Signs

One sign I chose to analyze is the PlayStation controller. Its denotative meaning is simply a device used to play PlayStation games. But I have recently noticed some other deeper meanings. To many, the controller itself is a symbol of video games as a whole. Every time I see a PlayStation controller, I think of video games, not necessarily just the PlayStation console. It is not only that way for me though. I have noticed that others use the controller to symbolize video games as well. A lot of cell phones use the PlayStation controller, or something that resembles it, to stand for their games application. Once I really started to think, it was easy for me to notice this connotative meaning of the controller. But others who do not belong to the video game affinity group may not be able to put it all together. Overall, I thought it was interesting how a simple controller for one specific gaming system has been chosen to represent all video games.