I’ve been following the Game Developer’s Conference all week and saw this article on Gizmodo about “15 Insane Indie Game Controllers For Even Crazier Games” which featured some very interesting indie makers that were present this year.
For example, the “Book of Fate Spell Book” uses the popular Makey-Makey, to the “DodecaLEDron” which looks to be a laser-cut dodecahedron covered in distance sensors. Another one that looked interesting was the “Robo Mama’s Cooking Kitchen”, which combines even more sensors with LEDs and a child’s kitchen play set:
Image from Gawker Media
“Most kitchen playsets are powered by imagination—but not Robo Mama’s Cooking Kitchen. It’s an LED-covered mess of sensors, capacitive sponges and pink plastic. Not sure what to cook? Don’t worry, it tells you. Every time the game starts, a row of blinking LED creates a random recipe. Fill the touch-sensor pan with water, add plastic vegetables and wait for it to judge score you on your meal. It’s not all that fun, but I was kind of mesmerized by the digital faucet: if you leave it on long enough, the LEDs on the spigot turn red. Hot LED water. Huh.”
Take a look here for the full article, complete with videos and gifs.
