Gaming Irresponsibly: The Stinky had sprint mapped to the top part of the board, crouch to the back part, knife to the left and dive to the right. The board effectively allowed me to access those 4 abilities without ever-changing the positioning of my fingers on the keyboard or mouse.
"I can admit that I have issues when it comes to playing complex video games. So many of the buttons are a strain to reach and different combinations are at times difficult to execute. This is greatly expanded whenever I need to play something on a PC using a keyboard and mouse. By the time I find out which key allows me to run, or how to change the camera mode I have already been taking out by the opposition. It would be nice if playing the game could be simplified in some way, perhaps with the assistance of a strangely named computer accessory. This is where the Stinky Footboard comes to the rescue."
-Andrew; Presspauseradio.com
While at E3 in early June Entertainment Buddha had a chance to get some hands-on, well, more like foot-on time with the Stinky Footboard, which is a new hardware peripheral targeted at the PC gaming crowd. Find out if this device is worth adding to your hardware setup.
I'm not sure if this is really cool or really bizarre maybe it's both I would love to play some Battlefield 3 with this thing.
It's definitely both, but it did actually feel natural and worked well with BF3.
If you have not heard of the Stinky Footboard, I must say where have you been? The idea of playing your games with your foot has pretty much exploded. The Stinky footboard is in development by Project by SteLuLu Technologies, and has a kickstarter campaign going on to finish production of the device. They are currently a little more than $8,000 shy of their $75,000 goal with 7 days left.
I can see the front and back control option because of the way I inherently react to things on the screen. Side to side... not so much.
I agree, but you get used to it after about 10 minutes
Kinda gross, but interesting at the same time.
Interesting idea, but I'm not sure how well this would work or if it would even be comfortable for long gaming sessions. I mean, you would have to change the way you sit and play. In order for this footpad to be useful, your feet would always have to be on it or ready to press. Doesn't seem intuitive at all really.
The name of the product turns me off. I would never consider buying something with a name like that.