Omelette, Hamlett, Ebony and Ivory, the pig subjects in a Purdue University study, were able to use a joystick to play a multilevel version of a game that loosely resembles Pong.

So I explained to him that he should start using the system with the joystick imagery he had suggested. He then rapidly gained control of the cursor and hit his first target in 37 seconds.

The Purdue University researchers in the US say they have successfully trained four pigs to manipulate a joystick and control a cursor on a monitor. Purdue University’s Prof Candace Croney said ...

Virtual Projects Offers Hardcore Gamers and Computer Enthusiasts New Unconventional Use of Their Joystick/Joypad News by GamesIndustry.biz Contributor Published on Sept. 14, 2004 ...