Joystick
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A joystick, sometimes called a flight stick, is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Also known as the contro
Cockpit of a glider with its joystick visible
A prototype Project Gemini joystick-type hand controller, 1962
Sega's MotoPolo (1968), an arcade electro-mechanical game with joystick controls
CH Products Mach II analog joystick for Apple II computers. The small knobs are for (mechanical) calibration, and the sliders engage the self-centering springs.
Analog stick
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An analog stick, also known as a control stick, thumbstick or joystick, is an input method designed for video games that translates thumb movement into directional control. It consists of a protruding
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…and usually have push-buttons whose state can be read by the computer. A popular variation of the joystick used on modern video game consoles is the analog stick. Joysticks are also used for controlling machines such as cranes, trucks, underwater unmanned vehicles, wheelchairs, surveillance cameras, and zero…
The GameCube controller analog stick
The Sony PlayStation DualShock (1997) features two analog sticks.
Cromemco JS-1 (1976), the first known analog joystick for microcomputers.