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VonDaab

#1065
April 04, 2009, 04:12:41 PM
Here's something completly different. I used to design all sort of fictive handheld consoles back when I was 9 or so...
So I tried it again, for lulz.


Btw, what do you think is the most important part in handheld gaming?

Smokey

#1066
April 04, 2009, 04:39:24 PM
Gameplay...
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VonDaab

#1067
April 04, 2009, 05:31:00 PM
Well I obviously meant in console design. If you dont mean button layout and ergonomics...

Smokey

#1068
April 04, 2009, 07:37:52 PM
ergonomics, then...
Batteries can be charged, games can be changed, but a sore hand after a short while gaming is deadly to any console...
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Cockleshell

#1069
April 04, 2009, 08:46:33 PM
The sweat. God, can't people design controllers in a way that your hand ISN'T FULLY WRAPPED AROUND IT AND THE SWEAT JUST POOLS?
sorry, tmi...
What's in your hand, back at me. I have it, it's an oyster with two figures of your favorite Touhou characters. Look again, the figures are now vials of the Hourai Elixir. Anything is possible when your waifu smells like Old World and not a man. I'm a frog.

Smokey

#1070
April 04, 2009, 09:35:51 PM
just incorporate a cooling system... it has been used in sertain types of computer mice for some time now...
And i would rather grip my handheld firmly than hold it loosely, because i hate the feeling that i am going to drop it any minute... then again, i don't want my stuff to be fragile... this is why i will never have a MacBook air, i just get the feeling that i am going to break it if i were to hold it...
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IanDanKilmaster

#1071
April 05, 2009, 12:33:24 AM
I don't know, I find ergonomics to be incredibly subjective.  Well with some examples excepted, the Wu Tang controller and that weird boomerang prototype controller for the PS3 (I don't think anyone had a chance to use that one, but I doubt anyone would find it comfortable).  Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that some people have big hands, some people have little hands, and that really factors into how comfortable they are going to be holding a certain handheld.  People with bigger hands (or longer fingers, like myself) are not going to find a really small handheld (say for instance, the GameBoy micro) very comfortable.  There's always this odd feeling that you're going to break the damn thing (like Smokey mentioned).  Of course, this sensation can be countered if the device possesses enough heft - it gives a feeling of durability.  Another problem with smaller handhelds is button placement, often there'll be problems with the buttons being improperly spaced - making it difficult to push only one button at a time.  On the other hand, people with smaller hands are going to find large handhelds clunky and awkward.  Larger handhelds also wear your hands out and cause a lot of sweat, and forget rubber grips, that just makes it worse.

Despite everything I've said, I still think ergonomics is the most important aspect of design, but it's followed shortly by simplicity.  This is going to sound absurd, but I'll say it anyway.  The PSP negates the principle of KISS, by having that damn joystick.  I guess it would be fine if it had just a D-pad or just a joystick, but having both just makes it awkward.  The point is, a handheld should only have a few buttons - which is why I like the handheld you've designed VonDaab.  Three face buttons and two shoulder buttons... nice.

The Choice of a New Generation.

Smokey

#1072
April 05, 2009, 06:34:13 AM
Nooooooooooooo!, My PSP!
Although, yes even the PSP has its flaws... Wich show when i'm playing burnout dominator, trying to brake into a drift while boosting can be a bit tricky... ^_^

But wasn't this the art thread?
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VonDaab

#1073
April 05, 2009, 06:56:02 AM
Yeah, this went bit off topic.
I just asked about HANDHELDS, and it suddenly became a rant about computer mice and home console controllers, wtf?

Also, yeah, this an art thread. but I dont see any art...
I just see crap I'm spamming.
Like this, maybe I should start putting some effort into things. Because lately, most of my stuff is just doodles...

Smokey

#1074
April 05, 2009, 07:05:02 AM
OMG LOL...

Art, it is actually art... the prophecy came true "Behold there shall be art on the art thread"... ^_^

But don't worry about your doodles, they're fun too...
Although a bit of Technicolor in this monochromatic world would be nice, yes...
You haven't been posting a lot of colored art, no...
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VonDaab

#1075
April 05, 2009, 07:21:28 AM
"a lot"....
Well I dont know what's "lots" in your opinion.
But I'm sort of out of ideas right now.

Smokey

#1076
April 05, 2009, 07:39:39 AM
Meh, doesn't matter...

And a lot means in this case that the monochromatic art has been more present than the technicolor ones.. ^_^
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VonDaab

#1077
April 05, 2009, 03:20:57 PM
Okay, here's some color.
Though, I'm not sure what the NSFW-police will say about this...

Smokey

#1078
April 05, 2009, 03:32:52 PM
Aww, poor girl...

Wait, is that bra-stuffing?!
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VonDaab

#1079
April 05, 2009, 03:39:37 PM
No it's meant to be a cover tape, for these kind of accidents.
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