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The first gaming devices was the magnavox
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The Magnavox odyssey was made by Ralph
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Xbox 360 controller, ps4 controller, wii U, and
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Game Cube, Atari, Home Pong console
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5 functions (right rotation, left rotation,
accelerate, hyperspace, and fire)
implemented by momentary switches or banks
of eight switches that allowed players to
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electrical- because of the electrical and
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1) New materials up to date
2) Wireless
3) Buttons are easy see and use
4) Smaller which makes it easy to held
5)some controllers now have a rechargeable
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1)These improvements were made so it will be
easier to use the controller.
2)The controller will be less complicated and
more up front
3) It can be portable and colorful
4)The buttons are easy to see and touch

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The customers are the people who use the
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The customers can be anybody from any age
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1) Over 59% citizens of the U.S play video
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2) 21.53 billion of dollars were spent on video
games 2013
3) the average age is 31 playing games for 14
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*I would make the product cheaper so even
more people will buy more controllers.
*Also make the wireless range further
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Spacewar!
27 Sep 1961
Magnavox
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1 Oct 1972
coleco telstar
1 Oct 1976
nintendo
famicon
1 Oct 1983
super famicon
1 Oct 1991
sony psx
1 Oct 1995
nintendo
gamecube
1 Oct 2001
xbox
1 Oct 2001
playstation 3
1 Oct 2008
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The gamer controller has changed ALOT over
the time.
Before the controller didn't even look like the
everyday modern controller we see today.
the controller went from wired to wireless,
big to small, less features to new and more
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these controllers and its taking less and less
materials to make a controller, so its not
hurting the earth as bad
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* Industry Facts.http://www.theesa.com/.
ESA Entertainment Software Associaion,n.d.
web.13.Aug. 2014. <http://www.theesa.
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1) invention: creating something new
innovation: is improving something that was
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so invention will make something while
innovation will improve it
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2) wireless controller
better design
easy buttons
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3) it has had a huge change throughout
history. the controller is more concentrated
and more up front, so its easy to use the
controller and now where the buttons are at.
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4) that the controller will be touch screen and
you can play your game without being in the
area where the console is located.