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<p><i>TORCS</i> (<i>The Open Racing Car Simulator</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/3D_computer_graphics/zlWW6eaF">3D</a> <a href="/facts/Racing_game/szkhmK4d">car racing simulator</a> available on <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="/facts/AmigaOS_4/syRUuNdz">AmigaOS 4</a>, <a href="/facts/AROS/qctF50SD">AROS</a>, <a href="/facts/MorphOS/xWSeUeWM">MorphOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. <i>TORCS</i> was created by Eric Espié and Christophe Guionneau, but project development is now headed by Bernhard Wymann. It is written in <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a> and is <a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">licensed</a> under the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU GPL</a>. <i>TORCS</i> is designed to enable pre-programmed <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence_in_video_games/gK3NxKyN">AI</a> drivers to race against one another, while allowing the user to control a vehicle using either a keyboard, mouse, or wheel input. </p>