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altctrls-info

A list of resources for creating alternative controllers, playful installations and physical-digital hybrids.
https://github.com/enricllagostera/altctrls-info

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    • Alternative controller tools

      • Tinycade - A tiny arcade for alternative controller games, and the tools to make them, using only a smartphone. Made by [Peter Gyory, Clement Zheng, Dylan Turner, Perry Owens, Ellen Do, Allison Palmer, Rhys Ruefort](https://tinycade.github.io/tinycade-homepage/). License: MIT. Price: Free.

    • Articles

    • Crafting

      • Adaptive Design Learning Library - Didactic and very detailed guide for building with cardboard. Made by [Adaptive Design Association Inc.](https://www.adaptivedesign.org/). Price: Free (they accept donations to support their work on adaptive design).
      • Recipes for conductive and non-conductive dough - You can use these to create soft surfaces and malleable circuits for your games. Made by [Squishy Circuits](https://squishycircuits.com/). Price: Free.
      • PVC Construction - Very practical guide about constructing things with PVC pipes: a lightweight and affordable material. Made by [trevormates](https://www.instructables.com/member/trevormates/). License: CC-BY-NC-SA. Price: Free.
      • The Complete and Utter Beginner’s Guide to Worbla - A guide on safety procedures and how to use Worbla. Made by Worbla. Price: Free.
      • Worbla - This is a thermoplastic used often for making costumes and cosplay props. It can be hand-molded when heated and is easy to prime and finish. Made by Worbla. Price: 29 USD for a small sheet.
      • Worbla - This is a thermoplastic used often for making costumes and cosplay props. It can be hand-molded when heated and is easy to prime and finish. Made by Worbla. Price: 29 USD for a small sheet.

    • Electronics

      • Arduino Uno - A versatile board that has a good balance between number of connections, simplicity, and tons of libraries, examples, and compatible platforms. Made by [Arduino](https://www.arduino.cc/). License: 22 USD. Price: Open-source hardware.
      • BlueHID - A wireless (Bluetooth) board for creating HID (human-interaction devices, like mouse, joysticks and keyboards). Made by [Ultimarc](http://www.ultimarc.com/). Price: 43 USD.
      • Itsy Bitsy 32u4 - A small Arduino-compatible board that can simulate joysticks, mouse, keyboard, MIDI and other input devices. It is an affordable option for making controllers for games when you cannot change the game's original programming. Made by [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/). Price: 10 USD.
      • Makey Makey - A board that turns low-current connections into keypresses and mouse events, without changing any software. Great for turning bananas into keyboards. Made by [JoyLabz](https://joylabz.com/). Price: 50 USD.
      • Micro:bit - A small board with built-in accelerometers, compass and radio. It features a block-based visual programming system and can connect via USB and Bluetooth. Made by BBC. Price: 27 CAD.
      • Teensy 3.2 - A versatile board that can simulate HID (human-interaction devices) and is compatible with many libraries. It features lots of pins in a small size. Made by [PJRC](https://www.pjrc.com/). Price: 20 USD.
      • Touch Board - A board for capacitive touch (create circuits with no grounding) and distance sensing, compatible with Arduino. Made by [BareConductive](https://www.bareconductive.com/). Price: 53 GBP.
      • U-HID - A board for creating HID (human-interaction devices, like mouse, joysticks and keyboards), with software for assigning each pin without programming firmware. Made by [Ultimarc](http://www.ultimarc.com/). Price: 69 USD.
      • All About Circuits - A website with textbooks, video lectures and a variety of materials about electronics. Made by EETech. Price: Free.

    • Game Engine Plugins and Tools

      • Ardity - An easy-to-use and setup serial port plugin for Unity. Made by [dwilches](https://github.com/dwilches). License: CC-BY. Price: Free.
      • GDSerialAsset - A plugin for sending and receiving serial port messages in the Godot game engine. Made by [Supwerwaitsum](https://github.com/Superwaitsum). License: MIT. Price: Free.
      • How to Integrate Arduino with Unity - A well-written and detailed tutorial that includes easy to adapt examples. Made by [Alan Zucconi](https://www.alanzucconi.com/). Price: Free (Alan has a Patreon here: <https://www.patreon.com/AlanZucconi>).

    • Software

      • JoyToKey - A desktop software that converts inputs from gamepads and joysticks to keyboard and mouse. Made by [JTKSoft](https://jtksoft.net/ja/). License: Shareware. Price: Free trial and 7 USD for continued use.
      • Sensors2OSC - An Android application that sends data from the phones' sensors to any device via WiFi and OSC messages. Made by [SensorApps](https://github.com/SensorApps). License: [Available here](https://sensors2.org/osc/#license). Price: Free.
      • Xbox 360 Controller Emulator - A software that emulates a XBox 360 controller on Windows, letting other devices be usable in games that only support that controller. Made by [TocaEdit](https://github.com/x360ce/x360ce). Price: Free.

    • Libraries

      • Johnny-Five - A JavaScript library for accessing boards and sensors. Made by [Bocoup and contributors](http://bocoup.com/). License: MIT. Price: Free.
      • Web Gamepad API - A detailed explanation with examples on how to use gamepads in browsers using Javascript. Made by [Mozilla and MDN contributors](https://wiki.developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad_API/Using_the_Gamepad_API$history). License: [Available here](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/MDN/About#Copyrights_and_licenses). Price: Free.

    • Videos

      • [alt.ctrl - A series of videos [alt.ctrl] is a series of videos about alternative controller game and playful installation making. Made by [Tatiana Vilela dos Santos](http://mechbird.fr). Price: Free.
      • The Secret Life of Components (video series) - A series of very thoughtful videos by TIm Hunkin, where he shares his knowledge and experience on a variety of mechanical, electric and electronic components. Great examples from his electromechanical arcade machines. Made by [Tim Hunkin](https://www.timhunkin.com/). Price: Free.
      • Beyond Screens (series of interviews) - A series of interviews with altctrl creators, hosted by Alistair Aitcheson and Tatiana Vilela dos Santos, on the IndieCade Twitch channel. Made by [Alistair Aitcheson; Tatiana Vilela dos Santos](https://www.indiecade.com/beyond-screens/). Price: Free.

  • Contributing

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