wraggster
April 1st, 2012, 22:20
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One of the more irritating aspects of touchscreen gaming is almost certainly the inevitability of blocking the screen (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/ten-one-designs-ipad-joysticks-set-to-have-a-mini-fling-with-yo/) as you play -- particularly with smaller devices like smartphones. A new peripheral being developed by Keio University takes an interesting approach to the problem -- using the device to transform the gadget's camera into a three-axis joystick of sorts by detecting the movement of markings on the add-on. According to its creators, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone's hardware. Check it out in action after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/add-on-turns-a-smartphone-camera-into-a-joystick-video/
One of the more irritating aspects of touchscreen gaming is almost certainly the inevitability of blocking the screen (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/06/ten-one-designs-ipad-joysticks-set-to-have-a-mini-fling-with-yo/) as you play -- particularly with smaller devices like smartphones. A new peripheral being developed by Keio University takes an interesting approach to the problem -- using the device to transform the gadget's camera into a three-axis joystick of sorts by detecting the movement of markings on the add-on. According to its creators, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone's hardware. Check it out in action after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/add-on-turns-a-smartphone-camera-into-a-joystick-video/