As competitive gaming increases in its popularity, gamers are looking for new ways to communicate with one another while gaming. Until now, gamers wishing to text message during play have had to rely on slow virtual or regular keyboards which can ruin the gaming experience.

Blue Orb, Inc.—a Winter Park, Fla., based company—has developed the capability of generating text messages directly from the game controller. Using the Blue Orb’s Texter™, gamers are able to generate text without the resort of a keyboard. Through an accessory that plugs into the game controller and connects to the console, gamers are able to take their skills to a new level all while keying up to five times faster than current methods of input. The game and messaging experience become one, as the joystick movements used to play are the same used to text.

Dr. Peter McAlindon, Blue Orb’s founder and CEO, has turned his extensive experience of more than 20 years of research into ergonomics and carpal tunnel syndrome into the award winning technology that lead to the creation of the Blue Orb’s Texter.

Through his own gaming experience, he became aware of barriers caused by traditional computing devices that were holding back gamers. With the mission of enhancing the gaming experience and overcoming barriers, he founded Keybowl, Inc. now Blue Orb, Inc. This high tech company, created in 1997, specializes in the research, production, distribution and licensing of advanced input systems for gaming, computer and communication devices.

With four patents on the Texter technology and a dozen more in the stage of patent approval, Blue Orb shows all the signs of continuing to pioneer work in the field. For more information on Blue Orb, visit www.blueorb.com.

Blue Orb exemplifies the technology-oriented environment flourishing in the Metro Orlando region. Metro Orlando’s digital media industry is a vibrant sector characterized by its technical infrastructure, highly skilled workforce and a commitment to innovation. Its rapid growth can be attributed to the cross application of related technologies already established in the region such as the entertainment and simulation industries. For more about Metro Orlando, visit www.OrlandoEDC.com.