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key: mechanic/keyboard--family-feedback
type: mechanic
id: keyboard--family-feedback
lang: en
title: Light and physical feedback
summary: >-
Lighting becomes an output channel. Wootility’s demo shows a colour map; game
cues additionally require a link to the game state.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
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tags:
- Physical keyboard interactions
- Device output
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- id: source-7d74f6eee9cf4b07
title: Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)
url: 'https://wooting.io/wootility'
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preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Light and physical feedback
description: >-
Lighting becomes an output channel. Wootility’s demo shows a colour map;
game cues additionally require a link to the game state.
image:
src: images/mechanics/control-wootility-rgb.webp
width: 1280
height: 720
crop:
x: 390
'y': 110
width: 860
height: 575
game: Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)
sourceUrl: 'https://wooting.io/wootility'
originalUrl: 'https://wootility.io/'
credit: Wooting
rights: >-
Imagery © Wooting. Developer-distributed screenshot or frame; all rights
reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Wootility demo: a colour map and RGB effect settings'
alt: 'Wootility demo: a colour map and RGB effect settings'
markers:
- x: 57
'y': 20
label: Keys receive visually distinguishable colours
tips:
- Mirror light cues on screen and check RGB API support.
examples:
- title: Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)
url: 'https://wooting.io/wootility'
endsAt: null
provenance: >-
Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on
2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
editorial review.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/keyboard
---
# Light and physical feedback
id: keyboard--family-feedback
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/keyboard--family-feedback
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/keyboard--family-feedback/
Lighting becomes an output channel. Wootility’s demo shows a colour map; game cues additionally require a link to the game state.
## At a glance
[Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)](https://wooting.io/wootility) · Imagery © Wooting. Developer-distributed screenshot or frame; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
1. Keys receive visually distinguishable colours
- Mirror light cues on screen and check RGB API support.
- [Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)](https://wooting.io/wootility)
## How it works
The keyboard can be a channel for hints, status, and results.
## Variants
### Variants and applications
- Highlights next target. Action: The system illuminates the key to be pressed. Application: Typing training, musical notes, step-by-step startup procedure. Conditions: Controllable backlight and compatible SDK required. Hardware: Special device / SDK.
- Light path or pattern. Action: A group of lights defines a path, shape or sequence. Application: Keyboard maze, pattern repetition, light propagation puzzle. Conditions: The geometry of the light zones must be compared with the physical model of the device. Equipment: Special device / SDK.
- State on each key. Action: Color or brightness reflects the resource of the associated action. Application: Recharges, base health, node temperature, note availability. Conditions: Individual backlighting is required; indicate states also with a form or an additional channel. Hardware: Special device / SDK.
- Light rhythm. Action: Backlight pulses set the tempo or moment of action. Application: Rhythm playing, silent metronome, ensemble synchronization. Conditions: The delay in updating the light must be taken into account in the timings. Equipment: Special device / SDK.
- Light's response to the result. Action: Pressing causes a flash, wave or change in color scheme. Application: Hit confirmation, tool reaction, distribution of game energy. Conditions: The signal must distinguish the accepted input from simple key registration. Hardware: Special device / SDK.
- Indicators of fixed modes. Action: Available Caps Lock, Num Lock or Scroll Lock lamps carry a simple state. Application: Retro remote, active phase indicator, minimal alarm. Conditions: Control of lamps requires a suitable system path or firmware and can be related to the OS state. Hardware: System API.
- Keyboard screen. Action: The built-in display shows instructions, status or a fragment of the game world. Application: Character console, text communicator, local command queue panel. Conditions: The screen and access to it are features of a specific device. Equipment: Special device / SDK.
- Controlled haptic feedback. Action: A special actuator creates vibration or changes the feel of a key. Application: Error signal, tool texture, virtual mechanism resistance. Conditions: An appropriate tactile actuator is needed; regular switches themselves do not do this in software. Hardware: Special device / SDK.
## Context and limits
Author's working classification for designing games and interactions. Options can overlap and combine; the list is not a generally accepted standard or proven exhaustive list. Application examples are conditional unless a specific verifiable observation is indicated nearby. Sources support individual techniques and technical limitations.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.
- [Wootility 5.4.2 (demo)](https://wooting.io/wootility) (id: source-7d74f6eee9cf4b07)
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