Prototype Review: Immersive Dig Dug

 

For the prototype, I craft a rough shape and version of what I want the final product to be. It is a simple box but with two levers on each side that controls their respective switches, and a large pump that the player uses to trigger the pump action in the Dig Dug game. The overall design of the controller is made in such a way to make the player feel like they are part of the game, adding to a whole new immersion to their experience. The levers control the movement with simple statements that read each state that is pulled, and the pump controls the action by completing an incomplete electric circuit inside when the pump, coated in copper tape, touches down.

For questions, I do would like to know how you think it would feel to play Dig Dug in this kind of way? If you saw a Dig Dug Arcade Cabinet using this kind of controller, would that spark your curiosity to try it out?

Unfortunately, I could not get the electrical part to work and get the controller in a functional state. Thus, I am unable to provide video of the controller in action.