How do you control a video game

This activity focuses on how video games are controlled and how students can design a game controller on a smartphone with an emphasis on accessibility. Working in groups, students design a controller through an iterative process of building and testing — continuously refining their design as they encounter new in-game challenges that demand a redesign.

Students play a game running inside CoTinker using a controller they build on their phone. To connect their phone, students scan a QR code provided from their group link in CoTinker — instructions for how to do this are shown directly to the students inside the activity.

Note that the first time students open a group link, the page may take a while to load. This is because the Unity game needs to load, which typically takes 30–60 seconds on a normal internet connection. If the internet is slow, it may take longer — in that case, wait for the page to finish loading or switch to mobile data if possible.