<s>
A	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
gaming	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
or	O
simply	O
controller	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
input	B-Device
device	I-Device
or	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
device	I-General_Concept
used	O
with	O
video	O
games	O
or	O
entertainment	O
systems	O
to	O
provide	O
input	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
that	O
have	O
been	O
classified	O
as	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
include	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
mouses	B-Device
,	O
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
special	O
purpose	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
steering	O
wheels	O
for	O
driving	O
games	O
and	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
for	O
shooting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
designs	O
have	O
evolved	O
to	O
include	O
directional	B-Device
pads	I-Device
,	O
multiple	O
buttons	O
,	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
motion	O
detection	O
,	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
and	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
a	O
device	O
used	O
with	O
video	O
games	O
or	O
entertainment	O
systems	O
to	O
provide	O
input	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
typically	O
to	O
control	O
an	O
object	O
or	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
may	O
be	O
input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
that	O
only	O
provide	O
input	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
or	O
input/output	B-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
that	O
receive	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
produce	O
a	O
response	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
rumble	O
or	O
create	O
sound	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
was	O
a	O
simple	O
dial	O
and	O
single	O
button	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
Tennis	B-Application
for	I-Application
Two	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
have	O
since	O
evolved	O
to	O
include	O
directional	B-Device
pads	I-Device
,	O
multiple	O
buttons	O
,	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
joysticks	B-Device
,	O
motion	O
detection	O
,	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
and	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
have	O
been	O
designed	O
and	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
user	O
friendly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
controller	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
shoulder	O
triggers	O
that	O
mimic	O
actual	O
triggers	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
guns	O
,	O
has	O
become	O
popular	O
for	O
shooting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
plugging	O
in	O
a	O
controller	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
console	O
's	O
controller	O
ports	O
was	O
the	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
although	O
since	O
then	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
controller	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
but	O
are	O
battery-powered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
could	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
that	O
have	O
been	O
classified	O
as	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
include	O
keyboards	B-Device
,	O
mouses	B-Device
,	O
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
joysticks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
purpose	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
steering	O
wheels	O
for	O
driving	O
games	O
and	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
for	O
shooting	O
games	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
controllers	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
best	O
for	O
one	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
steering	O
wheels	O
for	O
driving	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
dance	B-Device
pads	I-Device
for	O
dancing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
joypad	O
,	O
is	O
held	O
in	O
both	O
hands	O
with	O
thumbs	O
and	O
fingers	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepads	B-Device
can	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
action	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
combined	O
with	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
omnidirectional	O
control	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
or	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
are	O
generally	O
handled	O
with	O
the	O
digits	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
hand	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
directional	O
input	O
handled	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepads	B-Device
are	O
the	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
input	O
on	O
most	O
modern	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
user-friendly	O
nature	O
of	O
gamepads	B-Device
,	O
they	O
have	O
spread	O
from	O
their	O
origin	O
on	O
traditional	O
consoles	O
to	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
where	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
emulators	O
support	O
their	O
input	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
input	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
modern	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
are	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
additions	O
include	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
placed	O
along	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
pad	O
,	O
centrally	O
placed	O
buttons	O
labeled	O
start	O
,	O
select	O
,	O
and	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
internal	O
motor	O
to	O
provide	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
modern	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
advance	O
,	O
so	O
too	O
do	O
their	O
user	O
ability	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
examples	O
can	O
be	O
drawn	O
from	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
,	O
whose	O
controller	O
has	O
changed	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
from	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
360	B-Operating_System
controller	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
controller	O
introduced	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paddle	B-Device
is	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
round	O
wheel	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
fire	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paddle	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
were	O
the	O
first	O
analog	O
controllers	O
and	O
they	O
lost	O
popularity	O
when	O
"	O
paddle	B-Device
and	O
ball	O
"	O
type	O
games	O
fell	O
out	O
of	O
favor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variation	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	O
driving	O
controller	O
,	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
,	O
it	O
functioned	O
almost	O
identically	O
in	O
operation	O
and	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
regular	O
paddle	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exceptions	O
were	O
that	O
its	O
wheel	O
could	O
be	O
continuously	O
rotated	O
in	O
either	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
missing	O
the	O
extra	O
paddle	B-Device
included	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
a	O
peripheral	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
stick	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
tilted	O
around	O
either	O
of	O
two	O
axes	O
and	O
(	O
sometimes	O
)	O
twisted	O
around	O
a	O
third	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
joystick	B-Device
is	O
often	O
used	O
for	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HOTAS	B-Algorithm
(	O
hands	O
on	O
throttle	O
and	O
stick	O
)	O
controllers	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
throttle	O
quadrant	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
popular	O
combination	O
for	O
flight	O
simulation	O
among	O
its	O
most	O
fanatic	O
devotees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
joysticks	B-Device
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
operated	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
primary	O
hand	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
controllers	I-Application
are	O
typically	O
joysticks	B-Device
featuring	O
a	O
shaft	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
ball	O
or	O
drop-shaped	O
handle	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
buttons	O
for	O
in	O
game	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
the	O
layout	O
has	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
on	O
the	O
left	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
instances	O
when	O
this	O
is	O
reversed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trackball	B-Device
is	O
a	O
smooth	O
sphere	O
that	O
is	O
manipulated	O
with	O
the	O
palm	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
advantage	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
depending	O
on	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
rotation	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
advantage	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
requires	O
less	O
space	O
than	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
which	O
the	O
trackball	B-Device
was	O
a	O
precursor	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
uses	O
of	O
a	O
Trackball	B-Device
as	O
a	O
gaming	B-Device
controller	I-Device
would	O
be	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Centipede	B-Application
,	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Tee	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
SegaSonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throttle	O
quadrants	O
are	O
most	O
popular	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
joysticks	B-Device
or	O
yokes	O
used	O
in	O
flight	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Racing	B-Application
wheel	I-Application
,	O
essentially	O
a	O
larger	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
paddle	B-Device
,	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
most	O
racing	O
arcade	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
recent	O
racing	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Live	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
GTR2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Richard	B-Application
Burns	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
arcade	O
racing	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
using	O
steering	O
wheels	O
since	O
Gran	B-Application
Trak	I-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
1974	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
steering	O
wheels	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
appeared	O
on	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
are	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
(	O
see	O
Force	B-Device
Feedback	I-Device
Wheel	I-Device
)	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
same	O
feedback	O
as	O
would	O
be	O
experienced	O
when	O
driving	O
a	O
real	O
car	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
this	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shifting	O
is	O
taken	O
care	O
of	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
including	O
paddle	B-Device
shifting	O
systems	O
,	O
simple	O
stick	O
shifters	O
which	O
are	O
moved	O
forward	O
or	O
back	O
to	O
change	O
gears	O
or	O
more	O
complex	O
shifters	O
which	O
mimic	O
those	O
of	O
real	O
vehicles	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
clutch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Namco	O
Jogcon	B-Device
paddle	B-Device
was	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
"	O
real	O
"	O
video	O
game	O
steering	O
wheels	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Jogcon	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
:	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel-shaped	O
shell	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
placed	O
inside	O
thus	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion	O
sensing	O
capabilities	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
kart	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hori	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
that	O
is	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
steering	O
wheel	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
ability	O
as	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
by	O
using	O
the	O
gyroscope	B-Application
in	O
first-person	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
sets	O
that	O
include	O
yokes	O
also	O
come	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
aircraft	O
controls	O
such	O
as	O
throttle	O
quadrants	O
and	O
pedals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
yoke	O
,	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pedals	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
driving	O
simulations	O
or	O
flight	O
simulations	O
and	O
often	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
steering-wheel-type	O
input	B-Device
device	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
pedal	O
controller	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
proposed	O
rotating	O
pedal	O
device	O
for	O
a	O
cycling	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
relies	O
on	O
an	O
ergometer	O
to	O
generate	O
user	B-General_Concept
inputs	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
pedal	O
rpm	O
and	O
pedal	O
resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variation	O
of	O
this	O
concept	O
surfaced	O
in	O
2016	O
when	O
a	O
startup	O
called	O
VirZoom	O
debuted	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
sensors	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
pedal	O
and	O
handlebars	O
,	O
turning	O
a	O
physical	O
bike	O
into	O
one	O
controller	O
for	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
concept	O
is	O
behind	O
a	O
product	O
called	O
Cyber	O
ExerCycle	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
sensors	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
pedal	O
and	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
for	O
bicycle	O
simulation	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
NetAthlon	O
and	O
Fuel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
are	O
typical	O
input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
for	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
are	O
currently	O
the	O
main	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
for	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
is	O
often	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
mousepad	B-Language
to	O
achieve	O
greater	O
speed	O
,	O
comfort	O
,	O
accuracy	O
and	O
smoother	O
movement	O
for	O
the	O
gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
function	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
is	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
typewriter	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
input	O
of	O
written	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mouse	B-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
used	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
typically	O
controls	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
while	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
camera	O
or	O
used	O
for	O
aiming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
general	O
computer	O
input	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
peripherals	O
available	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
gaming	O
,	O
often	O
with	O
gaming-specific	O
functions	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
peripherals	O
by	O
Razer	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Zboard	O
"	O
range	O
of	O
keyboards	B-Device
and	O
Logitech	O
's	O
'	O
G	O
 '	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numeric	O
keypad	B-Device
found	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
separate	O
devices	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
early	O
consoles	O
,	O
usually	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
or	O
a	O
paddle	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keypad	B-Device
is	O
a	O
small	O
grid	O
of	O
keys	O
with	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
digits	O
0-9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gaming	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
is	O
a	O
specialized	O
controller	O
used	O
for	O
FPSs	O
,	O
RTSs	O
and	O
some	O
arcade	O
type	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
generally	O
resemble	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
but	O
may	O
also	O
feature	O
other	O
inputs	O
such	O
as	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
developed	O
because	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
require	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
players	O
find	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
awkward	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
touchscreen	B-Device
is	O
an	O
input	B-Device
device	I-Device
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
by	O
touching	O
the	O
display	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
with	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
was	O
Sega	O
's	O
intended	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
ultimately	O
shelved	O
and	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
cost	O
of	O
touchscreen	B-Device
technology	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
released	O
console	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
was	O
the	O
Tiger	B-Operating_System
game.com	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
popularized	O
it	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
;	O
other	O
systems	O
including	O
the	O
Tapwave	B-Application
Zodiac	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Smartphones	B-Application
and	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
PDAs	B-Application
have	O
also	O
included	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
controller	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
features	O
an	O
embedded	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
touch	B-Device
screens	I-Device
use	O
a	O
thin	O
,	O
durable	O
,	O
transparent	O
plastic	O
sheet	O
overlaid	O
onto	O
a	O
glass	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
console	O
that	O
is	O
touchscreen	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
is	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
which	O
has	O
a	O
5	O
inch	O
OLED	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
features	O
a	O
6.2	O
inch	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
include	O
the	O
Sega	O
Activator	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
(	O
Genesis	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
utilizes	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
accelerometers	O
to	O
detect	O
its	O
approximate	O
orientation	O
and	O
acceleration	O
and	O
an	O
image	O
sensor	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
pointing	B-Device
device	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
,	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controllers	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	O
have	O
similar	O
motion	O
sensing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
the	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
revised	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
similarly	O
uses	O
cameras	O
to	O
detect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
motions	O
and	O
translate	O
them	O
into	O
inputs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
with	O
gyroscopes	B-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
pointer	O
without	O
a	O
camera	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
are	O
used	O
for	O
this	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
ports	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Goo	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
is	O
a	O
peripheral	O
used	O
to	O
"	O
shoot	O
"	O
targets	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
use	O
is	O
normally	O
limited	O
to	O
rail	O
shooters	O
,	O
or	O
shooting	B-Device
gallery	I-Device
games	O
like	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
those	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Shooting	B-Device
Gallery	I-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rare	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
non-rail	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
game	O
is	O
Taito	O
's	O
1992	O
video	O
game	O
Gun	O
Buster	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
used	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
to	O
move	O
and	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
to	O
aim	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
have	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
Periscope	O
in	O
1966	O
and	O
Missile	O
in	O
1969	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
console	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
in	O
1972	O
;	O
later	O
on	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
include	O
one	O
standard	O
on	O
their	O
Famicom	O
and	O
NES	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
shell	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
for	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
which	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Link	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crossbow	I-Application
Training	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Device
game	I-Device
accessories	I-Device
used	O
for	O
rhythm	O
games	O
can	O
resemble	O
musical	O
instruments	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
guitars	O
(	O
from	O
5-button	O
guitars	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Freaks	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
6-button	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Live	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
to	O
real	O
guitars	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
)	O
,	O
keyboards	B-Device
(	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
drums	O
(	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
,	O
Drum	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
maracas	O
(	O
Samba	B-Application
de	I-Application
Amigo	I-Application
)	O
have	O
also	O
seen	O
some	O
success	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
rhythm	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Djing	O
or	O
turntablism	O
(	O
DJ	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
playing	O
a	O
synthesizer	O
(	O
IIDX	B-Application
)	O
using	O
a	O
turntable	O
shaped	O
peripheral	O
with	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	O
versions	O
of	O
many	O
popular	O
controller	O
types	O
(	O
joypads	O
,	O
mice	O
,	O
keyboards	B-Device
)	O
exist	O
,	O
and	O
wireless	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
are	O
an	O
emerging	O
class	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Balance	O
board	O
:	O
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
decades	O
by	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
,	O
made	O
to	O
plug	O
into	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
play	O
skiing	O
and	O
surfing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
controllers	O
have	O
sensors	O
that	O
sense	O
users	O
breath	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
user	O
controls	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
computer	O
,	O
tablet	O
or	O
on	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alvio	O
is	O
a	O
breathing	O
trainer	O
,	O
symptom	O
tracker	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breathing	O
games	O
by	O
Breathing	O
Labs	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Pursed	O
lip	O
breathing	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
/	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buzzers	O
:	O
A	O
recent	O
example	O
of	O
specialized	O
,	O
while	O
very	O
simple	O
,	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
is	O
the	O
four	O
large	O
"	O
buzzers	O
"	O
(	O
round	O
buttons	O
)	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
quiz	O
show	O
game	O
series	O
Buzz	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Another	O
example	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Big	O
Button	O
Pad	O
"	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
quiz	O
show	O
games	O
Scene	B-Application
It	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Lights	O
,	O
Camera	O
,	O
Action	O
and	O
Scene	B-Application
It	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Dance	B-Device
pads	I-Device
,	O
essentially	O
a	O
grid	O
of	O
flat	O
pressure-sensitive	O
gamepad	B-Device
buttons	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
mat	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
stepped	O
on	O
,	O
have	O
seen	O
niche	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
rhythm	O
games	O
like	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
Pump	B-Application
It	I-Application
Up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Bandai	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1986	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Family	O
Fun	O
Fitness	O
"	O
set	O
,	O
then	O
Exus	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
Foot	O
Craz	O
"	O
pad	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forcetek	O
XIO	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
exoskeleton	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fishing	O
rod	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
fishing	O
rod	O
controller	O
appeared	O
as	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
video	O
console	O
for	O
playing	O
Sega	B-Application
Marine	I-Application
Fishing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
other	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
use	O
also	O
a	O
similar	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floating	B-General_Concept
Interactive	I-General_Concept
Display	I-General_Concept
:	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
commercial	O
systems	O
(	O
Heliodisplay	B-General_Concept
and	O
)	O
offer	O
interactive	O
"	O
floating	O
interfaces	O
"	O
which	O
display	O
an	O
image	O
projected	O
in	O
mid-air	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
by	O
finger	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instrument	O
panels	O
are	O
simulated	O
aircraft	O
instrument	O
panels	O
,	O
either	O
generic	O
or	O
specific	O
to	O
a	O
real	O
aircraft	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
to	O
send	O
commands	O
to	O
a	O
flight	O
simulation	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
RailDriver	B-Device
"	O
for	O
example	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Trainz	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Train	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
and	O
Kuju	B-General_Concept
Rail	I-General_Concept
Simulator	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
train	O
controller	O
for	O
a	O
Taito	O
bullet	O
train	B-General_Concept
sim	I-General_Concept
has	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechanical	O
motion	O
tracking	O
systems	O
like	O
Gametrak	B-Device
use	O
cables	O
attached	O
to	O
gloves	O
for	O
tracking	O
position	O
of	O
physical	O
elements	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gametrak	B-Device
mechanism	O
contains	O
a	O
retracting	O
cable	O
reel	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
tubular	O
guide	O
arm	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
cable	O
passes	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microphone	B-Application
:	O
A	O
few	O
games	O
have	O
made	O
successes	O
in	O
using	O
a	O
headset	O
or	O
microphone	B-Application
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
controller	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hey	O
You	O
,	O
Pikachu	O
!,	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
SingStar	B-Device
series	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Endwar	I-Application
,	O
Lips	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
SOCOM	B-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
these	O
microphones	B-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
controlling	O
teammates	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
SOCOM	B-Application
)	O
and	O
other	O
AI	O
characters	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Pikachu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
features	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
that	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
purposes	O
,	O
including	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
(	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
,	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Train	I-Application
Your	I-Application
Brain	I-Application
in	I-Application
Minutes	I-Application
a	I-Application
Day	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
chatting	O
online	O
between	O
and	O
during	O
gameplay	O
sessions	O
(	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
minigames	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
blow	O
or	O
shout	O
into	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
(	O
Feel	B-Device
the	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
:	I-Device
XY/XX	I-Device
,	O
WarioWare	O
:	O
Touched	O
!,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
DS	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mind-controlled	B-Application
headset	O
:	O
As	O
of	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
a	O
United	O
States/Australian	O
company	O
called	O
Emotiv	O
Systems	O
began	O
launching	O
a	O
mind-controlled	B-Application
device	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
electroencephalography	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeGcon	B-Device
:	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
controller	O
for	O
racing	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physically	O
it	O
resembles	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
but	O
its	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
halves	O
twist	O
relative	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
paddle	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optical	B-Application
motion	I-Application
tracking	I-Application
systems	O
such	O
as	O
TrackIR	B-Operating_System
and	O
FreeTrack	B-Operating_System
use	O
a	O
video	O
camera	O
to	O
track	O
an	O
infrared	O
illuminated	O
or	O
emissive	O
headpiece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
appeared	O
in	O
later	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
dashboard	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
joysticks	B-Device
and	O
over	O
30	O
buttons	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
like	O
an	O
actual	O
mecha	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
gamepads	B-Device
are	O
generally	O
developed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
consoles	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
often	O
used	O
for	O
PC	O
gaming	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
controllers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
's	O
DualShock	B-Device
4	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Switch	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
support	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
most	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
gamepads	B-Device
can	O
be	O
connected	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
official	O
or	O
third-party	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
typically	O
require	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
contemporary	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
may	O
be	O
directly	O
supported	O
,	O
or	O
it	O
may	O
require	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
specialized	O
program	O
which	O
maps	O
controller	O
inputs	O
to	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
software	O
include	O
JoyToKey	O
,	O
Xpadder	O
,	O
and	O
antimicro	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
free	B-License
,	I-License
open-source	I-License
,	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
mapping	O
to	O
different	O
devices	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
controller	O
itself	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Nostromo	B-Device
SpeedPad	I-Device
n52	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
or	O
joystick	B-Device
;	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Android	B-Application
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
usage	O
of	O
gamepads	B-Device
over	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
debate	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
RTS	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
tending	O
to	O
prefer	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
inputs	O
and	O
the	O
high	O
precision	O
of	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
when	O
compared	O
to	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
players	O
of	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
tend	O
to	O
prefer	O
controllers	O
for	O
their	O
analog	O
inputs	O
and	O
ergonomic	O
button	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
