:26 - 13:47 Conclusion and Ending
13:47 - 14:12 Outro

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