CHALLENGE: Create-a-Controller

Sony recently announced their new 'Move' controller. So this week we want you to get creative and design your own game controller for a home console.

You may draw inspiration from existing controllers, but don't be lazy and just submit a replication of an existing controller with some alterations - ie. no NES controllers with added analogue sticks. Be creative.

Your controller doesn't even have to be for an existing gaming system; in fact, it can be for an entirely made up system.

This is a look at the history of game controllers if you need some inspiration.

Canvas Size - Max 150 x 150.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - Optional.

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CHALLENGE RULES

• Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
• Only new pixels allowed.
• Open to all members.
• Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

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CHALLENGE JUDGING

• Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
• Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
• Winner announced the following week.

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CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

• Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
• Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
• 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
• No matter what happens you get challenged :)

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CHALLENGE VOTING

Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

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CHALLENGE AWARDS

The Create-a-Controller pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:



Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

Sould the image just show the mentioned controller, or should this be a scene showing the gameplay particularities of the controller (and the controller of course...) ?
Nice challenge anyway!!!

2 pointer-finger analogs :D
No more multi-tasking thumbs!

Also, both halves separate for maximum fatness while sitting on your couch, if lifting your arms over your body is too tiring.

Pretty much a WIP, I'm not sure what to add, it still looks like many other controllers. I don't mean the shape, though, can't go too far or I'll just make it uncomfortable.

I have a question, how do you do the transparency? I tried to download the thing that they have on it but it messed up and didn't work. So will anyone help me?

Greetings.

I was wondering if I could elicit some help from you guys. I entered this week's weekly challenge with this:



but Tronlet noted that it was a bit flat. I agree with him, but I don't exactly know how to fix it

He also recommended using a different shading method. Any ideas or helpful hints?

Any help is much appreciated.

Edited by M. Lucanius - 16 March 2010 at 2:44pm

Thanks. I'll try, but my pixel art skills are severely lacking
It may not come out right

I don't know how to make it transparent in paint, but you could download the free version of graphics gale. For graphics gale you just click the ... on the frame your on and then enable transparency.

Or use Iaza, which doesn't need to be downloaded.

And in the Darkness bind them.

Bg has to be transparent, not just pretend to be... ;D
Submit to the gallery (when finished. I guess that was the meaning of your question?) and don't forget to check the last box: Submit to weekly challenge

Edited by Manupix - 18 March 2010 at 2:53pm

I dont really understand how this works, when i try upload this pic it says:

So its not allowing to upload larger than 100x100 and still when i try upload it with small it says that pic is too big.

But its okay, i dont really mind about it.. i suck anyway at drawing

Sucking at drawing is the best reason to practice and upload! ;D

Maybe true ,but i dont really know how to pratice it, nobody likes my drawing style because its like "candy" but only ugly.. everybody start whine about lines or anything inveigh. 

So i never start draw much pixel art because i just badly sucks in everything.

ow! ow! ow! I do too... terribly so, but I do pixel art because I enjoy it. Even when someone says they hate my work, I don't mind. I love it and it is a great compliment when someone is willing to say they hate it and advise me on how to make it better. I am certain that I will never be really good at pixel art, but I do know I will forever enjoy it. So cheer up and don't be discouraged. Instead, do what you enjoy with the time God has blessed us with regardless of what others think.