iosonofabio/virtual_gamepad

You sometimes need to convince a video game that you own a gamepad...

Virtual gamepad in Linux

Inspiration and some code from:

• https://github.com/tuomasjjrasanen/python-uinput/blob/master/examples/joystick.py
• http://blog.thestateofme.com/2012/08/10/raspberry-pi-gpio-joystick/
• https://github.com/ynsta/steamcontroller

How to use:

(Install and) Load the uinput module:

sudo modprobe uinput

Run the script:

python virtual_gamepad.py

(run your game or software requiring a gamepad...)

After your software is closed again, stop the script if you don't need the gamepad anymore.

NOTE: whoever runs the script must have access to /dev/uinput. You can either run it as root/sudo, or give your user priviledges via a group, e.g.

sudo groupadd uinput
sudo usermod -aG uinput "$USER"
sudo chmod g+rw /dev/uinput
sudo chgrp uinput /dev/uinput

after which you won't need sudo to launch the virtual gamepad anymore.

Technicalities

• The script emulates an Xbox controller.
• Take a look at the script to bind the keys differently.
• The third repo link above has more keys, haptics, and more. Add them as needed.