Posted by Just Michael on February 24, 2002 at 17:43:54:
In Reply to: The thing is... posted by enemyace on February 24, 2002 at 15:39:13:
One way to find out. Take the wireless keyboard to the area where you had planned on using it and try it out. If it works adaquately for your needs as a keyboard, it should work just fine then hacked.
: I'm thinking of this for a wireless You Don't Know Jack controller. A wireless keyboard with the buttons for the game soldered into it for the few letters it requires. Maybe the lag doesn't matter so much in this case. Do you think it would effect the outcome much of three people buzzing in at once?
: : With any wireless control there will be a tiny bit of lag. This isn't a problem when the device is used as a keyboard for typing but when you need to make split-second movements (like in an arcade game) that tiny bit of lag can be fatal. I doubt if wireless keyboard encoders are any better on the number of simultaneous keypresses than normal keyboards.
: : : Has anyone ever hacked a wireless keyboard for use with an arcade controller? Know of any examples or pics?
: : : -EA