joysticks
Arcade control handles
Joysticks are control devices with a lever that pivots in multiple directions, translating hand movements into input.
Originally designed for aircraft control, they became iconic through video games—the lever letting players steer, aim, or navigate: I wore out the joystick on my old Atari.
Industrial machinery and accessibility devices also use joysticks for precise directional control.
Device directing a system
- gamepadHandheld console interface
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- thumbstickController's directional input
- analogComparable equivalent
buttons · console · Atari · flight · simulator · steering · throttle · trigger
Aerial journey by aircraft
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- throttlePower flow controller
- rudderPivoting stern blade
pitch · roll · cockpit · aircraft · helicopter · drone · stick · maneuvering
Lifter or wader
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
operator · forklift · excavator · remote · panel · precision · control
Able to change accordingly
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- controlAuthority to direct
electric · powered · navigation · assistive · independence · maneuvering
controller
Device directing a system
- gamepadHandheld console interface
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- thumbstickController's directional input
analog · buttons · console · Atari · flight · simulator · steering · throttle · trigger · haptic
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
- simulatorDevice replicating real conditions
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- throttlePower flow controller
rudder · pitch · roll · cockpit · aircraft · helicopter · drone · stick · maneuvering · pilot
crane
Lifter or wader
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- roboticsAutomaton design field
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
lever · operator · forklift · excavator · remote · panel · precision · control
adaptive
Able to change accordingly
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- motorizedEquipped with engine propulsion
- mobilityCapacity for movement
control · electric · powered · navigation · assistive · independence · maneuvering
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, arcade tokens, tokens
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- game controllersgamepad, Xbox controller, d-pad, DualShock, Wii Remote
- excavator partsboom, bucket, cab, arm, stick
- Space Spinoffsmemory foam, space blanket, thermal blankets, freeze-dried food, satellite navigation
joystickskeyboards
Button grids for input
touchscreens · keypads · touchpads · trackballs · steering wheels
joysticksautopilot
Automated vehicle guidance system
mind control · automated systems · gesture controls · voice commands
- joystick controlLever-operated directional input