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--- videogame_controllers [2020/10/25 13:32] – ↷ Page moved from tool:hardware:videogame_controllers to videogame_controllers rjt
+++ videogame_controllers [2022/07/29 03:20] – interface tag rjt
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 I feel like a have a big interest in different forms of computer and game input, but it's all kinda nebulous and I need to write it down and collect it somewhere.
-===== 3-D =====
+===== Kinds =====
-Particularly on the PC, there were some interesting controller concepts when 3-D games started becomign popular.
+==== 3-D ====
+Particularly on the PC, there were some interesting controller concepts when 3-D games started becoming popular.
   * Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike
   * Microsoft SideWinder Freestyle Pro
-===== Motion Controls =====
+==== Motion Controls ====
+==== Weight ====
+Use some variety of weight sensors to measure how a person is standing on it.
+  * 1982 - Joy Board
+  * 1987 - Roll & Rocker
+  * 2007 - [[nintendo_wii#Wii Balance Board]]
+===== Adapters =====
+  * DB9 -> USB\\ 9-pin, analogue connector used in lots of early consoles (with unique controllers): [[Fairchild Channel F]], [[Intellivision]], [[Colecovision]], [[atari|Ataris]] ...
+    * Retronic: https://www.retronicdesign.com/en/store/
+    * Ultimate PC Interface: https://intellivision.us/intvgames/interface/interface.php
+===== See Also =====
+  * [[https://gamepad-tester.com/|Gamepad Tester]] - [[web_browser|Browser]]-based tool for testing controllers.
+{{tag>controller hardware input interface videogames}}