Custom foot-based controller hits Kickstarter goal in 40 minutes, promises 16 different actions for improved skill and less hand strain
Summary
At the time of writing, GLYDRs Analog Dual Foot Controller has $26,390 in contributions from its backers, with an initial goal of $10,000.The main thing that sets the GLYDR apart from other feet-activated input devices is that its built to play complement your setup for all types of games, not just racing, flying, and rhythm games. "While other foot pedals on the market are either designed for one thing, or do a single digital action, GLYDR is designed for versatility across all genres and across all configurations," the company says in a trailer.The GLYDR allows you to move around a 3D space in every direction using 16 configurable actions, with the intention of reducing strain and improving skill by letting your feet take some of the load off your hands. The goal, or at least judging from what Ive gleaned from the trailer and Kickstarter campaign, is to allow your hands to focus on precision-based actions by delegating movement to your feet.The way it works sounds pretty simple. The customizer also lets you make individual deadzones for each pedal, which ideally will make the hardware as accessible as possible.GLYDR says its foot-based controller is compatible with "your entire PC library," noting that it hasnt played every single one of the "tens of thousands of PC games" out there and thus cant definitively say there wont be issues with some of them. "Notably, the GLYDR isnt currently specifically marketed for accessibility, but in the Kickstarters comments section, the creators say theyre "working on getting this in front of folks in adaptive gaming spaces for sure!"