iPod touch/iPhone as a Joystick for Flight Sim

[puercaeli]

I was wondering how viable it is to turn ipod touch into a joystick to play with games like Flight Simulator X on Windows?

[scialex]

just buy a regular joystick it would be way cheaper

[donaldj]

just buy a regular joystick it would be way cheaper

I would assume they already have a Touch.

It wouldn't be THAT hard to make, however you'd need to make one yourself, or ask a developer nicely, because as far as I know, one doesnt exist.

[puercaeli]

I would assume they already have a Touch.

It wouldn't be THAT hard to make, however you'd need to make one yourself, or ask a developer nicely, because as far as I know, one doesnt exist.

Yes I already have joy stick and iPod Touch... and I was thinking about getting the yoke but then I thought may be I could use iPod Touch instead.

Thanks for the reply and hopefully I will find someone to make it for me since I have no idea how to make this kind of stuff... but only problem might be that since wifi will be used to communicate between iPod touch and computer, this might waste bettery big time...

[grider]

I was wondering how viable it is to turn ipod touch into a joystick to play with games like Flight Simulator X on Windows?

On *windows*! Now thats an insult! :D

[puercaeli]

On *windows*! Now thats an insult! :D

I wish Steve Jobs was into Flight Sim as microsoft is...
(I know you can play x-plane on the mac and more accurate aerodynamically but I prefer the 'look' of the MSFS...)

[db2431]

Buy a wiimote, that got hacked to work in windows, no idea how good it works though.

[boyscoutslayer]

Buy a wiimote, that got hacked to work in windows, no idea how good it works though.

Pretty bad.

Any news on this one? It would be awesome to use the iPod Touch or iPhone as a emulator controller.

[Anonymous Freak]

Use X-Plane on the computer (Mac, Windows, or Linux,) - which, by the way, you really should use. It's still actively developed, and is way better than FSX (I've owned both since version 1 of each.)

Then buy "X-Plane REMOTE" from the iTunes Store for your iOS device. You can use your iOS device's accelerometer to act as yoke (controller for you non-pilots,) as well as show you various display elements (various parts of your instrument panel, maps, etc.

I do not know of any way to make it work with Microsoft Flight Sim, though.

P.S. There are versions of X-Plane for the iPhone and iPad!

edit: Oh, here are the directions on how to use a WiiMote in Windows (http://wiihacks.blogspot.com/2006/12/howto-use-wii-mote-in-windows-as-your.html). No 'hacking' required on the WiiMote, but you do need Bluetooth on the Windows system.

[RedTomato]

Not sure if this is what you want, but try Air Mouse in the apps store.

Converts your idevice into a touchpad / mouse for any computer app. Have used it a few times, not bad.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-mouse/id402762122?mt=8