Game Controller LED Feedback for Input Device Status
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional game controllers lack effective feedback mechanisms to inform users about the operation of input devices, making it difficult for players to locate and utilize game information efficiently, especially in overwhelming on-screen displays.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating light emitting diodes (LEDs) on game controllers to provide lighting effects based on color, brightness, and patterns associated with input devices, such as buttons and joysticks, to offer intuitive and natural feedback about game information and directional indications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional game controller feedback mechanisms (vibration, force feedback) are used, then tactile sensation is provided to enhance player immersion, but the mechanism cannot provide specific information about input device operation or game element status
Solution Approach 1:
The feedback system is segmented into multiple independent LED indicators, each associated with a specific input device or game element. This allows individual status information to be displayed separately rather than through general tactile feedback, enabling players to quickly locate specific operational information without being overwhelmed by unified on-screen displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional on-screen visual feedback to three-dimensional tactile-visual feedback by embedding LEDs within the controller itself. This spatial relocation brings information directly to the player's hand, creating a new dimension of interaction that reduces the need to search screen information.
2Loss of information
If on-screen displays are used to provide game information, then comprehensive game information can be shown, but the overwhelming amount of information makes it difficult for players to locate specific feedback
Solution Approach 1:
Critical operational feedback is extracted from the comprehensive on-screen display and presented separately through dedicated LED indicators on the controller. This extraction isolates essential input device status information from the overwhelming game world visuals, allowing players to quickly access specific operational feedback without searching through extensive on-screen information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements immediate visual feedback through LEDs that directly respond to input device states and game element conditions. This real-time feedback loop provides continuous operational information at the point of interaction, eliminating the delay and search effort required to locate information on distant screen displays.
3Loss of information
If conventional feedback mechanisms are used, then general tactile sensation is provided, but specific feedback for individual input devices (buttons, joysticks) cannot be delivered
Solution Approach 1:
Each input device or game element is assigned a specific LED indicator with distinct spatial and functional characteristics. This local differentiation allows players to associate specific visual feedback with specific controls, providing precise operational information for individual buttons, joysticks, or game elements without requiring complex unified feedback systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances player immersion and engagement by providing clear, intuitive feedback directly from the controller, reducing the need to search for information on the screen and improving operational control through visual cues.
Implementation Method 1
Incorporating light emitting diodes (LEDs) on game controllers to provide lighting effects based on color, brightness, and patterns
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing a user interface on a controller having a plurality of input elements. The method includes the step of loading game data to initiate interactive gameplay; and sending control signals to the controller based on the interactive gameplay to provide a lighting effect on a light emitting element associated with one of the plurality of input elements, wherein the lighting effect corresponds to the associated input element.