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Physically-Challenged Gamer Hacks Together Custom PS3 Controller

Posted by Soulskill on from the quick-get-a-patent dept.

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.

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  1. Re:"GimpGear" FTW by dosius · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

    --
    What you hear in the ear, preach from the rooftop Matthew 10.27b
  2. Re:How? by Roland+Piquepaille · · Score: 3, Informative

    from TFA:

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