Modding Game Controllers For Greater Grip

japala writes "Fast-paced videogames require a steady hand and great reflexes, it's generally agreed. But some game controllers and pads just don't seem to fit in your hand, and sometimes they slip and slide, making you miss the action. So Metku.net has tried coating videogame controllers with chemical rubber - it seems to improve grip, and possibly even your score."

Comments

Re:"slip and slide"

[dykofone]

It kinda reminds me of the way my less game savvy parents or cousins would first use a Nintendo controller, by whipping it back and forth in whatever direction they were trying to go. For them, added grip would be quite usefull.

For the most part though the "steady-hand" the submitter mentions comes from, surprise, not moving your hands, it's the fingers that are doing all the work. Expert typists can hit 100 wpm without rubber coated keys or race car style 5-point body restraint systems. It's a zen thing.

Controllers don't need rubber grips

[Savet Hegar]

Game players need to learn to relax their hold on the controller. The tighter you hold the controller, the sweatier your palms and fingers get. I've played games for hours on end (yes, on many different systems) and have never had a problem hitting the right buttons.

Of course....when you're playing Socom and silenced bullets start popping in the water next to you...it's easy to hit the wrong button out of panic. But that really has nothing to do with grip.

Maybe people should just wear rubber gloves when playing games LOL

Re:Hyperhydrosis

[stratjakt]

This "product" isn't new, you can get it at Home Depot or any other hardware store, and have been able to do so for at least 20 years, because I remember dipping some wrenches in it years ago.

It's called plasti-dip or something. It's a can of liquid (its just rubber cement with some additives for all I can tell), you dip your tools into it, it hardens and there you go, rubbery grips.

They also sell industrial strength paper towels and high powered wet-vacs, in which you might be interested.

This is the lamest "modding" article ever posted on slashdot. It's about as clever and new as spray painting your case.

Re:Better solution...underclocking

[Lawbeefaroni]

No reason? Anything? Underclocking PDAs and notebooks results in longer battery life. Most come with utilities (aka power management) that include underclocking as a power saver.

Less of use to the consumer, but still done, underclocking chips by manufacturers allow them to keep supplies of various lines of chips at demand levels.

There may be some stability gains. There are certainly power consumption decreases.

But most of all, someone might want to overclock...because they can.

I see they call you Gigahertz. You might want to try underclocking to see what kind of stability gains you get.