The USN has been using gamepads for years to control submarines. It’s just a more intuitive interface for most people. They do however use corded controllers rather than wireless, because wired works. I’m unsure of what manufacturer they use, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out that they got a proprietary X-box 360 controller that was made exclusively for them.
Right, but at the very least the government goes through a commercial grade dedication screening for these types of things. It’s not like Norfolk Naval Shipyard just goes “eh let’s just put a X-box 360 controller from Amazon on it and call it a day.”
The USN has been using gamepads for years to control submarines. It’s just a more intuitive interface for most people. They do however use corded controllers rather than wireless, because wired works. I’m unsure of what manufacturer they use, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out that they got a proprietary X-box 360 controller that was made exclusively for them.
Right, but at the very least the government goes through a commercial grade dedication screening for these types of things. It’s not like Norfolk Naval Shipyard just goes “eh let’s just put a X-box 360 controller from Amazon on it and call it a day.”
Fair enough, I was just pointing out that isn’t necessarily a bad idea. The way they did it obviously is, since even Boeing said it was a bad idea.
My understanding is they use an off the shelf model, because they can buy a replacement pretty much anywhere.