Comments on: One handed xbox controller

By: mick

mick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:05:38 +0000

i used to enjoy playing on xbox till i lost my right arm in a accident where can i buy this from

By: Crash

Crash — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:57:35 +0000

Does anybody remember the Nintendo quadriplegic controller? You just suck and blow in it to control the game. The blow job games were the best.

By: Pocketbrain

Pocketbrain — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:13:06 +0000

Man, I wish I had access to Ben’s workshop! If only I could win the lotto jackpot…
Hey, it might be possible to overcome the functional overload of one-handed control by coupling this to something like a dance mat! Okay, not too manly, but functional. And how would this guy play guitar heroes? I wanna see the 1-handed control for that. Great job, as always, Ben.

By: ...

... — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:04:58 +0000

I don’t know what kind of monitor you are using, but even IE works fine here….

Are you sure that the monitor is turned on?

By: Farris

Farris — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:55:22 +0000

by the way, the “comment confirmation box” still needs some revision. on my monitor the text and the background of it are almost exactly the same color.

By: Farris

Farris — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:51:40 +0000

joel, i would think so. the only problem i would expect from it is that the xyab buttons may be somewhat hard to get used to with the dexterity of a middle finger. a thumb is easy because it is an opposable appendage. middle fingers, though, not so much.

however, being a former soldier, and a disabled one at that, he is probably more than willing to learn and cope. (adapt and overcome, so to speak!)

i think a cool idea for it would be to make the lower stick mount onto a larger, "u" shaped piece that sits on the leg. a beefier spring would help to center it, and it would act alot like a large joystick. the way it is now seems like it would be really easy to relax your arm a bit, which would put the weight of the controller down on the stick and move it to the side, perhaps deflecting your critical head shot in Halo 2.

By: housebrand

housebrand — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:11:26 +0000

i’ve never really considered game controllers from a disabled standpoint either
- i wonder if an option for moving the analog stick to a “floor” type that could be controlled by a toe, and a strap to keep the hand operated controller located on a leg, so you don’t have to maintain a grip locating buttons
-that aside, i think it’s great you can make yourself avail. to modify such things for others

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:34:35 +0000

Is it even usable?

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:22:52 +0000

This man is becoming a legend in his own time!

The things I see him do in his projects are inspirational. I'm looking at a couple of my own hacks and want to make changes based on some of his component re-mounting techniques now.

Go man go!

By: Long

Long — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:06:36 +0000

Good for erotic games :)

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:18:39 +0000

I’d never really thought about console controllers from an accessibility point of view before, but this surely is an issue that needs addressing from an industry viewpoint.
Maybe this will be an additional up side to the wiimote, as it removes some of the need for digital dexterity in speaking to a game. I have a friend of the family who has MS and is now quite restricted by it, all this kind of inspires me to see if a wiimote and bluetooth might make his PC experience easier.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:48:19 +0000

I hear Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 was released recently too…

By: will o'brien

will o'brien — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:20:35 +0000

Steve: huh? You did get credited for the wiimote windows drivers.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:28:19 +0000

good-steve (im not leds-steve) is more upset he didnt get creds on the submission list for the wiimote drivers :(

By: olliestyles

olliestyles — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 06:21:59 +0000

no leds , steve’ll be pissed!