| − | A '''joystick''' was an older style of gaming interface device, used to control [[video game]]s. It featured a base, and a 'stick', or rod, protruding from the base. With one hand you grasp the shaft of the rod and move it forward, back, left, right to make movements in the game. There was usually a button or several buttons (to activate 'fire' or 'jump' or other features) on the base or on the tip of the shaft to press with your other fingers or thumb. | + | A '''joystick''' is an older style of gaming interface device, used as a control device in [[video game]]s. It features a base, and a long 'stick', or rod, protruding from the base. With one hand one grasps the shaft of the rod and move it in a particular direction to make movements in the game. There is usually a button or several buttons (to activate 'fire' or 'jump' or other features) on the base or on the tip of the shaft to press with your other fingers or thumb. |