FS-Pad is a gamepad with a force feedback thumbstick module.
You can now feel the external force through your hands when your car crashes, when your avatar gets attacked by an enemy, or when you fire a giant bazooka.
This is an open source project. Anyone can customize, test, and play with these tiny modules.
- Video preview: https://youtu.be/CJSe5nMkmYE
- Game interactions video: https://youtu.be/d1z8tTswZFI
This work was presented in UIST 2020. You could check out game interaction scenarios & device specification on the paper.
Force feedback thumbstick module. The core of the FS-Pad.
Assembly guide
- Components needed
- Teensy 3.6
- 2 * Motor driver (DRV8801 Breakout board) [Site]
- DC power jack
- Voltage regulator (LM1117)
- 4 * 10k Ohm resistors
- 1 mF capacitor
- Schematic (Created with Autodesk EAGLE)
- Upload the firmware through Teensyduino.
- You could find out some test scripts and explanations in the firmware directory.
We are currently building a bi-manual version of the FS-Pad; including exclusive housing, custom PCB & schematic, and easy-to-follow documentations. If you have any requests or questions, please directly contact us.