knuckle buster

thingiverse

this is a project im working on for fun its a 9 function joystick for pc i wanted to design a non traditional joystick which the hand naturally integrated with i was playing an online battle game using the mouse and keypad for control and i kept pushing the wrong key when things heated up so i decided i wanted a simpler way to control and fire using a simple 5 button controller 4 direction and 1 fire button .the other function in the game will be added using magnetic switches mounted under the controller so in all it will have10 function buttons every thing can be controlled using one hand if this works out it should increase my reaction time the controller itself is comprised of 2 parts. The micro switches were purchased on amazon i designed a base to house my magnetic switches which will be activated when i move the controller over them by a magnet placed under the bottom i believe when done this will be a novel and fun way to play games ,once your muscle memory kicks in movement in game play should be pretty fluid .As the project progresses i will add the rest of the design along with parts list