xBot dictates Xbox 360 controller, racks up gamer points

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blah @ Feb 18th 2007 5:01PM

I rate this the dumbest invention of the month.

If this guy had any brains, he would have wired a mcu or similar directly to the buttons and interfaces them electronically.

This is a pinnacle of inefficiency, especially as a hack. It's almost a joke-a rube goldberg machine.

A mechanical interface, under no circumstances be considered reliable. This hack could be infinitely more elegant, intelligent, and practical if it were wired directly to the controller's innards. Not to mention the fact that it would certainly be more responsive (and this can be dumbed down in software if its too much of a problem in-game), easier to build, and logically a ton more practically.

The excuse of "saving an x360 controller" simple won't fly. I would trade 10 hours for 2, and maybe $30-35 dollars of equipment shipped for a single $5 attiny2313 and some passives interfaced directly to the x360 controller. Chances are you won't have to salvage the controller either, if its built clean enough to be modular/not-permanent.

I don't understand how people can be so stupid these days. How come the above never crossed this dude's mind? I'm sure it's not a question of experience, this guy has demonstrated a substantial grasp of electronics (including digital) to implement the above.

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