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SBIR Phase I ACL Grant Proposal: The Theseus Controller: An Innovative Gaming Controller and Design Framework to Improve Accessibility

Award Number: 90BISA0069
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2023

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SBIR Phase I ACL Grant Proposal: The Theseus Controller: An Innovative Gaming Controller and Design Framework to Improve Accessibility - During the six-month duration of this SBIR Phase I project, Goomwave LLC proposes to develop a novel one-handed video game controller alongside a new modular controller framework that will improve access to video gaming, as well as expand the adaptive video game controller industry as a whole. The goal of this project is to improve adaptive video game accessibility for disabled people overall, as well as create a new controller solution for the specific population of disabled people with access to only one hand, who are currently under-served by existing technologies. The objectives of this project are: (1) to develop a new adaptive controller framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of any user, including those with disabilities; (2) to apply this framework to a specific application by creating a completely one-handed universal controller; and (3) to work with community feedback to refine controller and PCB designs in order to prepare them for production and distribution, with the goal of utilizing their feedback to make a community-based product that can adapt to differing needs based on specific subsets of unique communities in gaming. Anticipated outcomes from this project include: (1) improved access to video games and their associated communities for users who have mobility in only one hand; (2) improved access to the development of adaptive gaming solutions, by providing a new framework that can allow users with minimal electronics knowledge to easily create new adaptive video game controllers tailored to the specific needs of any individual. Expected products include: (1) a new video game controller designed specifically for one-handed users; (2) a development board that can be used to easily design and assemble new adaptive video game controllers, or alternative computer mice and keyboards; (3) an open-source Arduino library that will allow for customization of the firmware to expand applications of the development board.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	GOOMWAVE LLC	13918 E MISSISSIPPI AVE	Aurora	CO	80012	ARAPAHOE	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	4/11/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $99,404 )
2023	2023	GOOMWAVE LLC	1871 GRENFELL CT	ERIE	CO	80516	BOULDER	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	5/24/2023	NEW	$99,404
														Subtotal = $99,404

Grand Total All Awards = $99,404

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SBIR Phase I ACL Grant Proposal: The Theseus Controller: An Innovative Gaming Controller and Design Framework to Improve Accessibility

Award Number: 90BISA0069

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 11/30/2023

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