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# Line 72  could benefit from customized controller Line 72  could benefit from customized controller
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73  - advantages:  - advantages:
74        
75      - LEGOs have been popular toys for several decades (where)      - LEGOs have been popular toys for several decades in Scandinavia
76      - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)      - several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;)
77    
78    
# Line 145  more advanced controllers for this appli Line 145  more advanced controllers for this appli
145      FenPDF: zooming and size of the fisheye      FenPDF: zooming and size of the fisheye
146    
147          - not ready yet          - not ready yet
148            - maybe still screenshots?
149            - potential target anyway
150    
151  Loom: rotating the connections  Loom: rotating the connections
152    
153  - a controller with two 1D handles and a horizontal wheel  - a controller with two 1D handles and a horizontal wheel
154    
155    .. only the horizontal wheel is relevant for loom, but the
156       controller has simply outlook
157    
158  Another example: combining two degrees of freedom  Another example: combining two degrees of freedom
159  =================================================  =================================================
160    
161  - a 2D joystic like controller  - a 2D joystic like controller
162    
163    .. differs from general joystick game controllers
164       by preserving its position
165    
166  Practical tips  Practical tips
167  ==============  ==============
168    
# Line 218  Pros: Line 226  Pros:
226  - USB -> can attach as many as we want, simple to use  - USB -> can attach as many as we want, simple to use
227    programmatically e.g. in Linux    programmatically e.g. in Linux
228  - taps to several computer scientists' hidden background in LEGO building.  - taps to several computer scientists' hidden background in LEGO building.
229  - fun  - fun, motivating
230    
231  Cons:  Cons:
232    
# Line 252  Cons: Line 260  Cons:
260    
261          - see tips          - see tips
262    
263    - relatively big size
264    
265        - size has already reduced and will probably still reduce by new
266          inventions for connecting mouse's optomechanics mouse to handles
267    
268  - requires calibration  - requires calibration
269            
270  - having to explain to budget counters purchases of LEGO sets with  - having to explain to budget counters purchases of LEGO sets with
271    interesting names (or bricklink purchases)    interesting names (or bricklink purchases)
272    
273    .. most of the cons are still acceptable for prototypes, using LEGOs for
274       prototyping won't rule out the possibility to create "real" controller
275       on the grounds of successful LEGO prototype
276    
277  .. bibliography:: gzigzag  .. bibliography:: gzigzag

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