{"id":16062,"date":"2020-03-25T16:01:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T16:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/25\/accessible-gaming-buttons-are-done\/"},"modified":"2020-03-25T21:27:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T01:27:13","slug":"accessible-gaming-buttons-are-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/25\/accessible-gaming-buttons-are-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Gaming buttons are done!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-K1XBfA41dtqnB-Qi1rfGHeEN3Jj7epOgqgZs0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"insta-image\" src=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/accessible-gaming-buttons-are-done.jpg\" alt=\"Accessible Gaming buttons are done!\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So in an attempt to avoid going completely shack-wacky, I made a bunch of Round Flexure Switches in my free time. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m donating them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makersmakingchange.com\/\">Makers Making Change<\/a>, the charity I work for.<\/p>\n<p>They are by no means in any form of corporate colour, except perhaps Lisa Frank. The tops are less tactile than I thought they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be: the top couple of layers are gold PLA and are printed first, then the next layers are bridged above that. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re almost imperceptible, especially after a thin layer of acrylic varnish.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies are a mix of acrylic paint and ultrafine glitter, layered over with acrylic varnish to limit glitter shedding. The one that looks like a disco tree stump uses heavy gold mica flake medium. The iridescent green is unvarnished, unfinished translucent PET-G (from eSUN; perhaps my favourite material).<\/p>\n<p>From a technical point of view:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The button nut is hot-glued in place. This keeps the top straight as a nice side effect.<\/li>\n<li>The nuts are held in place with medium (blue) thread-lock. They won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t come apart unless you use appropriate force. Unlike red thread-lock, you will be able to take these apart for repair.<\/li>\n<li>Digikey were out of stock on specified parts. These substitutes work directly, though you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to remove a small lever from the microswitch:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Switch<\/strong>: SS-01GLP Omron Electronics Inc-EMC Div \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digikey.ca\/short\/zj7zc8\">https:\/\/www.digikey.ca\/short\/zj7zc8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio socket<\/strong>: 35RAPC2AV Switchcraft Inc. | Connectors, Interconnects | DigiKey \u00e2\u20ac\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digikey.ca\/en\/products\/detail\/switchcraft-inc\/35RAPC2AV\/772080\"> https:\/\/www.digikey.ca\/en\/products\/detail\/switchcraft-inc\/35RAPC2AV\/772080<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16070\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/cant-think-of-any-games-that-particularly-need-these-patterns-yet\/\" class=\"wp-image-16070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">can&#8217;t think of any games that particularly need these patterns yet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16069\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/if-we-ever-need-confused-or-lost-buttons\/\" class=\"wp-image-16069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">if we ever need &#8220;confused&#8221; or &#8220;lost&#8221; buttons &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3-1024x1015.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16068\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/gold-mica-flake-plus-neon-yellow-i-went-there\/\" class=\"wp-image-16068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3-320x317.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">gold mica flake plus neon yellow: I went there &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16067\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/glitter-magenta-and-irridescent-green\/\" class=\"wp-image-16067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">glitter magenta and irridescent green<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16066\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/the-pink-blue-glitter-was-a-nice-touch\/\" class=\"wp-image-16066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">the pink\/blue glitter was a nice touch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16065\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/top-detail-not-as-tactile-as-id-like-but-pretty\/\" class=\"wp-image-16065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/stewart-RFS7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">top detail: not as tactile as I&#8217;d like, but pretty<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessible Gaming buttons are 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