[cma]

> knob you turn

That's a 6-dof spacemouse, still widely used today in CAD and 3d modeling.

[matheusmoreira]

https://youtu.be/AX7yS4q6kZY

What an interesting input device.

[iamacyborg]

It always makes me laugh that the ship controls in The Expanse are literally one of these things.

[jcun4128]

oh wow, I had to watch a video to see how that works, I have seen them before but thought it was just rotating on a plane.