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Look at some of the other products Teenage Engineering has produced. They have a crank control for the OP-1 (https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1/accessori
by Stephen-E 7y ago
Look at some of the other products Teenage Engineering has produced. They have a crank control for the OP-1 (https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1/accessories https://teenage.engineering/products/op-1/accessories) plus other LEGO accessories.
- dmix 7y agoSo maybe the easier explanation is they hired some good industrial designers, who had happened to previously work on various cranks, and they possibly pitched the idea to the Panic team when asked to design the game device? The point standing that it was an odd choice for a game controller anyway you cut it and most likely wasn't through some UX problem solving process related to games.
- joezydeco 7y agoBut what if the wacky random choice of a crank unleashes some new game mechanic we haven't seen before? Wouldn't it be fun to break away from D-pads once in a while?
- dmix 7y agoThat’s an R&D/lab question. Not a production device question.
- joezydeco 7y agoI'd like to think there's some nascent game developer out there that would think up something cool once they have their hands on a production piece of equipment. You can't always lab-grow your most creative ideas.
- wodenokoto 7y agoIt THOSE guys! I’ve never used the OP-1, but I love watching people on YouTube make music on it. It seems like an amazing piece of hardware. Check out “red means recording” https://youtu.be/7z4hoazra_g https://youtu.be/7z4hoazra_g