Collapsible X-Frame Video Game Controller for Mobile Gaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gaming systems lack mobility and ergonomic improvements, limiting users' ability to play a wide variety of games anywhere and anytime due to fixed location constraints and inadequate interface capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A mobile video gaming system featuring a video game controller with a collapsible X-frame structure, smart device holder, and power/data transfer system that allows seamless interaction with smart devices, enabling wireless communication and ergonomic design for enhanced gaming experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional fixed location gaming systems are used, then gaming stability and performance are maintained, but mobility and accessibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is divided into separate components: a mobile computing device (smartphone, tablet, or laptop) and an external game controller. This segmentation allows the computing device to provide graphical processing and display capabilities while the controller provides input functionality, enabling the system to be moved freely without sacrificing gaming stability or performance.
2Ease of operation
If mobile computing devices are used for gaming, then mobility and accessibility are improved, but interface capabilities and ergonomics are inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The game controller is designed with universal input mechanisms including directional pads, action buttons, and analog sticks that can control various types of games across different platforms. The controller serves multiple functions: providing directional control, action input, and ergonomic support for extended gaming sessions, thereby enhancing interface capabilities while maintaining mobility.
3Reliability
If specialized console gaming systems are used, then gaming performance and interface capabilities are maintained, but mobility and location flexibility are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile computing device serves as an intermediary between the game controller and the game software. It provides the graphical processing power and display capabilities of a console system while allowing the entire setup to be moved freely. The computing device mediates between the controller inputs and the game execution, maintaining gaming performance without sacrificing mobility.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to video gaming systems, which utilize a video game controller in electronic communication with a computing device. One embodiment includes a video gaming system, including a pair of video game controller input modules non-removably secured to a rigid, fixed length bridge section, a smart device holder attached to the rigid, fixed length bridge section, and a smart device secured by the smart device holder such that an entire back surface of the smart device lies fixed in a plane, wherein said plane is parallel to a front surface of the rigid, non-expandable bridge section.