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| crossbred900:
I've been using this for a while now, I played through Batman: Arkham Asylum on Steam, and it works well. The analog sticks do travel a long way though, so games that require super precision may be a bit more difficult. The button layout is good too, but I do sometimes hit the Start button accidentally when I'm not paying enough attention or frantically mashing buttons. Overall I'm very pleased with, and grateful for, BadMouth's work. I'm looking forward to the 2.0 build in a year or two, hopefully some nicer analog sticks will pop up by then. |
| emphatic:
Very nice work! :cheers: Why no washers on the analogue sticks though? :dunno |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: emphatic on June 20, 2013, 03:13:24 pm ---Very nice work! :cheers: Why no washers on the analogue sticks though? :dunno --- End quote --- Thanks. The analog sticks lean over so far that I was afraid dust washers would cause them to bind up unless the center holes were way oversized. To be honest, I never tried them or gave them much thought because all the analog sticks I'd been looking at either didn't have them or used a rubber boot instead. Looking at it now, they'd also have to be huge to provide enough coverage since the joysticks move so far compared to regular sticks. |
| DeniseLinke:
Hey, I am a German journalist and I am currently working on an article about disability and gaming. I stumbled across this story and I'd love to ask a few questions. Why did you build somebody you a control panel? How do you know the guy you built it for? Did he pay for it or was is a gift? Best, Denise Linke Zeit Online denise.linke@zeit.de |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: DeniseLinke on November 18, 2014, 07:07:43 am ---Why did you build somebody you a control panel? --- End quote --- My primary motivation was to prove that it was possible to interface analog arcade joysticks with an xbox360 controller. Several people had posted in this forum asking if it was possible. I thought so and encouraged them to try it, but nobody ever did. It was frustrating that the people who wanted an analog control panel weren't willing to attempt it unless someone else had already done it. I wanted to prove it possible, but had no use for the control panel myself. crossbred900 came across one of these threads and entered in the discussions. It seemed like an interesting project and I'd get to demonstrate that connecting analog joysticks to an xbox360 pcb was in fact possible. The challenge of working out the details of a controller that worked for him was more of a motivating factor than any feeling of "helping" a disabled person. When it was finished though, it was very satisfying to hear how much he appreciated it and how much it was getting used. --- Quote from: DeniseLinke on November 18, 2014, 07:07:43 am ---How do you know the guy you built it for? --- End quote --- I didn't know him. I talked to him via email enough to alleviate any doubts that he was in fact paraplegic and not some punk kid trying to be the only one on his block with an analog xbox360 control panel. He lives a few hours away, but I never talked to him on the phone or met him in person. --- Quote from: DeniseLinke on November 18, 2014, 07:07:43 am ---Did he pay for it or was is a gift? --- End quote --- He paid me $100 for it. I had more than that in parts, but didn't feel right charging any more than that because I was unsure about the durability of the joysticks we used. There were really no other options available in a reasonable price range. I'd like to see a more durable analog joystick with removable top offered for sale at a reasonable price. A removable top would make it versatile for disabled and able bodied gamers alike. I'll gladly share information to help someone else build one, but have no interest in building another one myself (even at a profit). My purpose was to prove the concept and that was accomplished. Sorry, not much interesting to this story. :) Le Chuck has also built a special needs controller http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,135457.msg1399124.html#msg1399124 Also check out http://www.ablegamers.com/ |
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