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=== Pedals === {{main|Simulator pedal}} [[File:LDFGT.JPG|thumb|A [[Logitech Driving Force GT]] combo of a sim steering wheel and pedals (2011)]] Pedals may be used for driving simulations or flight simulations and often ships with a steering-wheel-type input device.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shelly |first=Gary |url=https://archive.org/details/discoveringcompu00gary_860 |title=Discovering Computers: Fundamentals |last2=Vermaat |first2=Misty |publisher=Course Technology Cengage Learning |year=2008 |isbn=9781423927020 |location=Boston, MA |pages=[https://archive.org/details/discoveringcompu00gary_860/page/n196 172] |url-access=limited}}</ref> In the former case, an asymmetric set of pedals can simulate accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals in a real automobile. In the latter case, a symmetric set of pedals simulates rudder controls and toe brakes in an aircraft. As mentioned, most steering wheel controllers come with a set of pedals. There are also variations of the pedal controller such as the proposed rotating pedal device for a cycling game, which relies on an ergometer to generate user inputs such as pedal rpm and pedal resistance.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chorianopoulos |first=Konstantinos |title=Discovering Computers: Fundamentals |last2=Divitini |first2=Monica |last3=Hauge |first3=Jannicke |last4=Jaccheri |first4=Letizia |last5=Malaka |first5=Rainer |publisher=Springer |year=2015 |isbn=9783319245881 |location=Heidelberg |pages=158}}</ref> A variation of this concept surfaced in 2016 when a startup called VirZoom debuted a set of sensors that can be installed in the pedal and handlebars, turning a physical bike into one controller for games on the [[HTC Vive]] and [[Oculus Rift]] [[Virtual reality|virtual reality (VR)]] platforms.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Philip |date=2016-04-28 |title=This Bike Lets You Pedal Through Virtual Reality |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/us/virzoom-vr-game-controller,news-22601.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821093742/https://www.tomsguide.com/us/virzoom-vr-game-controller,news-22601.html |archive-date=2018-08-21 |access-date=2018-08-21 |work=Tom's Guide |language=en}}</ref> The same concept is behind a product called Cyber ExerCycle,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd. |first=Universal Timer |title=Cyber ExerCycle: Interactive Exercise Bike Kit |url=http://www.cyberbiking.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228210358/http://cyberbiking.com/ |archive-date=2021-02-28 |access-date=2018-08-21 |website=CyberBiking.com}}</ref> which is a set of sensors attached to the pedal and connected to the PC via [[USB]] for bicycle simulation games such as NetAthlon and [[Fuel (video game)|Fuel]]. [[File:W-A-S-D.jpg|thumb|The [[Arrow keys#WASD keys|WASD]] keyboard setup is used widely, but by no means universally.]]
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