HOW VIDEO GAME
CONSOLES HAVE
INFLUENCED GAME
CONTROLLER DESIGNS
WHAT IS A GAME CONTROLLER
• a device used by games/entertainment
systems or consoles to control a playable
content
• provides the input data from user in a
computer game
• games controllers can range from
keyboards, mice, game pads, joysticks to
dancing mats, racing wheel, guns, etc.
HOW CONTROLLERS WORK
• a game controller has a user who administers the
movement/actions of a playable
body/object within the game by controlling the
input
• types of controllers used in games depends on the
genre of the game being played
– may have a standard controller, different games
assign different controls to that controller
• different systems have different controllers they
use to control the input
EVOLUTION OF CONTROLLERS
http://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=sZ1MMohhEUo
THE JOYSTICK CONTROLLER
• one of the original style of controllers
• games include pong, hockey, flight simulators
ARCADE CONTROLLERS
• joystick along with buttons
• arcades used this style of controller for their games
THE GUN CONTROLLER
• first used by Nintendo then copied in arcades
• works with rays of light
THE STEERING WHEEL
• used by driving simulators at home at arcade
• sets include a wheel, set of pedals, shifting controls
GAMEPAD CONTROLLER
• most commonly used today, still evolving
• contains the most buttons out of all controllers
• joystick with buttons, vibration, wireless
MOTION SENSORED CONTROLLERS
• Nintendo Controller Evolution: 1985 to 2006
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1_Zh0SwwcQ
XBOX KINECT CONTROLLER
• XBOX Kinect Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQmnp6GTJ8
• controller free gaming and entertainment experience
ACTIVITY
• after viewing all these past designs of game
controllers, what do you think the future will bring
• grab a piece of paper and sketch any designs or
ideas for future controllers
– anyone willing to come up and share their design or
ideas with the class will receive a chocolate bar!
ANY QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU!