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Motion controller
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a motion controller is a type of <a href="/facts/Input_device/TXYLUkux">input device</a> that uses <a href="/facts/Accelerometer/xxrXzrlI">accelerometers</a>, <a href="/facts/Gyroscope/UjXGsfMq">gyroscopes</a>, <a href="/facts/Image_sensor/j3GNrRln">cameras</a>, or other sensors to <a href="/facts/Motion_capture/vy5ab34S">track motion</a>. </p><p>Motion controllers see use as <a href="/facts/Game_controller/2PkNFsUX">game controllers</a>, for <a href="/facts/Virtual_reality/0psDGsxT">virtual reality</a> and other simulation purposes, and as <a href="/facts/Pointing_device/e1yHI8q9">pointing devices</a> for <a href="/facts/Smart_TV/JE3CHk0y">smart TVs</a> and <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">Personal computers</a>. </p><p>Many of the technologies needed for motion controllers are often used together in <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a> to provide a variety of functions, including for <a href="/facts/Mobile_application/r7vp6meo">mobile applications</a> to use them as motion controllers. </p>