# VR joystick: Grab/Hold stick, not push

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vr-joystick-grab-hold-stick-not-push/461808>\
**Category:** XR Development\
**Tags:** force, vr-template, unreal-engine, joystick, question\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vr-joystick-grab-hold-stick-not-push/461808 "2020-02-26T16:00:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ShaneDoherty](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@ShaneDoherty](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/ShaneDoherty)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vr-joystick-grab-hold-stick-not-push/461808/1 "2020-02-26T16:00:46Z")

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Hey gamedevs. I would like to grab onto the joystick and move. Currently I have physical constraints and force moving it but that’s not practical. I would like it to feel real so the user is holding and moving the stick in the directions.

Any ideas? Using the VR template.

![296938-annotation-2020-02-26-165712.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/2/0/720476cb5f557cceabf7d32d7e4d34a5498b9a46.png)

Video here:

> <https://twitter.com/ShaneDoherty/status/1231886548540514306>

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**Author:** ![vsevolod1379](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@vsevolod1379](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/vsevolod1379)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/vr-joystick-grab-hold-stick-not-push/461808/2 "2020-02-27T10:18:05Z")

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Woow what is that thing …want to put hands on it [link](https://www.mywegmansconnect.site/)