game pad
noun
: a device having buttons and a joystick that is used for controlling images in video games
called also joypad
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This classic, comfortable wireless game pad can be used with console, PC, and even mobile phones and is a great value at $20 off retail.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 3 Dec. 2024
Even for non-disabled users, directing a robot with many different degrees of freedom using a keyboard or a game pad can be tedious, and requires substantial experience to do well.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2023
But these efforts were frustrated by the challenge of adapting keyboard and mouse controls to the game pad.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2023
There's the terrible pico projector, an expensive clip on battery pack, a low-resolution 360 camera, several clip on speakers, and a game pad.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 May 2019
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Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 3 Dec. 2024
Even for non-disabled users, directing a robot with many different degrees of freedom using a keyboard or a game pad can be tedious, and requires substantial experience to do well.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2023
But these efforts were frustrated by the challenge of adapting keyboard and mouse controls to the game pad.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2023
There's the terrible pico projector, an expensive clip on battery pack, a low-resolution 360 camera, several clip on speakers, and a game pad.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 May 2019
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“Game pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20pad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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