Physically-Challenged Gamer Hacks Together Custom PS3 Controller

Destructoid has a neat post about a gamer whose condition prevents him from using a standard video game controller. With the help of a company called GimpGear, which markets devices for people with limited mobility, he designed and built a custom input device that makes use of fingers, toes, and even sips or puffs of air to control his favorite games. Pictures and a video of the setup are both available in the post.

Comments

Re:"GimpGear" FTW

[dosius]

I actually prefer to refer to myself as "handicapped" rather than "disabled" - since handicap suggests a slight limitation, disabled suggests a total incapacitation.

I'm not the first person to say this either.

-uso.

Re:How?

[Roland Piquepaille]

from TFA:

KitsuneYume made things work, working with an engineer to devise an adaptive controller to help him get his game on.

Re:"GimpGear" FTW

[Anonymous Coward]

Agreed. I'm blind in one eye and deaf in one ear. But you don't notice it unless you've had a chance to talk to me. So I usually use the word "impaired" for hearing and "partially blind" to describe the other.

And it's such a gray area, too. Do I need assistance? How do I know?

Ben Heck

[adamofgreyskull]

Ben Heckendorn, has also done something similar for the XBox 360 controller, with left-hand and right-hand versions.

I am disabled too.

[antdude]

For me, I play computer games since I like big clicky keyboards and mice. I used to own an Atari 2600 and their joysticks were simple. I can't use the newer game consoles' controllers very well, including the normal ones from NES'. I have no thumbs and only four fingers. I have to have support to hold my controllers in order to play.