Respawn - Gathering of Game Developers 2016

Using smartphones as gamepads is generally met with scepticism because of a lack of haptic feedback. Creating local multiplayer games for AirConsole has required us to put a lot of thought into how smartphones can be used as controllers in ways that aren't just 'not frustrating' but completely intuitive and beneficial. And more importantly: what sorts of game mechanics we can explore that would not be possible with traditional input devices.