Alternative GDC Arcade: Home-Made Freak Controllers Gallery
The idea of gamepads is so firmly rooted in our minds that we have forgotten about alternative ways to control video games. No, this is not at all about keyboards and mice for a computer and not about traditional arcade joysticks - but about controllers created specifically for specific games. At the Game Developers Conference this year, a number of creative video game solutions were presented, in more detail about which - under the screen.
Wood panel looks like a control panel launching rockets. An array of arcade buttons and switches is needed to control the sophisticated clone of the game Space Invaders. The novelty of the controller allows you to raise this game, nostalgic, to a new level.
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Not every controller on the show was made of wood. In this case, pedals from the guitar effects unit were used. For the game Rakete need four people at once, each of which accelerates in a certain direction with the help of the pedal.
Spacedog requires Oculus rift points. MIDI controller will have to use without seeing it. This is probably the only astronaut dog simulator in the world.
To get into virtual reality, you do not necessarily need Oculus rift. In this case, the designers used a tent. Management is intuitive - you need to swing to the side. Yes, you will play for the caterpillar.
What about playing video games without a screen? Now it is possible - but you need the help of a partner. Bonus Look is a game in which a computer shares functions between two players. One player sees the screen and direction arrows, and the other sees everything else, including the map burned into a piece of wood.
The theme continues with another game without a screen - Choosatron. She became one of the most popular games on display. At first glance, the game is simple: you have four buttons, a thermal printer and an Arduino platform - this is enough to make an interesting quest. As a souvenir, you can leave questions and results printed out by the printer.
Speaking of alternative controllers, we do not always mean alternative games. For example, Canabalt 100p offers absolutely the same impressions as in the original version - just extra “runners” are added here. To control using a standard MIDI keyboard. In this case, you can play for as many characters as there are keys on your keyboard.
It is interesting:
Nintendo story led by Hiroshi Yamauchi
Motion control in games
The history of game consoles in advertising. Part 1: From Magnavox Odyssey to Super Nintendo
The history of game consoles in advertising. Part 2
Wood panel looks like a control panel launching rockets. An array of arcade buttons and switches is needed to control the sophisticated clone of the game Space Invaders. The novelty of the controller allows you to raise this game, nostalgic, to a new level.
')
Not every controller on the show was made of wood. In this case, pedals from the guitar effects unit were used. For the game Rakete need four people at once, each of which accelerates in a certain direction with the help of the pedal.
Spacedog requires Oculus rift points. MIDI controller will have to use without seeing it. This is probably the only astronaut dog simulator in the world.
To get into virtual reality, you do not necessarily need Oculus rift. In this case, the designers used a tent. Management is intuitive - you need to swing to the side. Yes, you will play for the caterpillar.
What about playing video games without a screen? Now it is possible - but you need the help of a partner. Bonus Look is a game in which a computer shares functions between two players. One player sees the screen and direction arrows, and the other sees everything else, including the map burned into a piece of wood.
The theme continues with another game without a screen - Choosatron. She became one of the most popular games on display. At first glance, the game is simple: you have four buttons, a thermal printer and an Arduino platform - this is enough to make an interesting quest. As a souvenir, you can leave questions and results printed out by the printer.
Speaking of alternative controllers, we do not always mean alternative games. For example, Canabalt 100p offers absolutely the same impressions as in the original version - just extra “runners” are added here. To control using a standard MIDI keyboard. In this case, you can play for as many characters as there are keys on your keyboard.
It is interesting:
Nintendo story led by Hiroshi Yamauchi
Motion control in games
The history of game consoles in advertising. Part 1: From Magnavox Odyssey to Super Nintendo
The history of game consoles in advertising. Part 2
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/216869/
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