How can I make a joystick GUI that controls a part

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How can I make a joystick GUI that controls a part.
I don’t know what to do or where to start.

This is what it look like:
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I looked for tutorials and resources on this but all I found was hot to make a custom joystick for mobile players

I would like to know how to drag it around only in a specific area.
and know what direction its being dragged towards.

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#2

Basically, you get when the user started the input and then when the user ended the input. Using math, you can determine which direction they intend to move your joystick.

-- In order to use the InputBegan event, the UserInputService service must be used
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

-- A sample function providing multiple usage cases for various types of user input
UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessed)
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then
		print("A key is being pushed down! Key:", input.KeyCode)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
		print("The left mouse button has been pressed down at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then
		print("The right mouse button has been pressed down at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Touch then
		print("A touchscreen input has started at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Gamepad1 then
		print("A button is being pressed on a gamepad! Button:", input.KeyCode)
	end

	if gameProcessed then
		print("The game engine internally observed this input!")
	else
		print("The game engine did not internally observe this input!")
	end
end)

-- In order to use the InputChanged event, the UserInputService service must be used
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

-- A sample function providing multiple usage cases for various types of user input
UserInputService.InputEnded:Connect(function(input, gameProcessed)
	if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Keyboard then
		print("A key has been released! Key:", input.KeyCode)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
		print("The left mouse button has been released at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton2 then
		print("The right mouse button has been released at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Touch then
		print("A touchscreen input has been released at", input.Position)
	elseif input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.Gamepad1 then
		print("A button has been released on a gamepad! Button:", input.KeyCode)
	end

	if gameProcessed then
		print("The game engine internally observed this input!")
	else
		print("The game engine did not internally observe this input!")
	end
end)

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