control pad
Handheld input device
A control pad is a handheld device for operating video game consoles, typically featuring directional buttons and action buttons.
The term is often interchangeable with controller or gamepad, though control pad specifically emphasizes the flat, pad-like design with buttons rather than joysticks: The old Nintendo control pad had a simple cross-shaped directional pad.
Handheld console interface
- joystickTilting lever for control
- arcade stickJoystick controller for fighters
- platformerLeap-based video game
- shooterOne who fires weapons
racing · fighting · multiplayer · co-op · button mashing · combo · input lag · response time
Gamepad directional inputs
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- triggersCauses or activates
- bumpersVehicle collision cushions
- face buttonsController's primary thumb inputs
shoulder buttons · start · select · analog sticks · touchpad · turbo button · input · pressure-sensitive
Sony's gaming hardware brand
- XboxMicrosoft gaming console
- NintendoJapanese video game company
- SegaJapanese gaming company
- DualShockSony console controller
Joy-Con · Genesis · Saturn · Dreamcast · GameCube · N64 · SNES · NES
Of touch perception
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- force feedbackSimulated touch through devices
- tactileOf the touching sense
responsive · sensitivity · deadzone · calibration · precision · analog · pressure · click
Secure manual hold
- contourBounding line of shape
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
palm rest · finger position · button layout · asymmetric · symmetric · compact · full-size · textured
gamepad
Handheld console interface
- joystickTilting lever for control
- arcade stickJoystick controller for fighters
- platformerLeap-based video game
shooter · racing · fighting · multiplayer · co-op · button mashing · combo · input lag · response time · competitive
thumbsticks
Gamepad directional inputs
face buttons · shoulder buttons · start · select · analog sticks · touchpad · turbo button · input · pressure-sensitive · backlit
PlayStation
Sony's gaming hardware brand
DualShock · Joy-Con · Genesis · Saturn · Dreamcast · GameCube · N64 · SNES · NES · Atari
haptic
Of touch perception
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- force feedbackSimulated touch through devices
tactile · responsive · sensitivity · deadzone · calibration · precision · analog · pressure · click · resistance
grip
Secure manual hold
- contourBounding line of shape
- handheldDesigned for palm use
- comfortablePhysically at ease
lightweight · palm rest · finger position · button layout · asymmetric · symmetric · compact · full-size · textured · rubber
control padkeyboard
Array of input keys
touchscreen · voice control · gesture control · brain-computer interface · eye tracker
control padoutput device
Hardware producing visible results
display · monitor · screen · speaker · television
control, pad, controls, controlled, controlling, controller, controllers, controllable, uncontrollable