Ludic Hardware Experiments

As a researcher at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, I develop custom controllers and sensors that collect data and pass it on to other technology: web apps, game engines and other digital platforms.

2023 Soldering Table

Four custom PCB boards in green, yellow, orange, and red lie on a white surface.

More than ten controllers came out of it, each on a tailor-made PCB. We prototyped the circuits and tested them thoroughly; then I designed the boards in Fritzing, so they look good as objects as well as work, and soldered them by hand.

Several students have used them in their own projects, mostly the capacitive touch and MP3 player modules.

  • Four custom PCB boards in green, yellow, orange, and red lie on a white surface.
  • A PCB layout for an experimental game controller with labeled pins, OLED and LED connections, and a bird graphic.
  • Black PCB layout for a Crowtronica controller with bird silhouettes, labeled components, and many solder pads.
  • Raspberry Pi Pico PCB layout with labeled LED, IR receiver, and pin headers.
  • Person in a cream sweater holds a lit custom circuit board with wires attached.