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Radial Menu

A circular context menu where options are arranged around a central point, designed for fast, directional controller or mouse selection.

In games, this means

Radial menus in Mass Effect or RDR2 allow quick item/power selection without leaving gameplay, a directional nudge of the stick selects an option. They exploit Fitts's Law by keeping all options equidistant from center.

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