Using nontraditional controllers to play games has become a huge sport

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The Nissan Controller revolutionises the driving experience and turns it into entertainment. Get ready to experience the birth of real life automotive gaming.

This car-to-game installation was displayed at the UEFA Champions League final in Milano, Italy.

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Essentially, the idea was to use the Nissan Qashqai as a giant PS4 controller. This involved, not only hacking the PS4 controller to transmit signals on command, but also to jack into the CAN bus of the car to decode its signals. It resulted in the “Nissan controller” used as a sort of Qashqai to PS4 converter.

Disassembled PS4 controller and modified board
Credit: Acne, TBWA, Nissan