Game controllers are not just for your game console
anymore. Several creative people have hacked game controllers into whatever
their heart desires. In a blog by Jean Aws, he describes that he had two of his
own projects using the Kinect. His Robotic Mimicry uses the Kinect to interact
with machines. It senses his hand in 3d and the data is transferred to the
robot which mimics the hand's motions. The other kRC, the Kinect switched
places of a typical remote control for a helicopter.
Another interesting use for a game controller is what
Tots on Bots team at Ithaca College came up with only using a baby chair, a Wii
Balance Board, and a small mobile robot. Sitting in the baby chair the child
can lean in any direction and the Wii
Balance Board can sense which direction to move the robot. When the child
relaxes the robot stops.
In Moullines's Catalina video, graphics were made using
software with the 3d data set from Kinect. Music has been made using the
WiiMote and a little hacking. The Kinect has a 3d camera where you can scan or
photograph an object for 3d printing.
The data collected can then be 3d printed into a souvenir
such as Be our Own Souvenir by Blablalab. The same data can be used by a DSLR
camera creating amazing abstract photography.
One other fascinating idea is the use of Playstation Move
controllers and custom software. The brains of coders, hackers and designers
have given capability of writing with eye movement with their design
Playstation Eye was attached to a pair of glasses for tracking. The uses for
gaming controllers are endless with a little imagination.
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