Expresii 寫意
  • Home
  • Showcase
    • Moxi Paint Engine
    • Yibi Brush Engine
    • A New Way to Paint
    • youji Rendering Engine
  • Download
    • Get / Buy Expresii >
      • Update Log
    • Sample Artwork Files
    • Third-Party
  • Support
    • Documentation >
      • End User License Agreement
      • Privacy Policy
    • Video Tutorials
    • User Forum
    • FAQ
    • Feedback
    • Help Translate
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Media Resources
    • Privacy
  • Blog
  • 主頁
  • 示範
  • 網誌
  • 下載
  • 關於我們
    • 聯絡我們

More VR Controller Choices: with analog input!

17/10/2017

Comments

 
Previously we've been trying   cheap bluetooth VR controllers    but they either don't really support Windows, or they don't offer analog joystick input (joystick only act as buttons): 
Thanks to Shuen Leung, recently   we discovered a couple of Keysco   branded  bluetooth controllers that could act as analog joysticks under Windows.   However, they could only be seen as DirectX devices so we also added support for DirectX (DX) game controllers in Expresii. These should be the cheapest single-hand controllers that offer analog input for Windows on the market now.  And they are more comfortable to hold than then R1 shown in the youtube video shown above.  If you can communicate in Chinese,  you can get one from Taobao for RMB35 (=$5.3).   Otherwise, you can buy one from   Amazon    currently at $9.8 or   Ebay  at $6.95.
Below is a process walk-through video for connecting the controller and using it in Expresii.  You can press WIN and type 'joy.cpl'  and press enter to get to the control panel  item  for game controller shown in the video.   And FYI, those Keysco controllers we tested only give 4 buttons - those shoulder buttons actually maps to one of those A B C  D buttons!  Also, the analog sticks are not very sensitive as some of the more professional ones like XBox or Plasystation controllers.
Such a controller is useful for quick access  if you don't want to use a keyboard.   In particular, if your stylus doesn't sense tilt yet, you can also use the analog stick for pen tilt, or even for painting surface tilt.

Let us know if you need more function assignment  for game controller and we will consider adding them.   ^_^

Update: Controller known NOT to work as expected

Picture
Picture
The white one on the left doesn't even connect to a Windows machine via bluetooth,  although the description says it supports PC.   The Mocute on the  right connects to Windows device, but those buttons and  thumbsticks map to number keys - not working as a game controller as expected. :(
Comments
comments powered by Disqus

    Expresii 寫意

    Previous Posts
    以前的文章

    November 2022
    October 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013
    July 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012

    Categories 分類

    All
    3rd Party Tool
    Animated
    Artists
    Calligraphy
    Demo
    Hardware
    Mac
    New Feature
    Publicity
    Purchase
    Surface
    Tech

    RSS Feed

Picture
© Expresii.com 2023. All Rights Reserved.