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ALT.CTRL.GameCraft Workshop @ Beta Festival 2023

GameCraft
November 04, 2023

ALT.CTRL.GameCraft Workshop @ Beta Festival 2023

🗓️ Sat Nov 4, 2023 (12-5PM)
📍iD8, The Gatelodge, The Digital Hub, Roe Ln, Usher's Island, Dublin 8, D08 EY05
ℹ️ https://www.gamecraft.it/events/altctrljam-2023/

Ever thought game controllers were too boring? Buttons too predictable or where you expect them to be? Here’s your chance to build your own take on what a controller should be. Build an alternative controller for a game you love or make a game harder with hard to master controls! Write your own game and build a controller to match!

This workshop will help you build a custom game controller with some basic crafting and a tiny dash of electronics.

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November 04, 2023
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  1. - WELCOME - WHO’S HERE? - WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

    - HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK? SCHEDULE 11:45 REGISTRATION 12:10 EVENT STARTS / Welcome Introductions and Workshop details 13:00 LUNCH (1h) 14:00 EVENT CONTINUES 16:30 LET’S PLAY TEST 17:00 EVENT ENDS
  2. - [T]he term “alternative controllers” refers both to non-traditional controllers

    and to the games they allow to play.* ALT.CTRL WHAT * https://shakethatbutton.com/about-alternative-controllers ⚠ Warning: This video has explicit content The video we showed at workshop was edited. https://youtu.be/IDVHkcUB9jI?si=u06VBA-kCxUvpL53
  3. ALT.CTRL.GDC 2020* *Got cancelled because of Covid restrictions 😢 MILK

    THAT COW! https://gazor117.itch.io/milk-that-cow
  4. ➲ Custom PCB & buttons ➲ Raspberry Pi Pico h

    ➲ USB Cable ➲ Jumper Cables YOUR KIT TODAY
  5. ➲ small computer ➲ “h” 🤨 ➲ really cheap ➲

    IoT, programmable Note: “w” 📶 WHAT?
  6. - https://makershop.ie 🇮🇪 - https://www.mouser.ie 🇪🇺 - https://pimoroni.com 🇬🇧 -

    https://thepihut.com 🇬🇧 - https://www.adafruit.com 🇺🇸 - https://ie.rs-online.com 🇮🇪 HARDWARE
  7. - https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-pico RESOURCES - https://shakethatbutton.com/about-alternative-controllers/ - https://itch.io/jam/alt-ctrl-at-home - https://www.wobblylabs.com/line-wobbler -

    https://gazor117.itch.io/milk-that-cow - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/alt-ctrl-gdc-showcase-i-milk-that-cow-i- - https://gdconf.com/alt-ctrl-gdc - alt.ctrl.GDC ’22: https://youtu.be/6lV6z_LaBZU?si=arfCfrujwbsWMe4R - Alt.Ctrl.GDC ’23: https://youtu.be/lpgenFzRu0Y?si=aQuY1rUOkqEkOqGt - Makers at alt.ctrl.GDC ’23” https://youtu.be/VhqL1_ks3Yc?si=NHApHfRgHn8fcOQ_ HARDWARE ALT.CTRL