A revolution in controllers – The Joydick

Modifying controllers isn’t a new science, but it ticks our boxes when this is geared towards using the best male stick there is to drive your game’s controls. The folks over at SF Media Labs have put together such a gadget; a sort of homage the female equivalent of the Tranvibrator, this controlers definately have multiple uses… I’m thinking co-op will take a whole new level.

Their work is based on the tying together of the visual stimulus with the physical action from the movement performed which would pleasure the user “It would be reasonable to assert that the tension that builds during gameplay and the release achieved through victory are similar to the events leading up and through a sexual orgasm.” We have a bit more of an explanation on the whole system, followed by an instructional video about the use of this fantastic device.

The Joydick is a wearable haptic device for controlling video gameplay based on realtime male masturbation. Through the use of a carefully designed strap-on interface, the user’s penis is converted into a joystick capable of moving the character onscreen in all four cardinal directions. For games requiring the fire button, a separate ring can be worn which converts hand-strokes into button presses.

The Theory

The ”core mechanic” is the action a player does over and over again during game play. This may be rolling dice or it may be frantically pressing a button. Although, this behavior tends to vary, the objective of this behavior is always the same, to win the game.

Our impetus to win can be seen as a drive towards transcendence. A transcendence that is both over death and, in a sense, a metaphorical death. Winning a video game is much like what Martin Heidegger referred to as becoming a “being towards death.” That is a self-realized individual who has overcome uncertainty in life, reconciled their place in the universe and has acknowledged death within their life.

This simultaneity of both transcendence in life and the acknowledgment of death is also encountered during what the French like to call “la petite morte” or in English, “the little death.” This is the refractory period following sexual climax in which a person can achieve no further orgasm and is filled both with pleasure and melancholy.

The joydick