Build Your Own Lowcost Gaming Setup

Schedule

Sat Aug 22 2026 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Madison Youth Arts | Madison, WI

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Build, customize, and play your very own gaming controller all in one workshop hosted!
About this Event

About

Build, customize, and play your very own gaming controller all in one workshop hosted by Chris Hege and Professor Michael Biehler’s Lab of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, UW Madison


What to Expect

Build and test a low-cost gaming setup using customizable controls, simple electronics, and a small computer such as a Raspberry Pi. Participants will connect the components, experiment with different control layouts, and use their completed setup to play a game.

Attendees will leave with practical ideas and open-source resources for creating a low-cost gaming setup at home, in a classroom, or in a community space.


  • No programming or electronics experience is required.
  • Free workshop, all materials included


This workshop is part of the Adaptive Gaming Expo, by Access to Independence. The Adaptive Gamign Expo is a fun, free, and inclusive gaming experience where players of all abilities can connect and play! Learn more at www.adaptivegamingexpo.weebly.com

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Where is it happening?

Madison Youth Arts, 1055 East Mifflin Street, Madison, United States

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