Dancing Tofu Gaming - GIGANAUT Dance Pad Beta (upd. 8/9)

[Ghettobarney]

Post 300! I think I still might be able to build pads, what with summer around the corner, though I'm not sure what I would do during school days.
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[mouseish]

so, about that prototype that was done 2 days ago

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Actually I had post 300, as i think the original topic is post "0"

[ChilliumBromide]

In celebration of us getting to our 300th post, I went and saw the 300, even though I just found out we got to post 300.

So, here's the deal.
I was working on that prototype, doing some little final touches with on the wiring before I finished the panels, rig a temporary start and select, and hook it up to my PS2 for some testing. Then I decided to check out the time to see if I had time to make a proper control box and realised I had to catch a bus in 6 minutes. I had some prior plans for this weekend, and didn't realise I'd be so delayed that the pad would still be unfinished at this point. I've been away from the house since friday afternoon, and I won't get home again until tomorrow afternoon, and then I need to work on some physics homework. I may have time to attach the remaining wires and everything Sunday night.

Sorry again for the increased delay. For something that was supposed to be done in January, I've really dragged this out far too long. Who knows, maybe I'll "forget" to bump prices up for a couple months too; procrastination is one of my strong points.
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[cleverest]

[cleverest]

DOUBLE POST....sorry....don't know what I did....you'd think 'edit post' would work as assumed to some degree....

[DarkCore]

[jpoppyz]

i have a name reccomendation...how bout you switch all the pads with names that roughly go with the price.

for example.

DT600-DT100
DT610-DT110
DT610 w/ bar-DT110AC
DT100-DT300
DT100 w/ bar-DT300AC
DT200-DT400
DT200 w/bar-DT400AC

or you could make cool names, like the XTREME-X, MONOLITH, ect. i actually quite like the monolith. have the monolith be the best pad. also, you should make some cool explosion logo in the center of the pad on the monolith. that would be frick boss. basically, you can name the pads based on ITG/DDR songs, and for the PIU ones, name em after PIU songs(i particularly like the "GO!" pad..although i dont no if "the handsome character that may pass" pad would work out too well....). And if you decide on catchy song names, you should have a logo on the center of each pad with it on there.
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[Ghettobarney]

You should put up pics of the plans to.

Neenjuz ar kool
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[ChilliumBromide]

[cleverest]

[ChilliumBromide]

Well, you're primarily paying for the sensors ($150-$200), not the base ($35). So why don't I build you one with a more or less hollow base, without the concrete support, but with the grid in there, and then, when you get to where you're playing 9's and up, you can flip the pad over, take the base off, then get a bag of concrete for a buck or two, mix it, and then fill in the concrete core manually? What that would do is save a TON on shipping. It would require some extra work on your part, but not a lot.

You can remove the bar, but you have the remove the 4 bolts and 2 nuts first. (actually, correction. There are 8 bolts, and 4 nuts; each leg of the bar is held by 4 bolts, 2 nuts)

Of course you can get singles; we wouldn't force doubles upon you.

I'm just coming up with this now, but this will go in our catalog, so consider it a quote:
"Every DT500 series dance platform is individually designed by one of our head architects (I'm our only architect at this point) to suit the customer's request. Each one will be built by a distribution team with no less than 4 months of active participation with Dancing Tofu Gaming. The customer is welcomed to choose a distribution team they feel comfortable with, and agree to pay that team's shipping and construction price. The designer will also set a fee that will be added on to other costs. This fee will generally range between $20 for a fairly standardised model to $150 for a full-on customised model. This will be compiled along with an initial design fee for the model."

So, I will design your dance pad personally, and my distribution team will be the only one prepared to build a DT500 series dance platform at the initial release, so I will also participate in the actual construction of your pad, although I'll have at least 2 of my friends to help me with it.

Another thing this means (or, at least, suggests) is that every DT500 is an individual art piece. We will take pictures and videos of it in use and on set during testing, and these mediums will belong solely to you as soon as you pay for the platform. If you allow us to use these pictures and videos to advertise our product, all the better. We will build and keep a prototype model for the purpose of advertising as well as finding possible problem areas though, so the choice is yours.

Looking forward to doing business with you. Just let me know if you have any more questions. =)
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[cleverest]

[ChilliumBromide]

I can just make you one without the concrete; just a wood and steel base. That would save the shipping, and the concrete's not too important anyway. It's primarily for use as a filler and to add weight. The steel's stronger than the concrete, so it's not a matter of how solid the pad is.

For moving it around, you can actually use the bar as an extra handle, although you probably won't need it if you nix the concrete base.

Don't worry, I'll keep a copy of all the blueprints and templates used on file.
I don't know exactly how we'd go about putting an image on the top of the pad, but I'm sure we could pull it off.

Well, One thing I like are what I call flash graphics. The panels normally look just like a solid panel with no design, but when the light comes on, the arrow is either outlined in light or made by the light. This is pretty easy to do and dirt cheap. Another thing that I think is cool to do is have the non-button panels have acrylic panels on top of them and long-lasting lights underneath, so you've basically got a glowing pad. Then, you can modify the size, so it's smaller or larger than a standard DDR pad, or you can get it with a handpainted wood finish, or perhaps you want panels that look like something from a star trek movie, with little glowing green lines all along them, or perhaps you might have an interest in having a stepmania machine or PS2 built into your pad, so it's basically a plug-'n'-play. (this would require it to be thicker, and would drastically increase the price)
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[samtorx]

why add weight? arent pads heavy enough as it is?

[ChilliumBromide]

The DT200's and DT500's are only about 60 to 90 lbs without the concrete. The 80 lbs the concrete adds keeps them from sliding at all, and gives them more solidity and makes for less noise pollution, so you only hear the music and the rap of your foot against the panel.
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[cleverest]

[devout]

[cleverest]

[Trexxen]

Sorry for changing what I want yet again, but I've recently borrowed a friend's pad, and now I see some problems with my old design I wanted. Now, I need a pair that have the following:

-Roughly 1-1.5 inches thick (probably will go with DT610s)
-Blue Lights
-No Bar definately
-Able to withstand 250-300 lbs on any difficulty level on tile floor
-Must have a floor grip, preferably 1/4 inches thick (to muffle noise on the bottom floor and keep it from sliding
-Weight max of 40 lbs, no more (I'll be storing it on my top bunk, which is pretty high for a wimp like me to lift a 60+ lb pad =P)
-Lexan Panels (is this standard with DT610s? I forgot lol)

And my price range is anything up to...oh, $350. ^.^ (Even if it's less, I'll probably pay a bit extra anyways >.>) And how much would that cost to ship to Knoxville, Tennessee?
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