Game Controller Re-design

Subsystem re-design

This projects is part of a larger subsystem analysis of a game controller. This post only contains the controller redesign.

   Controller Subsystems: 

   Containment  ·
   Structural  ·
   Directional  ·
   Interactivity  ·
   Electric  ·
   Sensory  ·
   Juntion  ·
   junction  ·
   Interaction  ·
   Display  ·
   Feedback  ·
 

Current layout of a game controller

This abstract diagram shows, the layout of a generic game controller. After looking at various controller, a general morphological pattern is noticeable; the main focus are the handles [directional subsystem] and the buttons [interactivity subsystem].

Morfologyc layout of redesign

Given that the main design objetive was to:

prevent irritation and illness caused by maintaining a prolonged static position by offering two playing-modes; (1) maintaining the original grip, but allowing the variation of button distribution over the control surface and, (2) a new grip, that changes the position transferring the stress to fingers and palms without affecting the usefulness of control

The new layout, keeps some subsystems [electric and joint] and changes some [structural, directional, interactivity]

SIMULATION of rotary button-panels

This GIF shows how the variation of button distribution over the control surface feature works. A player can access the same set of switches with four different variations, hence the players performance is not affected.