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Geek^5: Warcraft Pedals

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AndrewM
Wed May 03 2006, 10:29PM Print
AndrewM Registered Member #49 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:05AM
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So I'm in the Co-Rec the other day, and I saw some people using stationary bikes with TV screens of a 1st person bike ride in front of them. I thought to myself (its summer, why not go outside?) that its bourgeois because it's not very interactive, and it could be...

I give you, Warcraft pedals!! This is half of a recument stationary bike from Goodwill, with a magnet stuck to the resistance plate (its one of the magnetic resistance jobs). The magnet passes a reed relay, which closes it and triggers a 555. The 555 output turns 'on' a transistor attached to the contacts on a slavaged keyboard circuit corresponding to the 'W' key.

The result is a set of pedals which control a WoW (or any game with 'w' as the walk key) character with speed proportional to the rate of pedalling.

Now, all I need to find is a fat camp to buy them and I'll be rich!
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Hazmatt_(The Underdog)
Wed May 03 2006, 11:04PM
Hazmatt_(The Underdog) Registered Member #135 Joined: Sat Feb 11 2006, 12:06AM
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you'll need a larger keyboard for the rest of the keys because of their 'sausage fingers'.
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Self Defenestrate
Wed May 03 2006, 11:47PM
Self Defenestrate Registered Member #87 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 01:36PM
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All I can say is "WoW". Pretty nifty.
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Part Scavenger
Thu May 04 2006, 03:15AM
Part Scavenger Registered Member #79 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 11:35AM
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That's really cool. I'll invest. cheesey
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Simon
Thu May 04 2006, 03:20AM
Simon Registered Member #32 Joined: Sat Feb 04 2006, 08:58AM
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wrote ...

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Okay, now we're over sausage-fingers and stuff, can we have some real replies?

Is this going up on your website, Andrew?
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AndrewM
Thu May 04 2006, 07:54PM
AndrewM Registered Member #49 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:05AM
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I doubt it, its too silly. The only place this is going, I'm afraid, is my closet. I had to share it somewhere, however, to make the effort worthwhile.
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GimpyJoe
Fri May 05 2006, 12:53AM
GimpyJoe Registered Member #316 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 01:30PM
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That's amazing! Way better than watching TV
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Liam
Fri May 05 2006, 01:05AM
Liam Registered Member #113 Joined: Fri Feb 10 2006, 01:40AM
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This is definite hackaday/make blog/amazing stuff.
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ShawnLG
Fri May 05 2006, 03:07AM
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You should hook it up to your joystick port for variable speed movement. This would require more complex circuitry. The faster you petal the faster the player moves.
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AndrewM
Fri May 05 2006, 03:16AM
AndrewM Registered Member #49 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:05AM
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it already has proportional functionality. The duty cycle that the W key is pressed is modified by the rider speed.
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