There is quite a shortage of one-handed controllers available today for non-Wii games consoles. You may be one of many people who tried and failed to get hold of the elusive “DragonPlus RPG DuoCon2” controller. OneSwitch and Broadened Horizons can…
Category: Accessible Controllers (page 4)
Mario Kart Wii – Supporting Alternative Controllers
Light ripple of applause for Nintendo: Mario Kart Wii allows gamers to use alternative controllers – including “Classic Controllers”. This is fantastic news for gamers unable to use the traditional Wii Remote. Using GameCube or Playstation controllers (via a Playstation…
Xbox 360 Controller Rumours
Rumours of a simplified Xbox 360 controller: Via Kotaku. I’ll believe it when I have it in my hands.
Brain Control
OCZ Technology are due to release thieir £100 ($200) “NIA” Brain Controller on the 21st of April this year. This device will enable users to map certain thought and muscle movements to individual key presses on a keyboard. With about…
Switch Adapted Wii Remote
Broadened Horizons (aka Gimp Gear) have recently added a switch adapted Wii Remote to their Video Gaming Accessibility area. This allows gamers to strap a Wii remote to their arm and activate the A button and the B trigger using…
Emotiv Mind Control
Fancy controlling games with your mind? Emotiv Systems are taking this principle to the main-stream with their proposed $299 (£150) head-set. Read more at AbleGamers.com who are hoping to try this out at the Game Developers Conference being held right…
Xbox 360 Voice Recognition Controller
Also worth pointing out that AcidMods.com have posted a great D.I.Y. guide for creating a voice activated controller for the Xbox 360 (although it could easily be adapted to work on most other consoles). There’s a very clear YouTube video…
Lightglove: Virtual Controller
There’s a lot of potential in this great device – even in music (although you might not believe it from the rendition of Smoke on the Water in this clip!). See LightGlove.com for more. Via: Reseau Nouvelle Technologies
Reconfigurable JoyPad
Amazon are presently stocking a very affordable controller that may be the solution for some out there struggling with inaccessible controllers (especially so for the PS3). The Thrustmaster 3 in 1 Dual Trigger controller allows users to swap almost any…
Playstation 2 Switch Interface Deluxe
The Playstation 2 Switch Interface Deluxe (PS2-SID for short) is finally available to buy. It can be set-up in a huge number of ways to best suit each gamer with external accessibility switches and sensors. It’s also a lot of…