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The Ergonomics of Controllers

Posted by Zonk on from the ow-my-thumb-hurts! dept.

Rahul Choudhury writes "Over the years, the controller device we use as our extra limb into the world of gaming has evolved from joystick to d-pad, analogue control, and touchscreen. Gamingredients investigated the pros and cons of a variety of controllers from Colecovision to Xbox (and expressed their scores in flavours of coffee)."

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  1. Re:HA! by EddieBurkett · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I mean do I really need a vibrating joypad for anything but making noise? I don't even feel it any more.

    You've never played Rez, have you?

    ... rather, you've never let your girlfriend/wife play Rez, have you?

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