With the new Arduino Leonardo board able to emulate USB keyboards and mice right out of the box, it seems the perfect time for Arduino designers to come up with a proper video game controller.

Reading out the sensor was therefore as simple as counting pulses using an Arduino Leonardo, and the USB HID protocol made it easy to turn the cycling mechanism into a one-dimensional game controller.

The RoboTouch uses an old NES controller together with a Arduino board that is used to control micro servos connected to custom conductive arms. As you press the controls on the NES control pad ...

The new Arduino Esplora has been designed to emulate traditional input devices like a mouse or keyboard, and Arduino has developed to not only be a games controller.

Tinkerers take note, because Arduino has launched its new Esplora controller, which just so happens to be customizable and open source. The Esplora is derived from the Arduino Leonardo, but unlike ...

Arduino Shields, like the Xbee wireless communicator, aren’t compatible with the Esplora out of the box, but any existing Arduino software should work with the new pre-assembled controller.

Make Your Own Plush Game Controller Electronics maker Adafruit Industries has developed its own Arduino-compatible boards, including one called the Flora–and a few craft projects to go with them.