A soft body controller that can be thrown and grasped

A wide range of systems are composed of controller as input device and monitor (output device) for displaying the outputs. Remarkable developments of game controller have taken place in the field of entertainment. However, the button type controllers are a great obstruction to beginners because the operation efficiency widely varies depending on the proficiency level. By using soft materials, controller with superior crash-worthiness can be developed. This will even allow the user to perform activities such as throwing etc. Furthermore, operations utilizing sense of touch and force of many parts can be accomplished by inputting the force related information required to transform the shape of the controller. This report is regarding development of a soft-body controller made up of soft material that can be thrown and also allows input of information related to force based on shape-transformation.