quadstick...― jane mcgonigal, reality is broken: why games make us better and how they can change...

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QuadStick A mouth operated gamepad, mouse and keyboard for quadriplegics The Quadstick has a joystick, four sip & puff sensors, a lip position sensor, and a push switch connected to a 32-bit ARM processor that converts the sensor inputs into USB and Bluetooth signals for PC's & Game consoles. The Quadstick can appear to the host device as a PS3, PS4 or Nintendo Switch Game Controller, and/or a Mouse, Keyboard, and Flash drive. The connections between the sip & puff sensors and joystick input signals sent to the host are configurable by the user and can be quickly changed between pre- configured profiles, while playing a game, to match different situations in the game. Specific configuration profiles can easily be created for games that require combinations or unique control inputs.

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Page 1: QuadStick...― Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World Sports, music, racing, puzzle, role-playing, casual, strategy and adventure

QuadStickA mouth operated

gamepad, mouse andkeyboard forquadriplegics

The Quadstick has a joystick, four sip & puff sensors,a lip position sensor, and a push switch connectedto a 32-bit ARM processor that converts the sensorinputs into USB and Bluetooth signals for PC's &Game consoles.

TheQuadstickcan

appear to the host device as a PS3, PS4 orNintendo Switch Game Controller, and/or aMouse, Keyboard, and Flash drive.

The connections between the sip & puffsensors and joystick input signals sent to thehost are configurable by the user and canbe quickly changed between pre-configured profiles, while playing a game,to match different situations in the game.

Specific configuration profiles can easily becreated for games that requirecombinations or unique control inputs.

Page 2: QuadStick...― Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World Sports, music, racing, puzzle, role-playing, casual, strategy and adventure

“A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentlessoptimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at)and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotionalopposite of depression.” ― Jane McGonigal, Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better andHow They Can Change the World

Sports, music, racing, puzzle, role-playing, casual, strategy andadventure games allow players to cooperate and compete, tointeract with friends and family, to meet and socialize withother members of the gaming community.

Some games that have successfully been played by quadriplegics with high level injuries with the Quadstick include:

The Quadstick is directly compatible with the PS3, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Android, and many PC games that use a game controller, joystick, mouse or keyboard. Through the use of a 3rd party USB adapter, XBox 360 and XBox One consoles can be used. The Quadstick is compatible with the XBox Adaptive Controller. See quadstick.com website for details.

Quadstick 1823 2nd Ave North,

Great Falls, MT 594011-406-205-4044 quadstick.com