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  2. Game controller - Wikipedia

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    A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game. Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards , mice , gamepads , and joysticks , as well as special purpose devices, such as ...

  3. Gamepad - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder buttons ("bumpers") and triggers on an Xbox 360 controller. Some common additions to the standard pad include shoulder buttons (also called "bumpers") and triggers placed along the edges of the pad (shoulder buttons are usually digital, i.e. merely on/off; while triggers are usually analog); centrally placed start, select, and home buttons [clarification needed], and an internal motor ...

  4. Controller (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computer hardware, a controller may refer to: Memory controller, a unit that manages access to memory; Game controller, a device by which the user controls the operation of the computer; Host controller; Sound controller; Network controller; Graphics controller or video display controller; SCSI host bus adapter; Parallel port controller ...

  5. Computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    A Blender screenshot displaying the 3D test model Suzanne. Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers.Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications.

  6. Joystick - Wikipedia

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    In many modern airliners, for example all Airbus aircraft developed from the 1980s, the joystick has received a new lease on life for flight control in the form of the "side-stick", a controller similar to a gaming joystick but which is used to control flight, replacing the traditional yoke. The sidestick saves weight, improves movement and ...

  7. Wikipad hands-on: A fresh take on tablet gaming, but at what ...

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    The conventional wisdom says that tablets are for casual games and game consoles are for serious games (with the PC combining a bit of both). Aiming to upend the status quo is Wikipad, the first ...

  8. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...

  9. Graphics software - Wikipedia

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    In computer graphics, graphics software refers to a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate images or models visually on a computer. [ 1 ] Computer graphics can be classified into two distinct categories: raster graphics and vector graphics , with further 2D and 3D variants.