FAR LEFT:The Magic
LeapCreator’s Edition
currently costs
developers nearly $2,300
to buy, with no special
benefits attached.
LEFT:The devs of
subversive indie
throwback The
Messenger launched
on PC and Switch
simultaneously, just
after the Switch market
began to get crowded.Alistair Aitcheson’s custom
hardware,such as the
pictured ‘The Book Ritual’,
uses cheap Arduino kits
as a base for artistic
installations and playful
interactive shows.RAZERHYDRA
This magnetized motion controller might have faded
intothememoryofobscureperipherallistseverywhere,
ifnotforitstiestoValve.TheRazerHydraPortal 2
bundle has over a dozen levels exclusive to its version
of the game.G560LIGHTSYNCSPEAKERS
Usingrear-facingLEDs,Logitech’sLightsyncspeakers
projected color and significant game information into
your physical space in major triple-A games of the time
includingBattlefield 1,CS: GOandGTA V.LEAPMOTION
Arelativelylowcostofentryforhandtrackingmade
the Leap Motion an attractive option for adding physical
interactiontoindependentprojects,aswithFlyInside’s
modding of Microsoft’sFlight Simulator X.TOBII EYE TRACKER
TheTobiiwebsiteboastsover130gamesusingitseye-
tracking technology. Players can control and interact
with games fromHitmantoAssassin’s Creed Odyssey,
using sets of ‘gaze-based interactions’.
HERE ARE A FEW OF THE CURIOUS PERIPHERALS THAT BUILT SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY SUPPORT
WHAT THE TECH?