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Prototype CP - Please Comment - Possible future offering.
RandyT:
As the subject says, looking for some feedback on the mini-cp design.
Checking for interest in these as a "bare-wood" CP kit. Would include CNC machined panels and all hardware for assembly, plus pre-installed joystick mounting hardware, etc.
Also as fully built units functioning as either a USB HID Joystick device or a programmable PS/2 keyboard device using a KeyWiz Eco2.
Thanks in advance, :)
RandyT
*edit* Another angle:
And one more:
SeaMonkey:
Nice! I want one...for the living room....because sometimes the computer room is too far to walk...
Looks nice. Sharp and tight.
How much?
Gunstar Hero:
Pretty cool!
Maybe do a spinner/trakball one?
Daniel270:
great idea on those CPs.... ;D
Another suggestion.... what about varying the designs (trackball, spinner, 4 way, 8 way.... etc)?
Xiaou2:
While i have no need for such a thing, i will comment on the design...
You may be better off getting rid of the curved front sides. I used to work at an arcade... and T-moding used to pop off after a while... esp when in short sections and curved sections. The material is fairly stiff, and it creates pressure to pop out of the slot. The wood will weaken its grip after a while as it gets tossed arround,.. and the enviornental contractions/expantions...ect. Imop - it dosnt look so hot either.
Id straighten the button layout as well. Most all arcade fighters use a straight pattern. Same goes for the very keyboards most of of use to type here. You get better performance from the straight button layout as well. Not to mention that many people fingers are different lengths... which can make it even more trouble. Most notable troubles arise when 3 buttons have to be pressed at the same time.. on either the lower and upper section. If at a diag - you might press 2 buttons from the top - and accidentally slip off the middle button into the spave in between the buttons - or even hit a bottom button on accident. Play something like xmen vs streetfighter to see what i mean. I had to redo a panel i made because of the same mistake.
Button color scheme is a bit odd... being that the tops are all blue and the bottoms are rainbow. Maybe make the top and bottom dual raainbows... or, just make all one color for them all... that matches the joy color - or complements it -( like blue stick + all orange buttons)
Not sure what the middle button is.. but it looks odd and lonly out there in the middle feild. I think its a pinball plunger? I think it would look better near the left or right sides either way.
Cost seems to be a big factor in anyone buying a product like this. To drop costs - you could really remove all the tmolding except what is circling the top.