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Short (2-5 days)
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Ben Finio, PhD, Science Buddies
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Abstract
People with limited mobility, especially in their hands, may not be able to use traditional video game controllers. Adaptive game controllers use a variety of peripherals, like larger buttons, foot pedals, or specialized joysticks, to let people with limited mobility play video games. This video shows how to build a very simple adaptive controller that works with Scratch games on a Raspberry Pi. Can you build an adaptive game controller for a hardware platform and game of your choice?
Bibliography
- Microsoft (n.d.). Xbox Adaptive Controller. Retrieved February 3, 2020
- Hall, C (2020, Jan 1). Father mods Xbox Adaptive Controller so daughter can play Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Polygon. Retrieved February 3, 2020
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Finio, Ben.
"Build an Adaptive Game Controller for a Raspberry Pi." Science Buddies,
26 Oct. 2022,
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/CompSci_p064/computer-science/raspberry-pi-adaptive-game-controller.
Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
APA Style
Finio, B.
(2022, October 26).
Build an Adaptive Game Controller for a Raspberry Pi.
Retrieved from
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/CompSci_p064/computer-science/raspberry-pi-adaptive-game-controller
Last edit date: 2022-10-26
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