Slingshot controller made just for Angry Birds

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It's hard to believe just how popular Angry Birds and its spin-offs have become since the first game's release in 2009, but there are plenty of people still enjoying Rovio's series even now. With numerous ports for almost every popular mobile device, game console, and web browser, not to mention downloads totaling over one billion, it's clear that casual gamers are still enamored with the game about suicidal birds and explosive pigs. A couple of students have even gone so far as to create a slingshot-style controller just for the game out of a motorized slider from a sound mixer and an Arduino microcontroller... Continue Reading Slingshot controller made just for Angry Birds

Section: Games

Tags: Arduino, Controller, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Haptics, Programming, Video Games

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