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Web developers and hardware testers who build the Gamepad Tester tools and check every answer on real PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PC controllers.

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Calder Wright

Calder WrightVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Front-End Web Architect And Gamepad API Lead

Builds the browser test scripts behind Gamepad Tester and keeps them accurate at high polling rates.

Gamepad APIbrowser polling rateanalog trigger capture

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Elena Rostova

Elena RostovaVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Hardware Diagnostics Engineer

Runs the bench tests that measure deadzone error and stick circularity on competitive controllers.

Outer deadzone errorstick circularitycontroller test benches

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Garrett Lindsay

Garrett LindsayVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Hardware Reviewer And Input Performance Specialist

Reviews controllers on measured numbers: deadzones, polling rate and how long the parts actually last.

Controller reviewspolling rate measurementdeadzone benchmarking

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Venom’s Tech (Abhishek)

Venom’s Tech (Abhishek)Verified Gamepad Tester team member

Peripheral Reviewer And Tech Journalist

Covers mobile controllers, budget pads and third-party stick drift in close detail.

Mobile controllersbudget and third-party padsstick drift in clone hardware

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Chloe Henderson

Chloe HendersonVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Hall Effect And Thumbstick Analyst

Tests hall effect sticks against standard potentiometers for accuracy, drift and magnetic error.

Hall effect thumbstickspotentiometer wearstick module replacement

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Thiago Alves

Thiago AlvesVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Hardware Repair Educator

Shows players how to use a test result to find and fix a fault themselves.

Controller teardownsstick module replacementcontact cleaning

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Devon Miller

Devon MillerVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Low Latency And Input Timing Engineer

Makes sure a latency reading shows the controller's real delay and not the network's.

Input latency measurementdata path isolationwired versus wireless delay

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Liam Davies

Liam DaviesVerified Gamepad Tester team member

Bluetooth And Wireless Test Engineer

Diagnoses packet drops, jitter and dropouts on controllers tested over wireless.

Bluetooth Low Energypacket loss and jitter2.4GHz interference

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