> I couldn't help but think that there must be a better way to control a spaceship: your ship can pitch, yaw, and roll ... in 6 directions. 15 years later and

> I couldn't help but think that there must be a better way to control a spaceship: your ship can pitch, yaw, and roll ... in 6 directions. 15 years later and I'm still convinced that the SpaceOrb 360 is THE GREATEST GAME CONTROLER OF ALL TIME. See what I did with the all cap there? It's the G.O.A.T. and it's a tragedy that it lost the battle to "WASD" keyboard and mouse gaming and the "two thumbs" style of controller. If you've ever tried a SpaceOrb, you probably already know this. If you didn't live through the SpaceOrb's hayday (around 1994-5 with the original Quake, and Descent, truly one of the greatest games ever) then this post will sound like I'm a crotchety old dude trying desperately to relive my the golden hour of my youth. Ok, so you got me. What of it? ;) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/the-best-controller-for-fps-a-spacetec-spaceorb-360-controller-working-with-windows-7-using-arduino-and-orbshield https://www.hanselman.com/blog/the-best-controller-for-fps-a... Degrees of freedom: https://hanselmanblogcontent.azureedge.net/WindowsLiveWriter/20yearoldSpaceTecSpaceOrb360Controllerwo_2425/SpaceOrb-axes_0d6d48aa-f942-4885-a180-a8ffcb6d08a0.jpg https://hanselmanblogcontent.azureedge.net/WindowsLiveWriter... I had purchased a box of these when they were going away, and sponsored a custom driver. For a while there were other solutions available, like OrbShield: // via SeedStudio: https://www.seeedstudio.com/Orbshield-v1-0-kit-p-671.html?queryID=bb90cfeed53fd2dfead8a20f65f351d6&objectID=1886&indexName=bazaar_retailer_products https://www.seeedstudio.com/Orbshield-v1-0-kit-p-671.html?qu... // via Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/vputz/orbotron-9001-version-4/ https://www.tindie.com/products/vputz/orbotron-9001-version-...