Aabel wrote: I see the stinky foot as being equivalent to a game pad as far is immersion and intuition goes. The only advantage it provides over current schemes is it frees up the hands for other input, that's it. When walking/running your legs are responding to a change of balance, that is the sensation you most perceive.
Umm. Yes, I agree? You quote me and come across like you're trying to disagree or counter my view, but you don't. So I'm not quite sure how I should respond, but I'll try.
I'm not saying this is the end-all/be-all of movement controls for VR. I'm saying it seems like a perfectly valid control for movement in VR, and it seems like an improvement over WASD keyboard and gamepad controls.
It should becoming more and more obvious to VR fans now that 1 control scheme won't rule all. Some just don't match up with certain game types. Like while using a omnidirectional treadmill in a car racing game might be interesting, it's not the most natural setup. Additionally each users preferences come into question. Like that while I'd love to be able to physically run around in a game, others might not. And even then I myself wouldn't want to use that control scheme all the time. Gamers often just want to kick back and relax when they play a game.
To reiterate, to me controlling a game characters movement with a foot controlled gamepad like this seems more natural then a WASD keyboard or handheld gamepad, purely based off that you use your feet to control your movement in real life. Whether it works out well in practice, I can't say until I try it. It's just that in theory, feet to control movement makes sense.
As far as not being able to 360 spin in your chair and use this at the same time. That's only a issue if that's how you plan to play. Personally I don't. Again different users prefer different things. For me 180 degrees of rotation seems just fine, if I even want to move my body that much. When I get my Rift I plan to play from a semi relaxed stationary seated position most of the time, whatever the game may be.
Again though, I like this idea, but not the product itself. The WAY over pricing, horrible name, potential noise issue, and only the most basics of gamepad tech fail to sell me on it. Honestly, there's another guy on this forum developing a foot controller that would probably be worth following more. I forget his name atm, but I'm sure he will post on this thread eventually.
