Input
Learn Intent Controller
Set up. Map. Play.
Start with the idea, then follow a setup one step at a time. These guides use the same names you will see in the Android app and do not assume that you know the hardware.
Start here
Three parts, one control.
You only need to remember the direction: something you do becomes something you mean, then goes to the place you play.
Intent
What you mean
Jump, aim, brake, pause.Output
Where it goes
A console, Bluetooth device or board.Example: “Mouth open” can express the intent “Brake,” which can press both triggers in the game. You remember the purpose; Intent Controller remembers the button presses.
Illustrated user guide
Find the help you need.
Guide for app 1.0.0 · Updated 2 October 2026
- Chapter 1Understand inputs, outputs, and Intents
- Chapter 2Your first setup
- Chapter 3Find your way around the home screen
- Chapter 4Connect an ESP32 or Pico W
- Chapter 5Use several boards and other inputs together
- Chapter 6Configure every input type
- Chapter 7Configure every output type
- Chapter 8Use the Intent Engine
- Chapter 9Worked Intent examples
- Chapter 10Check your Control Map
- Chapter 11Save, copy, and share profiles
- Chapter 12Start again next time
- Chapter 13Fix common problems
- Chapter 14Button names and useful words
Training videos
Watch the basics.
The written lessons are ready now. Short captioned videos will be added here as the recordings are completed.
What is an intent?
See why “Jump” is easier to build around than a fixed button name.
Video coming soonBuild your first control
Add an input, give it a meaning and test the result safely.
Video coming soonConnect a board
Learn the difference between using a board as an input and as an output.
Video coming soonBoard guides
First, choose the direction.
ESP32 and Pico W boards can sit on either side of Intent Controller. Decide what job the board is doing before you begin.
Bring a control into the app.
A switch or sensor connects to the board. The board sends that movement to Intent Controller, where you decide what it means.
Switch or sensor→Board→App
Set up a board input
Send your controls onwards.
Intent Controller sends the finished control to the board. The board connects to the device where you want to play.
App→Board→Game device
Choose an output guide
Step-by-step guide
Custom switches and sensors
Follow the current app screens in the illustrated user guide.
Step-by-step guide
Set up an ESP32
Follow the current app screens in the illustrated user guide.
Step-by-step guide
Set up a Pico W
Follow the current app screens in the illustrated user guide.
Need a hand?
Tell us where you got stuck.
Include the board, phone model, connection type and the last message you saw. That is usually enough to start.
Ask for setup help