Author Archives: Ahmad Woods

Video: Ambidextrous Arcade Stick Demo Project Overview: The arcade stick has not really changed into a commercial product and it is still seen as enthusiast’s product. Part of the reason for that it is the arcade stick is still intimidating … Continue reading →

Spent a load of time carving out the shell for the new arcade stick so we now have a box   What we need to do next his polish and sand it a little and screw it together. We also … Continue reading →

I decided on dimensions for the shell of the new arcade stick and I’m going to work on it with the help of an ENT student tomorrow in the wood shop to start carving it out We haven’t been in … Continue reading →

We made a large amount of progress over the weekened. First we finally gotten a gyroscope so now it’s possible for code to start being written and tested. Secondly were nearly done with the CnC Mill  

Quite miraculously this morning I somehow managed to sprain my right wrist which would acquire me to go to the doctor and would acquire me to wear a brace on the afflicted wrist. Needless to say I’m going to miss … Continue reading →

I wasn’t able to attend the christopher stapleton speech due to prior arrangements but I managed to find some really good articles and interviews of him. I also got a good idea of some of the things he was talking about … Continue reading →

So I was at comic con this pass weekend and look at what I ran into. A maker bot booth! They had pretty recognizable video game props printed out from it on display to attract the eyes of the thousands … Continue reading →

I think I’m going to stick to the arcade controller that senses it’s orientation in order to switch to a right handed configuration or left handed configuration. Viewing the tinker kit site there’s a few modules that would help me with … Continue reading →

I am personally not skilled in reading other languages but I have friends who either love Japan or are from it so they are able to read it. I went digging for some Japanese arduino/maker faire sites sense I’m really … Continue reading →

Browsing through the maker faire I try to find to pertains to the ideas I have for the class project I am thinking of to report about. Unfortunately nothing of the sort exists there; no one seems to like arcade … Continue reading →