Hands-free gaming, or playing Skyrim while fapping

[panthercom]

 I know I'm not the only one who uses Skyrim for 'pleasure'.

 I use my left hand for playing the game when my right hand is

busy, but it's hard on the left wrist after a while, so I'm exploring

other ways of controlling the game. I have zero interest in VR, so

that's completely off the table.

 

 I did just purchase a set of usb foot switches that can be configured

to trigger key presses, or even a combination of key presses:

 

https://www.gamingmouse.com/gaming/fragpedal/quad/

 

 My initial experiments are promising for both pleasure and regular

gameplay, starting with the dual switch, and I'm waiting for the 2nd

set to arrive to make the 'quad' setup.

 

 The most obvious key to control by foot is the 'w' key. I set backstep

as the 2nd foot switch, but it's not that useful, so I will try the crouch

key instead. Additional foot switches may be used for the 'e' key or the

'block' mouse button.

 

 I should add that I've been playing guitar for nearly 40 years, and I'm

used to stomping on switches or pedals to activates different sound

effects, as well as a little work with organ bass pedals, so it's fairly

easy for me to adapt.

 

 Now I'm researching using a head tracking controller to take over

some of the mouse movement. I think it could be fairly useful and

cut out a lot of mouse work.

 

 Another possibility might be voice commands to trigger key presses.

 

 I'm curious to hear if anyone else is experimenting with this.

[Lord Hardon Dickon]

Very handyful tool, definitely I need one too ?

[gregathit]

I nearly blew a snot bubble from laughing while reading the OP!!!  Good stuff!  ?

[panthercom]

 Well, it wasn't supposed to be funny, but my writing style does involuntarily resemble that of

a slightly demented Victorian-era scientist, upon thoughtful examination. I'm happy to have

elicited a mirthful reaction from my unwitting audience.

 

 'Dear diary, tried implementing voice commands. Condensors couldn't maintain an adequate

charge. Substituted electrolyte with cod liver oil, now holding sufficient charge.'

 

 'Attempted voice control of avatar: she exposed her posterior towards me and raised a middle

finger, but was otherwise unresponsive. Back to the drawing board.'

 

 'Dear diary, another attempt at voice control. Attempted to purchase vegetables from vendor

in market. Avatar simultaneously lost bowel and bladder control instead. Raised middle finger

again; I can't help but think it's not a coincidence.'

 

 

[SexDwarf2250]

29 minutes ago, panthercom said:

 Well, it wasn't supposed to be funny, but my writing style does involuntarily resemble that of

a slightly demented Victorian-era scientist, upon thoughtful examination.

Thanks, that reminded me of this old classic game and one of the audio diaries you find. "The blissful gurgling of the lobotomised..."

[MadMansGun]

Spoiler

 

 

 

[afa]

Pleasure aside there was a time I wonder if there is a common/lower budget set up to integrate foot step as inputs for games in general.

I always wonder if the pedals in those racing wheel plus pedals set up people use for racing games could be bind as separate inputs. Depending on the form factor I think we can get 2 to 3 extra inputs from that. Never bought one however between the cost and the space it takes up.

Plus I wonder if a DDR mat would also work...

 

I have heard that years ago game reviewers would actually have a separate screen capture button they would step on to take screenshots.

Foot control mouse is supposedly a thing also for people with disabilities.

[panthercom]

 Years ago I modified a cheap handheld game controller by adding a couple of foot switches to control side stepping.

 The idea was sound, but the switches weren't the best design for that application, and the cables for the foot switches

would get tangled around my feet. The system I have now is better, and can store different configurations, including

key press combinations.

[karlpaws]

Aside from the prurient interest, afa's comment about people with disabilities makes a real point.  I was also thinking about racing pedal and flight sim controls, some of which I think are separate from the wheels/yoke/joysticks.

 

Another option for the lefties is a multi button mouse, and the handheld thing for Nintendo's WII might also work. I read once a while back some intrepid engineers found that both it and the Rhoomba vacuums have bluetooth and managed to re-engineer some so they could remotely control the robot.  I think a hand held, multi button controller that responds to angle and movement would be quite interesting.

 

I don't know if it was a special application (or something worked up for [iirc] World of Warcraft) but I also remember a treadmill used for forward control of an avatar in a game. It was either an attempt at exercise (and probably not applicable for the original goal of this thread) or an effort to measure the size of the game world (and also not applicable).

 

I do like the foot pedal idea overall though.

[FauxFurry]

I remember talk of one handed-controllers, multi-button mice (I actually have one of these, not that I really play with mice most of the time outside of the Sims games or Point-and-Click, feline affinities or no), rebinding keys to one side of the keyboard, use of gaming joysticks and the like in some old thread on The Escapist about handicap accessibility options for amputees or people with injuries to their extremities.

It would work well enough for this alternative purpose, I suppose.