2. Joystick
A simple box with button
and stick to control the
game. There have been
many different types of
game controllers.
1972
The first joy stick Designed
by Ralph Bear, the
Magnavox Odyssey is
responsible for beginning
the home videogame
market.
1944
The first electronic 2-axis
joystick was probably
invented around in
Germany.

3. 1989
Digital joystick The
most common joystick
type in home computers
has been Atari-style
digital joysticks.
1982
Paddle controller
Paddle controller is a
simple controller which
consists of one knob
which is used to control
the game.
1982
Analogue joysticks Analogue
joysticks are not so
standardized as digital ones.
Each manufacturer had its
own specifications of the
stick and their own
connector model.

4. 2005
The Xbox 360
controller is the
primary controller for
Microsoft Xbox 360
console and
introduced the Xbox
360 controller comes
in both wired and
wireless versions.
Original Xbox
controller are not
compatible with PC’
the wireless version
require a wireless
gaming receiver.
2006
The wii has many
advanced features
compared to previous
Nintendo consoles. For
example , the primary
wireless controller the wii
remote can be used as a
handle pointing device and
detects movement in three
dimensions
2010
Kinect is a motion
sensing input device
By Microsoft for the
Xbox 360 video game
console and windows
pc. Based around a
webcam-style add-on
peripheral for the Xbox
360 console, it enables
user to controller and
interact with the Xbox
360 without the need to
touch a game
controller.

5. Milestone
Supported joysticks
http://www.milestonesys.com/Support/Technical-
Support/supportedhardware/supportedjoysticks/
Now gamer
The history of joystick
http://www.nowgamer.com/features/988413/the_history_of_the_
joystick.html
Robot shop
2 Axis joystick GIM-01
http://www.robotshop.com/axis-joystick-gim-
2.html
Crestron
Digital joystick camera controller
http://www.crestron.com/images/products/ph
otos/small/c2n-camidj.jpg

6. Atari age
Have you played Atari today?
http://www.atariage.com/2600/controllers/con-
ataripaddles.jpg
Wikimedia commons
File:PlayStation-Analog-Joystick
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikimedia/commons/7/71/playstation-
analog-joystick.jpg
Wikipedia
Xbox 360 controller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_Controller
Wikipedia
Wii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Launch
Wikipedia
Kinect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect