Future VR Walking Shoes for Elite Odyssey ?

[AvonNZ]

I know that Odyssey won't have VR support for walking about on launch.

BUT, wouldn't these cybershoes be cool if it ever does? Seated experience

Cybershoes for Quest Kickstarter Successfully Concludes After Tripling Funding Goal

Cybershoes, the makers of a locomotion peripheral for VR headsets, launched a Kickstarter in late November for a new Quest-compatible version of the device. Now heading into the new year, Cybershoes for Quest has concluded its campaign after tripling its initial funding goal. Update (January...

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[Cliché]

I've only played cockpit sims, except for a few days playing No Man's Sky, and I didn't like transitioning from seated playing to standing for walking around. I'm also not a fan of teleportation. Ideally, I'd like to stay seated for long gaming sessions, but I'd rather not have to use hand control for locomotion. These shoes looked interesting (after I stopped laughing), until I saw they just used a roller on the bottom. I think a better approach would be some kind of foot controls, but I've only given about one minute thought of how to implement them (but probably shoes off, socks optional).

 

[AvonNZ]

I've only played cockpit sims, except for a few days playing No Man's Sky, and I didn't like transitioning from seated playing to standing for walking around. I'm also not a fan of teleportation. Ideally, I'd like to stay seated for long gaming sessions, but I'd rather not have to use hand control for locomotion. These shoes looked interesting (after I stopped laughing), until I saw they just used a roller on the bottom. I think a better approach would be some kind of foot controls, but I've only given about one minute thought of how to implement them (but probably shoes off, socks optional).

I thought this might work for those who wanted to safely remain seated at all times in Elite Odyssey VR (not that it's going to happen anytime soon). They could add a switch or measure the force on the shoes for a control like boosting up with a rocket pack (like in NMS).