thinking about getting a quadstick gaming controller

Threepwood

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long story short, I can't use my left hand, but I can use my right, this means that I can use my mouse, but I cannot use WASD to move around,
there is a gamer called 'Rocky no hands' who cannot use either hand , but he seems to manage alright with just the quadstick controller,
So, I'm wondering if mixing the two along with a many buttoned mouse could bring me back to gaming awesomeness,


I'm looking at this version HERE
It's not exactly cheap, but I can save $549.00 over time, np
Maybe I could add a foot pedal too, but I've got no idea how easy function mapping that will be, even the buttons on a many buttoned mouse can be difficult to map properly
I just want to be able to play PUBG. and DAY Z with my old gaming partner
lol.
 
At first glance that appears to be horribly expensive for what appears to be a joystick gimble with a few pneumatic/sip/puff sensors (these could be the expensive part I reckon, too tired to drop down that rabbit hole on google right now) cobbled together with some pipes and 3d printed parts, supply and demand I guess but darn... I'm unemployed at the moment, I wonder how much of a market there is for these and should I make some and undercut them? (I've not got the skills to make it good to be honest so I'm dreaming lol...).
 
Dano said:
At first glance that appears to be horribly expensive for what appears to be a joystick gimble with a few pneumatic/sip/puff sensors (these could be the expensive part I reckon, too tired to drop down that rabbit hole on google right now) cobbled together with some pipes and 3d printed parts, supply and demand I guess but darn... I'm unemployed at the moment, I wonder how much of a market there is for these and should I make some and undercut them? (I've not got the skills to make it good to be honest so I'm dreaming lol...).
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there is no joystick, just 3 blow holes that can be used individually, left, right ,middle, or in combination, all 3 at the same time, or middle plus left/middle plus right together, there is a lip sensor too, that you put your lips over the top and the bottom of, i'm thinking reload.
I'm tired too, see you tomorrow!
 
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Threepwood said:
there is no joystick, just 3 blow holes that can be used individually, left, right ,middle, or in combination, all 3 at the same time, or middle plus left/middle plus right together, there is a lip sensor too, that you put your lips over the top and the bottom of, i'm thinking reload.
I'm tired too, see you tomorrow!
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The version you have linked quite clearly has a joystick gimble. So you literally just want control of buttons? Are something like the Sony or XBox accessibility controller not options at all? Depends on if you can use foot control or whole hand maybe? I don't know and could be speaking well out of turn here.

www.playstation.com

Access controller | A customisable, adaptive controller kit for PS5

Introducing the Access controller for PS5, a customisable and adaptive controller kit to make gaming more accessible to disabled gamers.
www.playstation.com www.playstation.com
www.xbox.com

Xbox Adaptive Controller | Xbox

Connect switches, buttons, joysticks and mounts to create a custom controller experience that is uniquely yours.
www.xbox.com
 
Guy I've watch a bit uses a similar device (possibly customised?), he's in the US I think but I ocassionally catch him streaming and say hello. He's honestly very skillful, his FPS is shocking good, he seems to have gotten it the way that works for him.

www.youtube.com

D “DFizziL” FizziL

From Casual to Sweaty gaming DFiZZiL plays a wide variety of games all while using his mouth to operate a special controller. Join us as we conquer games and other players proving anyone can play!
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Might be worth trying to catch him live as he seems like a lovely guy, doesn't get many viewers sadly as he's not got his bits out.
 
Raumarik said:
Guy I've watch a bit uses a similar device (possibly customised?), he's in the US I think but I ocassionally catch him streaming and say hello. He's honestly very skillful, his FPS is shocking good, he seems to have gotten it the way that works for him.

www.youtube.com

D “DFizziL” FizziL

From Casual to Sweaty gaming DFiZZiL plays a wide variety of games all while using his mouth to operate a special controller. Join us as we conquer games and other players proving anyone can play!
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Might be worth trying to catch him live as he seems like a lovely guy, doesn't get many viewers sadly as he's not got his bits out.
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yeah, he is on a quadstick too!I'm tempted to stream with a really large bra on, with two pink balloons in there
 
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Dano said:
The version you have linked quite clearly has a joystick gimble. So you literally just want control of buttons? Are something like the Sony or XBox accessibility controller not options at all? Depends on if you can use foot control or whole hand maybe? I don't know and could be speaking well out of turn here.

www.playstation.com

Access controller | A customisable, adaptive controller kit for PS5

Introducing the Access controller for PS5, a customisable and adaptive controller kit to make gaming more accessible to disabled gamers.
www.playstation.com www.playstation.com
www.xbox.com

Xbox Adaptive Controller | Xbox

Connect switches, buttons, joysticks and mounts to create a custom controller experience that is uniquely yours.
www.xbox.com
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you're right, sorry, I was watching a guy explain it all, but I think that I only caught the bit explaining the tubes
 
Neural Wristband might be an option for the left hand use as it should be oerating nerv impulse instead of actual movement.
might be worth a further look into.
or use of : tobii eye tracking
in combination with something like : Voice Attack
as 3 other items to see if you can use or integrte with.
good on you though for not giving up and carry on gaming :)
 
henry hoov3r said:
What about one of these? Can be ordered for left or right hand.

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sadly no use to me as I need to keep my right hand free for mouse movement, and I could not use one with my left hand, they are for super quick button pressing reducing travel time to press a button, for competetive gaming, I use to use a razer left hand keyboard for the same results, when I was normal, it was great, and I would reccomend one too
thank you for the thought though!
LostCorpse said:
Neural Wristband might be an option for the left hand use as it should be oerating nerv impulse instead of actual movement.
might be worth a further look into.
or use of : tobii eye tracking
in combination with something like : Voice Attack
as 3 other items to see if you can use or integrte with.
good on you though for not giving up and carry on gaming :)
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neural wristband is a no for me, sadly, because I dont have any nerve signals going to my left arm, all the motor neurons that did that are dead now, my main brain still tries to tell those missing motor neurons to work, but, no dice, it is like trying to turn a light on without using a light switch!
I've thought about the eye tracking before, but I just cannot fathom, how I would get that to replace WASD,
voice attack has reminded me that it can be used for elite dangerous, but again, I need to figure out a replacement for WASD to fly the ship! I hear that elite dangerous has a flight assist mode too though, maybe using that along with voice attack would work
thank you very much for the thoughts I really want to play day z most of all, with my mate, and eldest son but I'm sure that I could have some fun in elite too
 
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A decent flightstick could be used one handed. Get the right one and you could have axes on the base for X and Y, another pair on an analogue hat and even a Z axis twist. With the other digital buttons, that would help control a complex game.
I can't say that I'd want to try to play an FPS with one, but otherwise, it might help.
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
A decent flightstick could be used one handed. Get the right one and you could have axes on the base for X and Y, another pair on an analogue hat and even a Z axis twist. With the other digital buttons, that would help control a complex game.
I can't say that I'd want to try to play an FPS with one, but otherwise, it might help.
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thanks,I couldn't use one, my left arm, and hand doesn't work, and I need to keep my right hand free for a mouse, but I'll think about maybe combining a flightstick with an eye tracker, that might just work! :-)
 
that looks/sounds promising mountaincow.
i remember there was a one handed doom 2016 player that was popular for a short time and completed the game. i'll try find the info on that later
eye tracking
 
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Does a Tobii eye tracker have the capability to look where you want to click with a mouse? If so, you could use the Tobii to look and bind a couple of buttons on a flightstick.
As mentioned, probably rubbish in FPS, but otherwise could work.
 
LostCorpse said:
that looks/sounds promising mountaincow.
i remember there was a one handed doom 2016 player that was popular for a short time and completed the game. i'll try find the info on that later
eye tracking
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that's shroud in the clip.(well known excellent pubg player) he has both hands and is still using his left hand to move around and right hand to use the mouse, pretty obvious by the pro flicks in the video, no way can you flick like that with an eye tracker it was just a special episode to show how he looked around the screen while playing, utilising the tobii to do so, you cannot lean like he does without the keyboard lean buttons,( I have checked, tobii cannot do that for you when you lean your head with the head tracking
"Shroud I like the eye tracker. It is extremely useful as a newb to see where your eyes are looking at any given time.Very high potential as a teaching tool. I showed some friends who aren't into games and the eye tracker helped them understand how intense the game is" (6 years ago), damn I miss the game, I had 3600.4 hours invested in that,

I'm sure that at my best I could have given even shroud a run for his money, maybe even wacky jacky, but I'm probably dreaming there, Wacky would pull all the stops out of the bag, and whack the bejebus out of me, but I'd've held my own for sure
 
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UPDATE:
I have decided to get a tobii eye tracker, if only to play with, while I wait for the quad stick to get back in stock
elite dangerous will become my new game, or I will just have to play Day Z at a slower pace than I would like! I'm sure that I'll be able to get into the spirit of DayZ
definitely thinking about getting a flight stick too
thank you for everyone's ideas here, I really appreciate you all.
 
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