Wondering if anyone has experimented with using controllers (PS/xbox/other) to do anything other than gaming ?
Operating parts of multi million dollar navy ships, according to articles. Not joking
Also submarines, when heading down to see the Titanic
Because they’re designed for controlling and people are familiar with them/can learn easily
Also helps standardize when taking bids from multiple companies
I wonder how many spares they keep around
And if you always get the shitty broken one until you’re a corporal.
The Steam Deck and Steam controller have touchpads which make them totally usable as a mouse for normal PC usage like web browsing
Hell, not optimal by any means but I even had a serviceable for light usage setup using analog sticks and a mapping program before Steam Input came out. Much better with the trackpads
DualShock 4 and DualSense touch pads do this too! They even support multi touch so you can do left/right/middle click by using multiple fingers.
I don’t know if me talking about my Steam controller counts…
Hacksmith on youtube uses playstation controllers for remote operation of their giant mechs.
They can be quite useful in hobbyist robotics
I am working on getting my XBox controller to work with a Raspberry Pi/Astroberry setup to control my telescope.
I used to use a mini game controller for artwork. Like up on the dpad would zoom in the canvas. I had buttons for undo, redo, switch to eraser, rotate the canvas, flip it, etc.
I do recall a gaming controller being used to pilot the titan submersible that is now on the ocean floor. May their souls rest in peace.
Scrolling around LibreELEC to get to my gaming folder
playstation and Xbox controllers make good Kodi/XBMC remotes for a laptop connected to a TV.
We used a ps4 controller as a mouse on our tv/media center. Its wired/Bluetooth and comes in as a mouse on our Linux box. No setup, just connect and it works.
In Ghostbusters 2 they rigged up a Nintendo joystick to drive the statue of liberty through the streets of NYC. Does that count?
I think it was med students who use controllers to control flash card decks for studying.
Also as PowerPoint remotes.
On a very old computer of mine, the “y” key was completely missing and I couldn’t replace it because the contacts were broken so I just use JoytoKey and a USB SNES controller.
I’ve also used a similar setup for navigating some image boorus but, for obvious reasons, I wont specify anything further.
They use it to control a submarine
Not for long, though.
For sale: Logitech submarine controller, lifetime warranty.