This type of output is sometimes referred to as force feedback.
It was the first wheel controller to contain force feedback.
However, as of May 2013, no drivers with force feedback are available in Windows.
Add current, and you have a tiny but powerful motor that can provide expressive force feedback for very little power.
They also provide force feedback when the player pulls the trigger.
Of course the manipulators also provide force feedback through the overhead cable boom.
A subsequent update in early 2008 added force feedback.
Since then, built-in force feedback has become standard for most game controllers.
With force feedback, the light gun can also simulate the recoil of the weapon.
The latest application of force feedback is finding its way to the computer mouse.