>again, /g/
yeah, the post is stupid enough to belong on /g/
> float input of the touchpad into an integer input with some very simple mods
it's not float/integer. It's analog and digital. Everything you describing is 100% software, distinction is irrelevant. 
>homebrewing controllers is probably the future, with individuals ending up designing highly personalized controllers rather than this bizarre standardized mess we have right now
lmao. Q2 controller style is the baseline and THE standard for the next 5 years+ (touchpad from QP controllers might be incorporated, the hardware is there but currently unused).
Knuckles are dead. Wands are double dead.