Denise Chaudhari was the first woman hired for the then-secret Xbox project, where she designed more than just the original "Duke" controller that launched with the system in 2001.
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Designing the Duke
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It's certainly different than the currently very popular "black box" designs. Maybe the PS5 is a bit of a callback to the early 00's in that regardReally solid video, Borman, as always.
The Duke is an amazing controller imo.
Very fun to see the wacky sketches showing just how liquid and organic the design trends were back then. So cool!
I really think so. I'm curious to find out how it feels. It looks a tiny bit uncomfortable tbh...It's certainly different than the currently very popular "black box" designs. Maybe the PS5 is a bit of a callback to the early 00's in that regard
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I know a few people who worked on it, but not who did the industrial design. We have a metal plate that says Akebono which was given to people who worked on it.
