3.2 COMPUTER HARDWARE

2.3. GAMING INPUT DEVICES

Gaming input devices are devices specifically designed to be used for playing computer games.
Examples Include:

• Gaming Keyboard
• Joysticks and wheels
• Gamepad
• The light guns Dance pad
• Motion sensing game controllers

1. GAMING KEYBOARD

Gaming keyboards typically include programmable keys so that gamers can customize the keyboard to the game being played. The keys on gaming keyboards light up so that the keys are visible in all lighting conditions. Some have small displays that show important game statistics, such as time to targets
remaining.

2. GAMING WHEELS

A gaming wheel is a steering wheel-type input device. Users turn the wheel to simulate driving a vehicle using programs on a computer. Most gaming wheels also include foot pedals for acceleration and braking actions.
Gaming wheels include buttons, called triggers that you press to initiate certain events.

3. JOYSTICK

Joystick- Consists of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. Joysticks are often used to control video games, and usually have one or more push- buttons whose state can also be read by the computer. Joysticks can also be used as pointing devices.

4. GAMEPAD

A gamepad controls the movement and actions of players or objects in video games or computer games. On the gamepad, users press buttons with their thumbs or move sticks in various directions to trigger events. Gamepads communicate with a game console or a personal computer via wired or wireless technology.

5. LIGHT GUNS

A light gun is used to shoot targets and moving objects after you pull the trigger on the weapon. Instead of emitting light, most light guns work by detecting light. When the user pulls the trigger, the screen uses one of several techniques to send light, which is received by a receptor in the barrel of the gun.

6. DANCE PAD

A dance pad is a flat electronic device divided into panels that users press with their feet in response to instructions from a music video game. These games test the user’s ability to step on the correct panel at the correct time, following a pattern that is matching with the beat of a song.

7. MOTION-SENSING GAME CONTROLLERS

These are devices that allow the user to guide onscreen elements by moving a handheld input device in predetermined directions through the air. Examples include the power glove, and play station move gadgets, among others.

watch the video below to appreciate  how Joysticks and Gamepads are used