Nike Shoes Get Outfitted With Wii Balance Board Controls [Nike]

Nike recently challenged 78 artists to remix and adapt the function of Nike shoes. Nick Marsh, one of the crucial contestants, took a pair of Air Maxes and imported the internals of a Wii Balance Board to turn his shoes into controllers.

He placed the Balance Board sensors inside the soles of the shoes and re-jiggered some wires to turn Air Maxes into a working Balance Board. Consistent with Nick, the shoes work like this:

The user simply puts on the shoes, turns on the balance board/shoes (nike-wiis) and then plays as normal, except it’s not a typical technique to play. As you’re now physically attached the to the board, the actions have changed, you could now not simply step off, so it’s essential to lift your foot and stand on one leg or take a seat when no pressure is required, making for an altogether interestingly different experience.

In action, having shoes as a controller is really sorta intense:

Nick readily admits that it’s not the prettiest shoe on the block but the more important thing is that these shoe controllers really work, and looks to present you a higher exercise than Wii Fit ever dreamed of. [ Nick Marsh via DVICE ]

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