Bluetooth Ultrasimple Gamepad
Design of a wireless cooperative gaming device
J.W. van der Linden (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
F.T. van der Heijde (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
K.P. van Remundt (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)
Robert Kooij – Mentor (TU Delft - Network Architectures and Services)
I.E. Lager – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering Education)
E.W. Bol – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering Education)
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Abstract
The design, production and testing of the Bluetooth Ultrasimple Gamepad, or BUG for short, is laid out in this report. In the current market, most of the controllers available are multi-button controllers with analogue sticks. These controllers are expensive and can not be used for many web browser games which rely on a keyboard input to work. In order for these controllers to work, a video game or self developed app can be used, but this can be difficult or expensive for many users. In the implementation of the BUG, the controller was made to be used by a single hand, having a clear ”main” button, an intuitive reconfiguration scheme and to have Bluetooth connection which is present in a lot of laptops and PCs currently in use. With this approach, the user can have a cheap, simple and comfortable alternative to existing gamepads. It can be stated
that, although not for everybody, the BUG is a good and fun alternative for users. This can be seen because the general user experience is rated at 5 out of 5 points by 50% of the participants, 4 out of 5 by 46.7% of the participants and only 1, or 3.3% of the participants has given a rating of 2 out of 5.