CRAFTING YOUR OWN CUSTOM CONTROLLERS FOR IMMERSIVE GAME EXPERIENCESAdina ShanholtzGavin BaumanTobiah Zarlez

WHO ARE WE?

Adina Shanholtz

Twitter:@FeyTechnologist

Blog:www.AdinaShanholtz.com

Tobiah Zarlez

Twitter: @TobiahZarlez

Blog: www.TobiahZ.com

Podcast: www.BeIndieNow.com

Gavin Bauman

Twitter: @gavination2

Blog: http://theothergavin.net

TOPICS

What is a custom controller? History of controllers and arcades. How are we moving past traditional controllers? How do I build my own controller? Greater accessibility with custom controllers. Your questions?

WOULD YOU RATHER?

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CONTROLLERS

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RECREATING THE EXPERIENCE

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RETURN OFTHE ARCADE

RETURN OFTHE CIRCUS

AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY OPPORTUNITIES

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GAMES THAT GO BEYOND THE CONTROLLER

REPURPOSE TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE

EVERYTHING CAN BE A CONTROLLER

Crank Tank

Butt Sniffing Pugs

Planet Licker

CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY IS CHEAP

Raspberry Pi

MakerBot

Adafruit Sensor pack 900

BUILDING YOUR OWN

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13154

https://www.adafruit.com/products/170

http://store-usa.arduino.cc/products/arduino-starter-kit

MAKEY MAKEY

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BUILDING YOUR OWN

LEDs: ~$4/100pcs Pushbuttons: ~$3/25pcs Photo resistors: $2.30/20pcs Assorted potentiometers: ~$4.50/130pcs LCD Screen 16x2: ~$7.50/1pc Pressure Sensor: $5/1pc Accelerometer: ~$3/1pc

ADAPTIVE TOYS

CodeMash 2016 Microsoft partnered with students from

Ohio State University to put on a workshop for attendees to rebuild toys for children with disabilities.

Donated to Katelyn’s Kloset- an adaptive toy library.

Always in need of more adapted toys. Libraries are limited in what kinds of

toys they can carry or how many libraries exist.

AFRAID OF THE DARK

“Since 2014, the Game Developer’s Conference has recognized this emerging category in games with its own special exhibit called alt.ctrl.GDC, a space dedicated specifically to games with alternative controllers that “challenge traditional forms of input.” Now in its third year, submissions have more than doubled since the exhibit’s creation. This year’s edition features 20 games chosen from a pool of over 140 games submitted. Over at IndieCade, a festival dedicated to independent games, a similar boon is afoot—with submissions of games with nontraditional controllers doubling in the span of one year. ”-KILLSCREEN: TOUCH & GO: EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE CONTROLLERS BY NICOLE PACAMPARA

THANK YOU!

Adina Shanholtz

Twitter:@FeyTechnologist

Blog:www.AdinaShanholtz.com

Tobiah Zarlez

Twitter: @TobiahZarlez

Blog: www.TobiahZ.com

Podcast: www.BeIndieNow.com

Gavin Bauman

Twitter: @gavination2

Blog: http://theothergavin.net