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One of the more irritating aspects of touchscreen gaming is almost certainly the inevitability of blocking the screenas you play — particularly with smaller devices like smartphones. A new peripheral being developed by Keio University takes an interesting approach to the problem — using the device to transform the gadget’s camera into a three-axis joystick of sorts by detecting the movement of markings on the add-on. According to its creators, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone’s hardware. Check it out in action after the break.

One of the more irritating aspects of touchscreen gaming is almost certainly the inevitability of blocking the screenas you play — particularly with smaller devices like smartphones. A new peripheral being developed by Kelo University takes an interesting approach to the problem — using the device to transform the gadget’s camera into a three-axis joystick of sorts by detecting the movement of markings on the add-on. According to its creators, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone’s hardware. Check it out in action after the break.