Besides it being a stick that creates joy, as its name suggests, joysticks are controlling devices. Unlike the traditional movements of playing games with a keyboard and mouse, joysticks and game pads allow you to have more control over the games you play on your computer. Some joysticks and game pads look and feel like the ones that come with a game station. A gamed pad is a device that usually fits in between two hands. Numerous buttons and toggles are located along the edges.
Joysticks vary in size and have a stick-like figure stemming from a base.
The stick usually rotates 360 degrees and buttons are located on the base as well. One hand wraps around the stick. Game control devices of course are no longer limited to joysticks and game pads. A whole new line of life-like controls has revolutionized the world of computer gaming. Flight Simulation controls and steering wheels with pedals are some of the hottest gaming gear around.