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controller for quadriplegic
RetroJames:
--- Quote from: Hiub1 on December 22, 2004, 11:21:18 am ---Aren't the shoulder buttons very commonly used in some games? I don't know the extent to which a ps2 game remaps buttons, so I guess as long as we had the sip and puff switches for some stuff it would be ok, since if it is a button that is used maybe for firing I don't know how convenient it would be for Sean to keep going at those things. I am guessing we would be looking at 2 switches correct?
Thanks for all the great info guys, Fred.
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Yes, I think two. Ken just emailed me and can sell us two for $80. We will need to adapt a stand or headpiece. That is a great deal as they generally cost $200 - $295 elsewhere.
Also, he mentioned the siwtches for depressing the analog sticks -
"Don't forget the L3 and
R3 switches which are done by pushing down on the left or right analog
joystick. Grand Theft Auto uses the L3 switch to "Honk the horn" and get
the prostitute to come out of the hotel!"
Now I think it is pretty important that Sean can get his girls up off thier butt to pony up the cash so....
What about a pressure plates near his wrist etc. They have some that will activate when pretty much a fly lands on them, that way Sean can just rest his wrist on the plate for a second to get the day's take.
See the "Bass Switch" here: http://www.synapseadaptive.com/switches/DJ/switch_kit.htm
Hiub1:
That is pretty neat looking. How big are they? Also, I know you were thinking of adding wrist cushions for Sean, would this get in the way?
RetroJames:
--- Quote from: Hiub1 on December 22, 2004, 03:46:06 pm ---That is pretty neat looking. How big are they? Also, I know you were thinking of adding wrist cushions for Sean, would this get in the way?
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The site says they are about 4" x 6" - these are pretty steep, about $50 a pop. I would think we could fabricate the same thing with a microswitch (maybe from a coin - door) and some sort of flexed plate.
Maybe the same material they use for those cones you can put on your pet's head to keep them from biting a wound.
Hiub1:
Yeah, it would be fairly simple to make something like that. Either just 2 metal plates on top of each other, 4 screws with springs on them, and wire one plate to ground and the other plate to the button press and that does it. One thing you forgot to reply on, what about Sean's wrist cushions? Are we forgetting about those? This seems to be a really good idea, so I would think that it would be favorable to ditch the beanbags for this. What would Sean think?
walls83:
1hookedspacecadet your dog looks just like mine. He had to wear that "CONE" for awhile when he got clipped :-X. What is he/she Black Lab..? How much does he/she weigh? My dog "MAD MAX" is 1 1/2 years old, black lab and weighs 110 lbs of Muscle(NOT FAT). Hes is a monsters and only getting bigger. My wife just got a new Female Black lab "ROXY" and she is 10 weeks old this week and wieghs 25 lbs. The Vet said she might get bigger then Max. :-\.
Back to the controller.
Those presure pads are pretty sweet. I cant wait to see what the mock up final looks like for this CP.