I modded Gameplay Costants to have a slow game ( movement speed, research and co. ) but i work a lot on balancing all the settings.
I think that a slow gameplay is better for the singleplayer, slow movement let you spent more time on fleet micro management, for example is not easy for a recon starship to fly in enemy territories without an accurate path management, you can also manage the fleet position to flank the enemy ( with a slow turn rate when a starship is flanked is very hard for her to survive ).
You can also have a coffee between a battle and another, thinking at the next research.
This gametipe is for people doesn't want to go crazy on clicking and zooming but wants a relaxing time spent on a good game.
For people older than 14 years 
P.S.
I'm a Starshatter player
Who played this game knows what i mean and what means the word Strategy
