<s>
A	O
gaming	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
is	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
auxiliary	O
keyboard	B-Device
designed	O
only	O
for	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
keys	O
from	O
a	O
standard	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
fashion	O
to	O
facilitate	O
quick	O
and	O
efficient	O
gaming	O
key	O
presses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
keys	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
using	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
WASD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
gaming	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
will	O
not	O
only	O
optimize	O
the	O
WASD	O
layout	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
often	O
contain	O
extra	O
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
volume	O
control	O
,	O
the	O
Esc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
primary	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
,	O
devices	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
when	O
gaming	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
are	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
has	O
had	O
better	O
adaptation	O
and	O
incorporation	O
into	O
gaming	O
than	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
could	O
easily	O
be	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
is	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
simplified	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
has	O
had	O
many	O
advances	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
adapted	O
device	O
for	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	B-Device
has	O
also	O
been	O
equipped	O
with	O
increasingly	O
more	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
two	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
can	O
now	O
be	O
found	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
seventeen	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttons	O
have	O
also	O
become	O
programmable	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
actions	O
with	O
their	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
has	O
not	O
seen	O
as	O
much	O
advancement	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
formidable	O
gaming	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	B-Device
is	O
mostly	O
viewed	O
as	O
simply	O
a	O
conglomeration	O
of	O
over	O
a	O
hundred	O
keys	O
that	O
are	O
placed	O
and	O
configured	O
for	O
typing	O
efficiently	O
,	O
not	O
for	O
navigating	O
a	O
character	O
through	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
some	O
modifications	O
made	O
to	O
keyboards	B-Device
to	O
entice	O
a	O
gamer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
macro	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
perimeter	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
or	O
having	O
keys	O
that	O
glow	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
today	O
the	O
shape	O
and	O
layout	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
remains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
optimised	O
for	O
word	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
but	O
not	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
certain	O
companies	O
have	O
started	O
to	O
introduce	O
mini-keyboards	O
,	O
or	O
sub-keyboards	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
maximize	O
the	O
gaming	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
gaming	B-Device
keypads	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
benefits	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
gaming	B-Device
keypad	I-Device
over	O
a	O
traditional	O
keyboard	B-Device
are	O
many	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reduced	O
size	O
-	O
Whether	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
looking	O
to	O
free	O
up	O
desktop	O
space	O
while	O
they	O
are	O
gaming	O
,	O
or	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
that	O
is	O
more	O
conducive	O
to	O
resting	O
in	O
their	O
lap	O
while	O
they	O
sit	O
back	O
and	O
indulge	O
their	O
gaming	O
desires	O
,	O
a	O
keypad	O
can	O
give	O
them	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
something	O
much	O
more	O
manageable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
reduces	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
hand	O
injury	O
that	O
could	O
occur	O
from	O
prolonged	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extras	O
–	O
for	O
example	O
;	O
volume	O
control	O
,	O
macro	O
buttons	O
,	O
quick	O
keys	O
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
or	O
headset	B-Device
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genres	O
of	O
PC	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
influenced	O
and	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
gaming	B-Device
keypads	I-Device
are	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
,	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
and	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
