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The Affordances of Gamepads

How did gamepads appeal to the audience?

        Gamepads allow users to play video games in any desired position or place, if they are in range of the console to which the game controller is connected to and can view the display showing the game screen. For people who like to stay on video games for at least a few hours per day, the ability to sit back and relax while playing video games – contrary to having to lean on a desk or a platform with their arms resting uncomfortably – is more than a preference, albeit slightly less than a must.

        As a design, the gamepad must allow its users to play video games in their desired position and place, but it also must allow its users to fully enjoy the video game by utilizing the variety of buttons provided in the controller and supported by the video games. Contemporary gamepad layout allows users to combine different button commands to execure different functions. (e.g., pressing X button by itself, pressing X button with right trigger and pressing X button with right bumper will all execute different commands.) (see video demonstration of usage in the next page)