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03-20-2017, 04:39 AM | #1 |
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STEPMAN controller design measurements and specifications for anyone who wants them
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpk4w-iouY measurements: http://i.imgur.com/niI5Mn6.jpg --- Background: A while ago Malcolm Torres (Bluhr) and I made this controller called the STEPMAN. It's basically a gigantic Pop'n Music controller made for DDR/Stepmania Doubles, with more space between the left/right arrows on each side than the up/down arrows. This is designed to play charts I basically made just for me to play. My fascination here is that there's a ton of movements/patterns that are possible with this setup that have never been explored by any chart author to my knowledge. I will release them eventually once I have enough to justify a pack. There are biomechanical reasons for the decision to space the buttons that way. This because (1) movements that involve taking the hand across up/down are slightly more difficult than movements that involve taking the hand across left/right, insofar as they use different muscles in your arm and shoulder to do this, and (2) with the buttons too close together you can just one-hand every song, which is really boring. We wanted to maximize movement across the buttons to a certain degree, without so much distance that you'd repeatedly miss the buttons. We used standard jumbo pop'n buttons for this controller, available here: https://www.arcadeworlduk.com/produc...de-Button.html So far, our initial version works well but it's EXTREMELY loud (louder than even the original Pop'n Music ASC controllers; I am trying to figure out a way to reduce noise) and up+down on the right side does not work but this is not a huge issue in the short-term. This is not too bad for my purposes, but long-term I will need better solutions. Anyway, I figured I'd post this here in case anyone wants to replicate this controller or even design a nicer one. Last edited by Arch0wl; 03-20-2017 at 04:39 AM.. Reason: image was too large |
03-20-2017, 07:39 AM | #2 |
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what did ya use for the pcb?
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03-20-2017, 08:33 AM | #3 |
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03-22-2017, 02:53 AM | #4 |
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Re: STEPMAN controller design measurements and specifications for anyone who wants th
i fully expected the ultimate rhythm game controller that you passionately showcased using mspaint years ago
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03-22-2017, 10:24 PM | #6 |
new hand moves = dab
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Re: STEPMAN controller design measurements and specifications for anyone who wants th
those look like pretty fun manias tbh.
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