Comments on: Yes, It’s All About The Little White Thing You Stand On

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:18:50 +0000

Well now that people have said it already I think this could easily bring home some of my favorite arcade games except without having the huge cabinet and sensors above your head. In this case I’m thinking of the Boxing game where it senses your head, I believe through heat sensors and Police 911 and Police 911 2 these games all use the same cabinet but they are pretty fun and would make this really an intriguing idea.

By: Random Poster

Random Poster — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:14:25 +0000

@Brask

“I played a really cool FPS in Japan a few years back which involved crouching/dodging behind crates while shooting with the gun. Essentially, it used just such a pressure pad. The feeling of dodging-by-dodging was very effective. It also added greatly to the workout of the game.”

That was one of the Time Crisis games.

Always made the front of my ankle sore as hell if I played those games too much.

By: Azaroth

Azaroth — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:00:51 +0000

DaveN, that’s the PvPfit. The PvEfit is left button to FoL, right button to cleanse.

By: CmdrSlack

CmdrSlack — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:12:40 +0000

I’ve actually been thinking of buying a Wii now that they’re actually in stores on occasion.

I’d also actually try this out, if only because it looks like some of the balance and stretching stuff would force me to add that back in to my normal exercise — which would be smart considering that stretching is actually important.

By: Brask Mumei

Brask Mumei — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:23:39 +0000

I’m with D-one.

I played a really cool FPS in Japan a few years back which involved crouching/dodging behind crates while shooting with the gun. Essentially, it used just such a pressure pad. The feeling of dodging-by-dodging was very effective. It also added greatly to the workout of the game.

My major concern matches DaveN’s concern – if the pad is insufficiently wide, it might prove unergonomic and hence unfun. But I’ll give Nintendo the benefit of the doubt – I’ve always been very pleasantly surprised with the thought that goes into their controllers.

By: D-0ne

D-0ne — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:12:27 +0000

Um, that actually looks like something I’d like to have.

By: Walter Yarbrough

Walter Yarbrough — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:32:40 +0000

The non dubbed one is here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifgYGGb–vM

I like yours better, Scott

By: Dren

Dren — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:56:20 +0000

Um, that actually rocks.

If it works…

By: ajeba

ajeba — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:30:26 +0000

I want something I stand on that makes my head hurt when I get hit with a virtual soccer ball in the head! Imagine what bullets must feel like standing on that thing playing Call of Duty!

By: DaveN

DaveN — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:08:35 +0000

Lean left to bubble, lean right to hearth.

I think you’re right!

Those push-ups looked pretty awkward. Most guys’ shoulders look to be significantly broader than the pad.