Skip to content
Logo

Hackaday

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Tindie
  • Contests
  • Submit
  • About

rumble

1 Articles

Gaming With 1 Horsepower Of Rumble Feedback

April 14, 2021 by Lewin Day 14 Comments

Force feedback took off in a big way in the late 90s, bringing a sense of realism to flight sticks and racing wheels that hadn’t been there before. Its cheaper haptic cousin was rumble feedback via vibration motors, which does add a little something but it’s more an idea of a feeling than anything relevant to real life. It’s also usually pretty weak, but [teenenggr] has a way around that.

The build takes a regular Playstation controller, and disconnects the internal rumble motors. The controller’s motor output is instead linked to an Arduino Uno’s digital input. When the Arduino detects the rumble motor signal switching on, it turns on a relay, supplying power to a hefty one horsepower induction motor, fitted with an eccentric weight.

What happens next is pure chaos. Essentially equivalent to throwing a brick in a washing machine, the motor shakes the entire desk at the slightest hint of rumble signals from the gain. Sustained vibration commands, such as when firing machine guns in Crysis, flung [teenenggr]’s monitor from the desk. Even with it taped down, game play quickly became impossible as he inadvertently hits ALT-Tab and leaves the game while trying to hang on to the desk for dear life.

Is it a useful hack? No, but it would make an excellent prank if bolted underneath your friend’s gaming rig for a laugh. With that said, the intense vibration probably won’t do any good for mechanical hard drives, anything with edge connectors, or just their computer in general. It’s a big step up from the last [teenenggr] project we featured – a rumble feedback mouse. Video after the break.
Continue reading “Gaming With 1 Horsepower Of Rumble Feedback” →

Posted in Misc HacksTagged haptic feedback, rumble, rumble feedback, vibration

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • A Brief History Of Fuel Cells

    7 Comments
  • Big Chemistry: Fuel Ethanol

    48 Comments
  • The World Wide Web And The Death Of Graceful Degradation

    69 Comments
  • Remembering The ISP That David Bowie Ran For Eight Years

    14 Comments
  • Falling Down The Land Camera Rabbit Hole

    19 Comments
More from this category

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 322: Fake Hackaday Writers, New Retro Computers, And A Web Rant

    1 Comment
  • This Week In Security: Signal DRM, Modern Phone Phreaking, And The Impossible SSH RCE

    No comments
  • Hackaday Supercon 2025 Call For Participation: We Want You!

    3 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 833: Up And Over

    No comments
  • Field Testing An Antenna, Using A Field

    9 Comments
More from this category

Search

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe

If you missed it

  • A Brief History Of Fuel Cells

    7 Comments
  • Big Chemistry: Fuel Ethanol

    48 Comments
  • The World Wide Web And The Death Of Graceful Degradation

    69 Comments
  • Remembering The ISP That David Bowie Ran For Eight Years

    14 Comments
  • Falling Down The Land Camera Rabbit Hole

    19 Comments
More from this category

Categories

Our Columns

  • Hackaday Podcast Ep 322: Fake Hackaday Writers, New Retro Computers, And A Web Rant

    1 Comment
  • This Week In Security: Signal DRM, Modern Phone Phreaking, And The Impossible SSH RCE

    No comments
  • Hackaday Supercon 2025 Call For Participation: We Want You!

    3 Comments
  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 833: Up And Over

    No comments
  • Field Testing An Antenna, Using A Field

    9 Comments
More from this category

Recent comments

  • rasz_pl on Tearing Down And Hacking The T2S+ Thermal Camera
  • lowrads on Building A Tiny Table Saw
  • Nick on Raspberry Pi 500 And The Case Of The Missing M.2 Slot
  • Nick on Raspberry Pi 500 And The Case Of The Missing M.2 Slot
  • Dude on Escaping US Tech Giants Leads European YouTuber To Open Source
  • paulvdh on Recovering Water From Cooling Tower Plumes With Plume Abatement
  • HaHa on The World Wide Web And The Death Of Graceful Degradation
  • Bobtato on Recovering Water From Cooling Tower Plumes With Plume Abatement
  • Dude on Escaping US Tech Giants Leads European YouTuber To Open Source
  • paulvdh on Building A Tiny Table Saw
Logo
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Hackaday.io
  • Tindie
  • Video
  • Submit A Tip
  • About
  • Contact Us

Never miss a hack

Follow on facebook Follow on twitter Follow on youtube Follow on rss Contact us

Subscribe to Newsletter

Copyright © 2025 | Hackaday, Hack A Day, and the Skull and Wrenches Logo are Trademarks of Hackaday.com | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Digital Services Act
Powered by WordPress VIP

By using our website and services, you expressly agree to the placement of our performance, functionality and advertising cookies. Learn more