But the key point is that new technology makes it vastly easier to create, connect, and inspire superorganisms … and to trigger hockey-stick hyper-growth in them when the conditions are right.
Whoever thought that a game that necessitated six individual buttons could be played using a single-trigger Zip Stick, bless you, you fantastic lunatic.
At key moments, you must press and hold increasingly arcane combinations of buttons, triggers and stick-gestures, a process akin to playing Twister with your fingers.
When Kinect was introduced, it was immediately clear that the system could usher in a wave of innovative games accessible to a vast majority of people who can't deal with a complicated controller covered with buttons, triggers and sticks.
Recognizing that many potential players are confused by traditional game controllers, which are often festooned with buttons, triggers and sticks, Sony also unveiled an early prototype of a motion-sensitive game controller that appeared to be similar to the controller on the Wii.
It was only then that we realized we had not touched any buttons or actually held any sort of remote control or electronic device all day; my traditional Xbox controller, festooned with 17 different buttons, triggers and sticks, sat dormant on the coffee table.
The firing pins broke, the magazine fell off, the bolt-release button broke, the triggers got stuck, the cleaning kit wouldn't clean, the butt plate broke, the cheek-pad fell off, the cheek-pad melted, the cartridge cases wouldn't eject properly, the bolt carrier didn't fit properly, the locking pins holding the gun together were inadequate, and the safety catch wasn't safe.
Some cars may need you to press a trigger on the stick so you can swipe it in reverse, some others will require to push the whole stick down to shift while some will simply let you push it into reverse without any triggering action.
In one infamous case, Bushmaster had to recall the Adaptive Combat Rifle because the trigger sometimes got stuck.
