DDR Pad Idea

Justanothercliche · Basic Member Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: Yoo-muh

Okay, I've already gone through 4 soft pads in 6 months. I'm tired of constantly shelling out money for cheap, breakable soft pads, but at the same time, I don't have enough money (right now) for a metal pad. So, why not make a cheap, indestructable pad.

How? Like this.

http://www.electricnews.net/Files/1032513230-canesta.jpg

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http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/psao/images/ddr-pad.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/justanotherdude/tada.jpg

Sorry for the crappines in the last pic. Did it in Paint

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Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

You mean something like this?
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Justanothercliche · Basic Member Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: Yoo-muh

That seems like a different concept. I'm not the master technician, by any means. I can barely solder, for Naoki sake!

Shinmizu · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject:

I think it's a similar enough concept. Your concept would totally fuxor those people trying to hit up and down at the same time unless some really careful design changes were implemented. (Straight on projection wouldn't work too well.)

Perhaps dual projection...
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256kbs · Basic Member Joined: 28 May 2005

Dude, do you really think that would be cheap? I would be around 400 bucks. Not really a logical idea.

peepsluvr · Trick Member Joined: 09 Jan 2005

Oh man, you people totally stole my idea, lol. For months now I was thinking they could use the eyetoy for the mat in the PS2 games. You would basically point the camera at your feet and line them up with the squares on screen. Tada, a totally virtual pad that is very cheap! They should make this one day, lol.

Justanothercliche · Basic Member Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: Yoo-muh

It is just an idea, mind you.

V4shTheStampede · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2005

I like the idea... but what about a quad projection?

Good idea.

MolotovCat · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject:

Considering eye-toy only sees things from a 2d perspective, you would have to completely remove your foot away from the arrow and put it back on again for consecutive arrows. That would be a pain.