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<p>Mit <b>WASD</b> wird eine mit dem <a href="Ego-Shooter" title="Ego-Shooter">Ego-Shooter</a> <a href="Quake" title="Quake">Quake</a> bekannt gewordene Tastenbelegung auf einer <a href="Tastatur" title="Tastatur">Computertastatur</a> bezeichnet. Viele Ego-Shooter, <a href="Massively_Multiplayer_Online_Role-Playing_Game" title="Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game">Online-Rollenspiele</a> sowie andere Spiele, in denen man sich auf diese Art bewegt, besitzen heute als <a href="Voreinstellung" title="Voreinstellung">Standardbelegung</a> die <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">W</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D</kbd>-Kombination. Dabei werden die vier Tasten mit den Bewegungsrichtungen im Spiel belegt: Mit <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;"><b>W</b></kbd> die Bewegung nach vorne, mit <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;"><b>A</b></kbd> nach links, mit <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;"><b>S</b></kbd> nach hinten und mit <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;"><b>D</b></kbd> nach rechts – analog zu den <a href="Pfeiltaste" title="Pfeiltaste">Pfeiltasten</a>.
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<p>Der Ursprung des Tastenlayouts ist nicht vollständig geklärt. In der Anfangszeit der Ego-Shooter wurde standardmäßig mit <a href="Pfeiltaste" title="Pfeiltaste">Pfeiltasten</a> bewegt, dabei jedoch auch auf das Zielen mit der Maus verzichtet. <a href="John_Carmack" title="John Carmack">John Carmack</a> baute <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">W↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D→</kbd> als Alternativlayout in <i><a href="Quake_II" title="Quake II">Quake II</a></i>, nachdem der Spieler <a href="Dennis_Fong" title="Dennis Fong">Dennis Fong</a> damit auf Turnieren Erfolg hatte. Der richtungsweisende Shooter <i><a href="Half-Life_(Computerspiel)" title="Half-Life (Computerspiel)">Half-Life</a></i> setzte es schließlich als Standardbelegung ein. Populäre Titel wie <i><a href="Quake_III_Arena" title="Quake III Arena">Quake III Arena</a></i> und <i><a href="World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> verfestigten den neuen <a href="De-facto-Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="De-facto-Standard">De-facto-Standard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternativen">Alternativen</h2></div>
<p><i><a href="System_Shock" title="System Shock">System Shock</a></i> wurde noch mit der Voreinstellung <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A↺</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D↻</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">X↓</kbd> ausgeliefert. Bei <i><a href="System_Shock_2" title="System Shock 2">System Shock 2</a></i> wurde dies zu <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">W↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A↺</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D↻</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">X↓</kbd> geändert. Auffällig ist hier, dass die Tasten für Links/Rechts für eine Drehbewegung statt der Bewegung in die jeweilige Richtung genutzt werden. Bei beiden Spielen ist die Seitwärtsbewegung – die Bewegung in Richtung links oder recht („<span lang="en">glide</span>“ für das Gleiten) – mit <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Y←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">C→</kbd> voreingestellt (wobei das <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Y</kbd> auf der englischen Tastatur das <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Z</kbd> ist, und die Belegung eventuell für die deutsche Tastatur angepasst werden muss). Da die Drehung in <i>Half-Life</i> durchwegs mit der Maus gesteuert wird, wurde sie in <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">W↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D→</kbd> durch die Richtungsbewegung ersetzt. Dass der spätere De-facto-Standard damals noch nicht etabliert war, zeigt sich u. a. in der Aussage des <i>Half-Life</i>-Programmierers Dario Casali: er bevorzugte <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">A←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">X↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">C→</kbd>. <a href="Gabe_Newell" title="Gabe Newell">Gabe Newell</a> wiederum präferierte die <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">E↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">S←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">D↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">F→</kbd>-Steuerung, die der um eine Taste nach rechts verschobenen WASD-Steuerung entspricht.<sup id="cite_ref-PCGH_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCGH-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><a href="Linksh%C3%A4nder" title="Linkshänder">Linkshänder</a> bevorzugen, neben einer <a href="Linksh%C3%A4ndermaus" class="mw-redirect" title="Linkshändermaus">Linkshänder</a>-<a href="Computermaus" title="Computermaus">Computermaus</a> (oder zumindest der <a href="Computermaus#Standardbelegung_der_Tastenfunktionen" title="Computermaus">Einstellung „linkshändige Bedienung“</a>), Tasten, die weiter rechts auf der Tastatur angeordnet sind, wie <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">U↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">H←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">J↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">K→</kbd><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">P↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">L←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Ö↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Ä→</kbd>, <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Ü↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Ö←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">Ä↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; font-family:inherit; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;"><a href="Rautezeichen" title="Rautezeichen">#</a>→</kbd><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> oder (wenn vorhanden) die <a href="Pfeiltaste" title="Pfeiltaste">Pfeiltasten</a> <kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">↑</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">←</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">↓</kbd><kbd style="background: #F7F7F7; color: #202122; background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.4),rgba(127,127,127,.2)); border-color:#DDDDDD #AAAAAA #888888 #CCCCCC; border-radius:2px; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; padding:0 .4em; text-shadow:0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.2); white-space:nowrap;">→</kbd>. Eine individuelle Tastenbelegung muss jedoch manuell pro <a href="Computerspiel" title="Computerspiel">Computerspiel</a> eingestellt werden.
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Maximilian Leschanz: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000130337873/wieso-wir-beim-computerspielen-die-tastenkombination-wasd-statt-asxc-benutzen"><i>Wieso wir beim Computerspielen die Tastenkombination WASD statt ASXC benutzen.</i></a> In: <i><a href="DerStandard.de" class="mw-redirect" title="DerStandard.de">DerStandard.de</a>.</i> 12. Oktober 2021,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 10. Januar 2022</span> (österreichisches Deutsch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWASD&rft.title=Wieso+wir+beim+Computerspielen+die+Tastenkombination+WASD+statt+ASXC+benutzen&rft.description=Wieso+wir+beim+Computerspielen+die+Tastenkombination+WASD+statt+ASXC+benutzen&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.derstandard.de%2Fstory%2F2000130337873%2Fwieso-wir-beim-computerspielen-die-tastenkombination-wasd-statt-asxc-benutzen&rft.creator=Maximilian+Leschanz&rft.language=de-AT"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-PCGH-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-PCGH_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Benjamin Gründken: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220401050734/https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Spiele-Entwicklung-Thema-35261/News/WASD-Geschichte-1199800/"><i>Wie wurde WASD zur Standard -Tastenbelegung für PC-Spiele?</i></a> In: <i><a href="PC_Games_Hardware" title="PC Games Hardware">PC Games Hardware</a>.</i> 26. Juni 2016, archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Melanie Weißmann: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pcgames.de/Special-Thema-215651/Specials/Linkshaender-Gaming-Maus-Tastaturbelegung-Erfahrungsbericht-1354330/"><i>Linkshänder-Gaming: Luxusprobleme einer Zocker-Minderheit – ein Erfahrungsbericht.</i></a> In: <i><a href="PC_Games" title="PC Games">PC Games</a>.</i> 8. August 2020,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. November 2024</span>: „Da jede Steuerung ein wenig anders aufgebaut ist und unterschiedlich viele Tasten benötigt, braucht selbst der gamingerprobte Linkshänder oft über eine Viertelstunde, bis jeder Button sitzt. Ich selbst tendiere zu verschiedenen Versionen, bei der das übliche WASD durch ein UHJK ersetzt wird. So habe ich einen gewissen Abstand zwischen den Händen und genug belegbare Tasten um meine Haupt-Buttons herum. Da entwickelt jeder Links-Spieler mit der Zeit seine eigenen Wohlfühl-Belegungen.“</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWASD&rft.title=Linksh%C3%A4nder-Gaming%3A+Luxusprobleme+einer+Zocker-Minderheit+%E2%80%93+ein+Erfahrungsbericht&rft.description=Linksh%C3%A4nder-Gaming%3A+Luxusprobleme+einer+Zocker-Minderheit+%E2%80%93+ein+Erfahrungsbericht&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgames.de%2FSpecial-Thema-215651%2FSpecials%2FLinkshaender-Gaming-Maus-Tastaturbelegung-Erfahrungsbericht-1354330%2F&rft.creator=Melanie+Wei%C3%9Fmann&rft.date=2020-08-08"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Irene Nadler: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.microsoft.com/de-de/linkshaender-pc-konfigurieren/"><i>Auf Links gedreht: Wie Linkshänder*innen ihren PC auf ihre individuellen Bedürfnisse konfigurieren können.</i></a> In: <i>News Center.</i> <a href="Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>, 13. August 2021,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 23. November 2024</span>: „Für Gamer*innen gibt es aber noch einmal einen besonderen Tipp: Viele Spiele nutzen die beliebte WASD-Steuerung zur Fortbewegung der Figuren. Diese Tastaturbelegung kann allerdings umständlich sein, wenn die linke Hand bereits die Maus steuert. Allgemein wird linkshändigen Gamer*innen daher eine Umlegung der Steuerung auf ÜÖÄ# oder auf PLÖÄ empfohlen – dies ist auch von dem jeweiligen Tastatur-Layout abhängig.“</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AWASD&rft.title=Auf+Links+gedreht%3A+Wie+Linksh%C3%A4nder%2Ainnen+ihren+PC+auf+ihre+individuellen+Bed%C3%BCrfnisse+konfigurieren+k%C3%B6nnen&rft.description=Auf+Links+gedreht%3A+Wie+Linksh%C3%A4nder%2Ainnen+ihren+PC+auf+ihre+individuellen+Bed%C3%BCrfnisse+konfigurieren+k%C3%B6nnen&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.microsoft.com%2Fde-de%2Flinkshaender-pc-konfigurieren%2F&rft.creator=Irene+Nadler&rft.publisher=%5B%5BMicrosoft%5D%5D&rft.date=2021-08-13"> </span></span>
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