How do Video Game Controllers Work? || Exploring a PS4 Game Controller

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Almost all the console video games you play use this small metal disk. But where is it located and what does it do? In this video, we will open a PlayStation 4 Dualshock video game controller and see how the buttons and analog sticks work! This controller is similar to a PlayStation 5 [PS5], a Nintendo Switch Joy Con, or an Xbox X Series video game controller.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:10 - Parts of a PS4/PS5 Video Game Controller

03:08 - How do Buttons Work?

04:51 - How do Analog Sticks Work?

08:08 - Outro

You can find additional Creator's Comments in the English (Canada) Subtitles

You can find an additional puzzle in the English (Ireland) Subtitles. Prizes will be awarded to those who successfully submit their solution of this additional puzzle to brancheducatepuzzle@gmail.com

To use the models you will also have to install Blender, a free animation software which you can find here:

Website: www.branch.education

Written, animated, and edited- Teddy Tablante

Twitter: @teddytablante

Voice Over- Phil Lee

Key Branches from this video are: PCBs, Electronics, Resistors, Potentiometers, Push Buttons

Erratum:

Housing is misspelled as Houseing 5min 10sec in.

Work Cited:

Wikipedia contributors. "Dual Shock." "Potentiometer." "Push Button." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, Visited August, 2020

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