A game controller is a plug-in device to a games or entertainment system used to control a playable character or object in a computer game. A controller is typically connected to a game console or computer by means of a wire,chord or nowadays,by means of wireless connection. Controllers which have been classified as games controllers are keyboards, mice, game pads, joysticks…etc. Special purpose devices, such as steering wheels for driving games and light guns for shooting games, are also game controllers. Devices such as mice and keyboards can be emulated with a game pad through the use of programs such as ‘JoyToKey’ an ‘Xpadder’. The main function of a game controller is to govern the movement/actions of a playable body/object..etc. in a video or computer game. The type of controller used in a game depends on the genre of the game being played (i.e. Steering Wheel controllers for driving games…etc). Game controllers include keyboards, mice, game pads, joysticks, paddles, or any other device designed for gaming that can receive input.
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