Ben Heck's Steam Controller Inspired Concept Episode -- Episode 222

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In this episode Ben takes a look at the new Steam Controller and then tackles the almost impossible task of designing a controller that would convince PC gamers to switch to console gaming.

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vd0gg1t over 9 years ago +1

Great Solution by Karen for the mouse/kneepad. Simple but very effective. I would buy that. I think Jobs required being able to move the mouse on your jeans when they first were designing the size of the…

1-big-dog over 9 years ago

I think if Ben, et al, had investigated the use of the Steam controller with the "Big Picture" mode in Steam, where you can program the controller's every move, and play ANY PC game within Steam, he would have found that the Steam controller is amazingly flexible. The software to configure the Steam controller is very versatile. So versatile, in fact, that it takes several iterations to get it exactly set up for a particular game. I need no other controller. Long live the Steam Controller!
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makerkaren over 9 years ago

The clay Ben used is ACTIVA La Doll Natural Air Dry Stone Clay. It's pretty neat stuff.
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DAB over 9 years ago

Very good episode, especially the hint about using Fusion 360 to import an image and register it to actual dimensions.

Very cool.
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vd0gg1t over 9 years ago

Great Solution by Karen for the mouse/kneepad. Simple but very effective. I would buy that. I think Jobs required being able to move the mouse on your jeans when they first were designing the size of the mouse. cool concepts everyone. and really cool accessorizing Karen. Keep it up.
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