When sharing electronic devices with family members, all sorts of unexpected situations can arise. However, when you finally get your turn to use one, only to find that the device has already been drained by your family, it often leads to plenty of disputes.
A Steam Deck player has apparently had enough of this situation and finally decided to directly upgrade the console’s “protective measures.” Not only did he build a complete security system for his Steam Deck, he even went a step further by installing an electric shock device on the console, so that family members would no longer dare to touch it carelessly without his permission.
Reddit user ConroyyJenkinss recently shared their creation with players on the Steam Deck discussion board, saying they had built a “security system” for the console, but did not explicitly mention in the title that what they installed was an electric shock device.
According to ConroyyJenkinss’s introduction, he first used Blender to design an orange shell with spikes, then 3D printed it. After attaching this shell, holding the Steam Deck in hand became quite uncomfortable—however, this was only the first line of defense.
Then he integrated a Raspberry Pi, a miniature speaker, and a camera with object detection into the console, and wrote a program himself; whenever the camera detected someone picking up the console, the miniature speaker would immediately play a rather piercing, unpleasant sound effect, trying to scare off the “intruder.”
However, if the other party manages to get through these two lines of defense, ConroyyJenkinss has one last surprise in store. If they still refuse to let go, the electric shock device installed at the grip of the Steam Deck will be triggered.
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ConroyyJenkinss said the reason he decided to go to such lengths and resort to this underhanded measure was very simple: he was completely fed up with his family always draining his Steam Deck’s battery. The device’s main purpose is to “minimize the risk of them touching my Steam Deck,” because now if family members want to use the console, they must first obtain his permission.
So what does he do when he wants to play the Steam Deck himself? He has to first disable the electric shock device’s security, then remove the shell covered in spikes, before he can pick up the console normally. ConroyyJenkinss himself admits that doing so is “troublesome, but worth it overall.” In the comments below, some players asked why he didn’t just hide the Steam Deck instead, but he quickly rejected that idea and joked that his family members are all masters of hide-and-seek.
As for the actual performance of this system once it was up and running, he said he was quite satisfied with the results, although the rest of the family clearly didn’t share the same feeling. However, Valve has indeed shown goodwill toward the Steam Deck player community on multiple occasions in the past. For instance, there was a father whose newborn baby damaged his original Steam Deck protective case, and he ended up getting a free replacement case from Valve. So it’s safe to say they probably wouldn’t encourage modifications like ConroyyJenkinss’s.
Source: KOCPC Chinese