How video game controllers got a lot more accessible

The Vergecast

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🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the final chapter of our Vergecast “creators series,” Alex Cranz talks with Ben Heck, who has been modding game systems and controllers since the early 2000s, which led to his project creating single-handed video game controllers. Alex also talks with Bryce Johnson, who is one of the inventors of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, the game controller designed for gamers with limited mobility. Relevant links: BenHeck.com One-handed DualSense (video) Design A 3D Printed Controller Modification For accessibility! (video) One Handed PS4 Controller - Accessible Controller by Evil (video) Microsoft announces Xbox Adaptive Controller for players with disabilities Microsoft’s Adaptive Accessories are designed to be customizable inputs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What the hell?
0:06.0	You're kidding me!
0:08.0	I'm a real loser!
0:10.0	Look at this!
0:12.0	You're kidding me!
0:14.0	I don't like this!
0:15.0	Celebrate Italy not qualifying for the football.
0:17.0	With spicy Italian flavors,
0:19.0	the ultimate spicy sausage.
0:21.0	Topped with Endura,
0:23.0	a sausage more fiery than a disappointed Italian fan.
0:26.0	Domino!
0:28.0	Subject to availability.
0:30.0	Hey, everybody. It's Neelai.
0:32.0	We've got another special episode of our
0:34.0	Vergecast Creator series coming up.
0:37.0	What's up, Alex?
0:38.0	A lot! We're going to talk about controllers today.
0:41.0	Controllers. This is the third episode.
0:43.0	Yes.
0:44.0	You did keyboards.
0:45.0	We did keyboards.
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