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Die-hard first person shooter fans might swear by the accuracy and precision of their PC keyboards. But those digital keys don’t provide as much finesse as the analogue joysticks on console controllers. So Ben Heck levels the playing field with this analog keyboard hack.
Using a sacrificed Xbox 360 controller and a few other components, the W, A, S, and D keys on this enhanced keyboard now register varying degrees of pressure. So gently hitting a key causes the player to slowly creep forward, while pressing it all the way down triggers a run. But if it can be further hacked to only type in caps when you’re angrily pounding away on the keyboard, then we’re really onto something here.
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How COOL is this guy!!??
Nice, analog pressure keys would surely be an improvement. Still, an analog stick registers a position in two dimensions (plus a digital “click”). Pressure-sensitive WSAD keys would only register four one-dimensional positions. So it would be difficult to make your character go slightly at an angle AND change their speed.
Perhaps the illusion of full analog control would be strong enough, though. And the solution this guy came up is brilliant in its simplicity!
“Die-hard first person shooter fans might swear by the accuracy and precision of their PC keyboards. But those digital keys don’t provide as much finesse as the analogue joysticks on console controllers.”
Err, do Mice no longer exist?
Mice take the role of the right analog stick for camera movement. The problem is the left stick, used for character movement. Today players are confined to the WSAD keys.
Playing a PC game, like GTA, I often find myself in a dilemma – use a keyboard and mice for better aim, or a gamepad for better driving? Analog WSAD keys could greatly improve handling.
How about controller and mouse? I believe Splitfish have been doing these for a while now
http://www.splitfish.com/index.php/en/products