[net.works] Foot controls for workstations.

STEINER@RUTGERS.ARPA (01/07/85)

From: glennp@maryland (Glenn Pearson)

I'm beginning a research project involving the use of foot-activated
devices, used in conjuction with CRTs or workstations.  I would
appreciate any pointers to existing work in this area, either
literature references or information on existing devices.  For
example:
        - there was an article in BYTE a year ago about the use of a
foot pedal as an auxillary CONTROL key;
        - Atari makes a platform for children to stand on, designed
to seem like standing on a pair of skis, which allows body motion to
control a home video game.
        -there are countless commercial video games that simulate
driving & have a gas pedal.

Particularly helpful would be any information about controlled
experiments with such devices, especially in
editing/word-processing/data-entry applications.

Thanks.                            Glenn Pearson,
                                   Dept. of Computer Science
                                   Univ. of Maryland, College Park