Appendix & Extras

Button Layout and Mapping

Here is what I decided on for button placement, and the corresponding keyboard mapping (if applicable, depends on game) --

Mapping Software

This guide has the keys connected to a PS3 controller board, thus the PC will see your device as an actual PS3 controller. You can further customize your experience by using utilities listed below. This allows the device to output keyboard signals when buttons are pressed (if desired). One of the reasons you might want to do this is to prevent buggy behavior when using a Mouse alongside the controller; games will often flicker button prompts or have a jittery camera unless you map the buttons to keyboard keys. There has already been a lot of discussion about this problem in recent years so hopefully the gaming industry evolves to support more controller setups.

Cool Videos to Watch

Video on how video game controllers work. Really interesting stuff which talks about everything inside the controller, can help you understand hacking them too.