Input apparatus, method, and game processing method

A method for making an input apparatus, the method comprising:

• providing an elastic member at least a part of which is elastically deformable by a user, wherein the elastic member has a first end portion and a second end portion;
• holding both end portions of the elastic member with a base member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, wherein the base portion is made of a material harder than a material of an elastically deformable portion of the elastic member;
• and
• attaching a strain gauge on the base portion, the strain gauge being configured to detect a strain generated on the harder material of the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to input from the user.

A game processing method for use with an input apparatus comprising a strain gauge, an elastic member at least a part of which is elastically deformable by a user, the elastic member having a first end portion and a second end portion;

• a base portion holding both end portions of the elastic member so that a ring is formed by the base portion and the elastic member, the base portion being made of a material harder than a material of an elastically deformable portion of the elastic member, the strain gauge being provided on the base portion, the method comprising:
• receiving data from the strain gauge indicative of a detected strain generated on the harder material of the base portion due to deformation of the elastic member in response to an input from the user;
• and
• executing a game process based on the received data.