Joysticks with circular motion

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by SmokeTest

Team 116 uses the MA3. We also use the KOP gyro to give field-centric turret aiming. In addition, we put a simple toggle switch on the OI as a fallback (in case the gyro stops working) which gives our 2nd driver clockwise/counter-clockwise rotate controls. He told us last night that he actually prefers this to the field-centric knob, but I suspect he hasn't tried aiming the turret with the robot heading toward him (which reverses the relative aiming directions).

-Mike Youmans

Alot of video game addicts (or ex-addicts) who have played 3rd person shooters prefer robot-centric control rather than field-centric. We're just used to processing it in reverse if the bot is coming towards us, and doing it the other way around simply boggles our minds sometimes ... silly video games .