The Stinky Footboard - The Controller you Use with your Stinky Feet Dylan Duarte March 20, 2013 Extras, Press Release You think you're an extreme gamer? Well I've got news for you, pal. You aren't a truly extreme gamer until you've played Call of Duty... with your foot! I think that "don't knock it until you've tried it" is a pretty fair rule to live by, but Stelulu's Stinky Footboard foot controller is something I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around. The Stinky Footboard - and that is its name - is compatible with Windows XP through Windows 8 and is designed to give you a "competitive advantage" by allowing you to perform certain gaming maneuvers - such as strafing in FPS games - with your foot, so that you don't have to remove your hands from the AWSD position. I'm trying not to knock it, and I love that Stelulu obviously sees the absurdity in the controller by naming it the Stinky Footboard. The co-founder and President of Stelulu Technologies calls the footboard "a very natural evolution of the game controller," but I don't know about that. What do you think? The company plans to run a Kickstarter campaign to get the controllers mass produced, so let's hope they can reach all the foot fetishists out there. Check out a Footboard video and the full press release below. [hide-this-part morelink="Full Press Release"] MONTREAL, Quebec -- March 20, 2013 -- The Stinky Footboard will transform how PC gamers play by adding the players feet to the classic keyboard and mouse control paradigm. Gamers will always be in control, and able to execute lightning quick, simultaneous commands without ever having to take their fingers off WASD and the mouse. Conceived by gamers who wanted a more efficient way to deal with those useful secondary actions that usually require finger gymnastics to trigger, the Stinky Footboard enhances game-play in everything from FPS to RTS to MMO titles. It lets gamers assign commands to each of the boards four buttons to suit their playstyle. The board also supports in-game modifiers, (control, alt and shift), to perform up to 16 actions, and automatically detects and loads saved profiles for the program that is active. I tried a lot of different types of PC controllers, but always came back to the keyboard and mouse. Then I thought, why should we limit ourselves to two hands to control games? says Luc Levasseur, Co-Founder and R&D Director, Stelulu Technologies. Luckily, I had access to prototyping machinery and a president open to crazy ideas. Constructed of steel, aluminum and heavy duty plastics, the Stinky Footboard is built to withstand the kind of abuse excited, (or angry), gamers might dish out. The sleek and ergonomic profile allows the foot to rest in a relaxed and natural position thus reducing fatigue over long play sessions. Each switch can be customized with soft, medium and hard springs and can be micro-adjusted to provide the exact level of responsiveness required by the user. This really is a very natural evolution of the game controller, says Stephane Rivard, Co-Founder and President, Stelulu Technologies. During the R&D process testers refused to return the early prototypes because they said they couldnt go back to gaming the old way. Stelulu will be running a Kickstarter campaign in order to finance mass production. Early supporters will be guaranteed to receive their rewards upon closing of the successful campaign. The Stinky Footboard will be available for sale in June for $119 USD. Stelulu will also be demonstrating the Stinky Footboards publicly at PAX East. The Stinky Footboard is compatible with Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP. For more details visit http://www.stinkyboard.com [/hide-this-part] Share This With The World!
