I'm making shoes and support rig to be used in virtual reality games. My goal is that the shoe will allow you to walk as much as you want in the virtual world while staying in the same spot in the real world.

* I'm using the joystick on the controller to move in game. I'll add feet tracking later for PCVR, maybe for the Oculus Quest too.
* The rig supports crouching.
* There are no motors in the shoes, they are passive. I've made motorized shoes in the past and will come back to that later. The passive shoes have stoppers on the front and back to stop the shoes when the user lifts his toes or heel.
* This is a DIY project and is open-source (see links below).
* It takes some practice to use them. I got the hang of walking in a few minutes. My wife in 20 minutes. It took a few hours to turn and walk simultaneously. I can walk backwards but it's awkward.
* You push against the climbing harness to bring your feet back. It's not the most natural walking feeling, but for me it's close enough and a ton of fun.
* Real-life audio captured with a microphone on the chair next to me.

Donations for my project (thank you!):
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Project Page:
https://hackaday.io/project/177221-vi...

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GitHub:
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