This little hack project by Kellbot of NYCResistor takes a rolling ball, an optical mouse, a gutted PS2 controller, and some Arduino hacking and makes it into a working (and awesome) virtual Katamari.

We've seen more than our share of game controller hacks in our day ... That was done with the aid of the ever-versatile Arduino platform, which was wired to the DualShock 2's analog sticks ...

While the Nintendo GameCube stood deep in the shadows of the PS2 in its day ... and a full-blown all-button variety using an Arduino Nano. Both of them are powered straight from the controller ...

With the help of an Arduino board and a little hacking, you can put your geeky prowess to use anywhere with an elevator, and create your very own TARDIS. The idea comes from SparkFun’s Mike ...

I'm wondering if it is possible to hack a PS2 controller to make it work with the xbox. I have a buddy that just can't deal with the D-Pad for the xbox and wants to wire one of his PS2 controllers ...