A wearable controller for video games includes: a garment; contact pads detachably secured to the garment via connectors; and a programmable central controller circuit. The contact pads are connected to the central controller circuit and are operable to generate input signals in response to user action.

A force sensing resistor (FSR) that is constructed with a first substrate made of polyimide disposed underneath a second substrate that is resistive and flexible. A handheld controller for an electronic system may include the FSR having a first substrate made of polyimide. The FSR may be mounted on a planar surface of a structure within the controller body, such as a structure mounted within a handle of the controller body, and/or a structure that is mounted underneath at least one thumb-operated control that is included on a head of the controller body. The FSR may be configured to measure a resistance value that corresponds to an amount of force applied to an outer surface of the handle and/or an amount of force applied to the at least one thumb-operated control.

A force sensing resistor (FSR) that is constructed with a first substrate made of polyimide disposed underneath a second substrate that is resistive and flexible. A handheld controller for an electronic system may include the FSR having a first substrate made of polyimide. The FSR may be mounted on a planar surface of a structure within the controller body, such as a structure mounted within a handle of the controller body, and/or a structure that is mounted underneath at least one thumb-operated control that is included on a head of the controller body. The FSR may be configured to measure a resistance value that corresponds to an amount of force applied to an outer surface of the handle and/or an amount of force applied to the at least one thumb-operated control.

A brake cylinder includes a brake cylinder housing having a master chamber, a slave chamber, and a wall disposed there between. The wall defines at least one opening configured to provide fluid communication between the master chamber and the slave chamber. The brake cylinder also includes a master piston configured to pressurize fluid in the master chamber when a brake pedal is pressed. The brake cylinder further includes a slave piston and a pressure sensor disposed in fluid communication with the slave chamber. The pressure sensor is configured to measure pressure in the slave chamber and send a signal to a processor indicating of movement of the brake pedal. When pressurizing fluid in the master chamber, the master piston is configured to drive fluid from the master chamber to the slave chamber via the at least one opening to increase pressure in the slave chamber.

An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.

An example of a game system includes an input apparatus, at least a part of which elastically deforms by applying a force to the input apparatus. During the execution of a rhythm game, music is reproduced, and at each of a plurality of timings associated with the music, a user input is evaluated. If the input apparatus deforms at a predetermined timing, a user input at the predetermined timing is evaluated in favor of a user regardless of whether or not the input apparatus deforms from a time before the predetermined timing.

Example implementations relate to novel battery designs based on the original disclosures of the Parent patent application Ser. No. 15/196,019. In a non-limiting embodiment, a first battery includes a ferroelectric glass electrolyte and a ferrocene Fe(C.sub.5H.sub.5).sub.2 molecule as a redox-mediator-relay material used for plating sodium on a current collector. Novel redox Fe(C.sub.5H.sub.5).sub.2 behavior is shown at a fixed (or a finite) voltage under discharge conditions. The disposed ferroelectric electrolyte material is predisposed to align itself in the direction of the electric field inside the battery, increasing the capacity of the battery. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or to limit the scope of, the invention.

Example implementations relate to novel battery designs based on the original disclosures of the Parent patent application Ser. No. 15/196,019. In a non-limiting embodiment, a first battery includes a ferroelectric glass electrolyte and a ferrocene Fe(C.sub.5H.sub.5).sub.2 molecule as a redox-mediator-relay material used for plating sodium on a current collector. Novel redox Fe(C.sub.5H.sub.5).sub.2 behavior is shown at a fixed (or a finite) voltage under discharge conditions. The disposed ferroelectric electrolyte material is predisposed to align itself in the direction of the electric field inside the battery, increasing the capacity of the battery. This description is not intended to be a complete description of, or to limit the scope of, the invention.

A gaming device for use with an interactive gaming system. The gaming device is carried by a gamer and provides a direct view of a destination part, where the destination is implementing the gaming system. The destination part may emit or reflect light comprising a combination of public images and video perceivable with the naked eye and private images and video only perceivable when looking through the gaming device. The device comprises front and back facing cameras for capturing images transmitted to the gaming system as game information, where the back facing camera is optionally adapted to filter the emitted or reflected light to reveal the private image. Further adaptations allow for the spatially aligned augmentation of the direct view with respect to a destination part. The gaming device is usable as a summoning device including providing movement directions to the gamer with respect to the destination parts.

A gaming device for use with an interactive gaming system. The gaming device is carried by a gamer and provides a direct view of a destination part, where the destination is implementing the gaming system. The destination part may emit or reflect light comprising a combination of public images and video perceivable with the naked eye and private images and video only perceivable when looking through the gaming device. The device comprises front and back facing cameras for capturing images transmitted to the gaming system as game information, where the back facing camera is optionally adapted to filter the emitted or reflected light to reveal the private image. Further adaptations allow for the spatially aligned augmentation of the direct view with respect to a destination part. The gaming device is usable as a summoning device including providing movement directions to the gamer with respect to the destination parts.