ExpanStick: Augmenting Gamepad Thumbstick using Force at the Limit
summary
ExpanStick is a working thumbstick mod that senses force only at 20° by pressing an FSR when the cap hits the physical limit and is installed inside a commercial DualShock4 as a proof-of-concept. Interaction categories are press, weigh, hit, pluck; prototypes map press to Cuphead dash, weigh to faster view rotation in Overwatch 2, hit to map-cursor snapping, and pluck to an alkkagi shoot mechanic. A console-gamer design workshop reports these mappings replace buttons and feel intuitive and usable.
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