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L-R: David Hobbs and Max Hughes with “Orby’s”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\u201cOrby\u201d \u2013 a novel computer game controller that enables children with disabilities to play computer games \u2013 has won a prestigious state prize from the Design Institute of Australia.<\/p>\n

Designed by industrial design graduate Max Hughes, the controller won a silver award in the object category of the 2013 Laminex Group Design Institute of Australia SA Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The concept of an easy-to-use, accessible controller was the brainchild of Flinders University lecturer David Hobbs, who initiated a collaborative project between Flinders University and the University of South Australia to create a working prototype. The judging panel noted the collaborative nature of the project, stating that it demonstrated high standards of both professional and academic achievement.<\/p>\n

The controller project was jointly supervised by Mr Hobbs and Mr Sandy Walker, an award winning industrial designer from the University of South Australia.<\/p>\n

Mr Hughes, who began working on the project as a student before being employed by Flinders University as a graduate industrial designer, was given a project brief to design an intuitive controller that can only be used with two hands and included the ability to provide \u2018haptic feedback\u2019 to the player during game play.<\/p>\n

The controller also had to be compatible with Xbox 360 games, flat surface-mounted for table or lap use, and designed to hold a single hand to either side of the device with hand straps if the child is unable to do so themselves.<\/p>\n

Mr Hughes said the controller gave children with a disability \u2013 particularly those with sensory impairments caused by cerebral palsy \u2013 the opportunity to play computer games where they wouldn\u2019t normally be able to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cComputer games are at the centre of a lot of children\u2019s social circles and peer conversations, and are something that many children play on a daily basis,\u201d Mr Hughes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for some children it\u2019s almost impossible to use a traditional game controller due to the nature of their disability, which leaves them feeling excluded from their peer group because they can\u2019t join in,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Under the supervision of Mr Hobbs, the aim of the project was to design a computer game controller that children with limited hand function could use, meaning they could participate in a mainstream, \u2018normal\u2019 and socially-binding activity.<\/p>\n

Mr Hobbs, who has won several awards for his haptic gaming technologies for children with disabilities, said the controller is currently part of a clinical trial targeted specifically at children with cerebral palsy, with the results yet to be determined.<\/p>\n

The controller was 3D printed and manufactured locally by advanced manufacturing company Ellex Precise, who specialise in assisting clients to commercialise their medical device intellectual property, from industrial design through prototyping, regulatory work and on to device manufacture.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Orby\u2019 controller was developed through a collaborative project between Flinders University, the University of South Australia and the Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health Network, and funded by the Channel 7 Children\u2019s Research Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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