A hand operated controller or converter structured for allowing hand inputs to
be converted or translated into electrical outputs, the controller structured with
a plate or platform moveable relative to a base or housing about two mutually perpendicular
axes generally parallel to the platform to effect a plurality of sensors for defining
output signal(s) based on movement of the platform. The sensors each have an electrically
active activator spatially separated from an electric contact surface. A tactile
feedback motor with shaft and offset weight is mounted as a component of the controller
for providing vibration to be felt by a hand operating the controller. In some
embodiments the sensors are pressure sensitive variable output sensors.
