First-Person Dual Arms
Independently controlled left and right first-person arms and weapons, with separate firing and aerial-support mechanics.
Operational
Working dual-input control framework · Built in Unreal Engine 5
Two Mice. Two Operators. One Mind.
One player. Two physical mice. Two independently routed operators.
DualOperation is a working dual-input control framework. One player independently controls multiple characters, weapons, hands, cursors, vehicles, and gameplay systems — simultaneously — using two mice.
What It Is
A working dual-input architecture
DualOperation is an Unreal Engine framework that allows one player to control two independent pointing devices at the same time.
Each mouse is routed to its own Operator: a separate input channel with its own cursor, reticle, aim data, targeting rules, and interaction context. Those Operators can control different characters, arms, weapons, vehicles, or gameplay systems without being collapsed into a single conventional mouse input.
The architecture is already operational and demonstrated across six playable implementations, including dual-character control, independent first-person weapons, vehicle control, color-based targeting, and cooperative environmental interactions.
The current objective is to package these systems as a reusable Unreal Engine developer template—providing the foundation for other developers to experiment with, extend, and build entirely new forms of single-player coordination.
Demonstrations
Six operational modes
Each mode below is a working, playable demonstration of the framework running in Unreal Engine. All footage is real captured gameplay — nothing staged, nothing mocked up.
Single Squonk
A focused single-character implementation using the core aiming, targeting, and operator architecture.
Operational
Dual Squonks
Two characters controlled simultaneously using independent dual-mouse cursors and operator systems.
Operational
Preflight Firing Range
A structured training and validation environment demonstrating DualOperation's color-targeting grammar.
Operational
Chromatic Roulette
A mode where operator colors dynamically change, forcing the player to continually recalibrate.
Operational
Dual-Operator Obstacle Course
Cooperative pressure pads, color switches, speed roads, breakable barriers, synchronized interactions, and dual-character navigation.
Operational
Documentary
The Question That Refused to Go Away
A development documentary tracing the path from competitive aim calibration and multiboxing research through experimental hardware, independent mouse input, Unreal Engine development, and the emergence of DualOperation.
Plays via YouTube System overview
How the framework works
Three layers separate DualOperation from ordinary input handling. A deeper technical breakdown is planned as a dedicated framework page.
Independent input capture
Raw input from multiple physical mice is captured and kept separate, rather than merged into a single OS cursor. Each device remains an independent, addressable input stream.
Operator architecture
Each input stream drives an Operator: a self-contained control context with its own cursor, reticle, targeting state, and bindings. Operators attach to characters, arms, weapons, and interactive systems.
Chromatic targeting grammar
Color is the language of control. Targets, reticles, and interactions are validated through a color-matching grammar, giving each operator a readable, testable rule set for what it may affect.
Project status
What works today — stated plainly
DualOperation is presented exactly as it stands. Systems are labeled operational only when they run in-engine and are demonstrated; everything else is labeled for what it is.
Operational
Working now. Demonstrated in-engine.
- Dual-mouse input
- Independent operator control
- Six-mode demonstration
- Chromatic targeting systems
In preparation
Being packaged and documented for other developers.
- Developer template
Experimental
Built and under active investigation. Not yet stable.
- Multiplayer architecture
Research stage
Future possibilities under exploration. No working implementation is claimed.
- Hardware concepts
Developer template
Built to Be Shared
The current direction of the project is to package the DualOperation operator architecture as a reusable template for Unreal Engine developers.
At the center of the template is the Dual Mouse Input plugin, a custom C++ Unreal Engine plugin developed with AI-assisted programming. The plugin allows Unreal Engine to distinguish between two separate physical mice and expose them as independent input devices.
This enables projects to use two simultaneous cursors, reticles, aiming systems, or operator controls rather than combining both mice into the single cursor normally provided by the operating system.
The plugin also exposes device-specific input events to Blueprints, allowing developers to assign button mappings and gameplay actions independently to Device A and Device B. Each mouse can therefore control its own firing inputs, cursor movement, interaction logic, or operator-specific abilities.
Built around that foundation, the broader operator architecture includes reusable input capture, operator contexts, cursor and reticle systems, Blueprint-facing device mappings, and the chromatic targeting grammar.
Together, these systems are being prepared as a developer template: a foundation for anyone who wants to explore multi-device control schemes, dual-operator mechanics, or entirely new forms of interaction within Unreal Engine.
The template is currently in preparation and has not yet been released. Its final scope, packaging format, engine compatibility, documentation, and distribution channel will be announced when they are settled — not before.
Contact
Follow the work
Development is documented in public. Reach out directly or follow the channels.
- Email DualOperation@gmail.com
- YouTube youtube.com/@DualOperation