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SwiitBoard: the sweeter way to get fit on the Wii
Engadget —
... The Wii Fit's slab of a peripheral is called a Balance Board for good reason: it's fine if a little yoga and pilates action is all you need to keep in shape, but, sturdy as it is, jumping up and down is liable to form cracks before toned thighs. If you need some ...
Ghetto Wii Balance Board Is Perfect for Tap Dancing Simulator [Nintendo]
Gizmodo —
... that can absorb running effort, measure the effort and perhaps that it can use those measurements to control a virtual environment. It turned out this can be achieved using a Wiimote controller. For sure, it looks like he's suffering a lot doing that. However, instead of going through that forest of cylinders, this invention calls for EA's Fred & Ginger Sim. Here is how the board is "built". [Swiitboard via Hackaday]
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Swiitboard - homebrew Wiimote jogging game
MAKE Magazine: hacks —
... environment. It turned out this can be achieved using a Wiimote controller.
The controller is a simple setup: a wooden plank spans two chunks of mattress foam, and a Wiimote is zip-tied to the center. The accelerometer in the Wiimote can be used to measure your jogging pace, as well as the left to right tilt on the board, giving you all the control you need to move an avatar around a 3D world.
The Swiitboard (Footwii/Pedal navigation device)
Swiitboard - homebrew Wiimote jogging game
MAKE Magazine —
... environment. It turned out this can be achieved using a Wiimote controller.
The controller is a simple setup: a wooden plank spans two chunks of mattress foam, and a Wiimote is zip-tied to the center. The accelerometer in the Wiimote can be used to measure your jogging pace, as well as the left to right tilt on the board, giving you all the control you need to move an avatar around a 3D world.
The Swiitboard (Footwii/Pedal navigation device)
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