Using iPhone as control device (game controller ty

Question

Is there a way to use the iPhone as an interface device for a computer without actually having to code a driver? Being the owner of a sub-par game controller and realizing that it would be cheap and a good experience to try to roll my own, I have no idea where to begin on the PC side. I am capable of processing accelerometer and touch events on the iPhone and sending them over a network, but where would I begin on the Windows side? I'd prefer to not get as low level as a driver, but I want to be able to use the accelerometer as an analog input device and buttons on the screen as regular buttons. How should I go about this? If I have to write a driver, what would be a good reference/code sample to start with?

Answer 1

You don't need to write drivers as long as you handle the data being sent by the iPhone on PC. As far as where to begin on PC side, all you need to do is create a small program which listens for data on the socket. You can make that program in any language C, C++, Java etc. I had worked on a similar application as mentioned by you. On PC I used Java with Visual Studio IDE.

Answer 2

I believe this is similar to what Splashtop's Remote does (http://www.splashtop.com/remote/touchpad). They seem to use a network connection to accomplish this goal.

Also Joypad, same concept (http://getjoypad.com/).