Turning a Treadmill Into a PS4 Controller So I Exercise 

Well Norman Reedus and Hideo Kojima both tweeted links to this video so I'm gonna officially retcon at 1:55 to say it's objectively not a good game...because it is objectively a GREAT game 😅😂😍

The beautiful thing about this invention is it will either increase his exercise or decrease his play-time of Death Stranding. And both are positive for his health.

Congratulations, you have fully realized Kojimas dream

theoretically you could add more magnets to that detector, dial the speed up a little and it'll be far more responsive with starting/stopping. Because it'll reduce the detection delay from an entire rotation.

This could actually be good for real fun/exercise if there wasn't so much resistance to walk. A manual treadmill would've worked much better.

now here is an idea, imagine if the tilt function of the treadmill could correspond with the angle of the mountains

I would like to see a speedrunner do a speedrun.

I love how every ounce of the description of death stranding sounds pants shittingly insane and completely accurate to the game.

Speedrunning just took on a whole new and more literal meaning.

You can't break your New Year's resolution if you never make one. Big Brain.

When you realize death stranding is about a futuristic mail man who gives people the wifi password

This is awesome! Here's a few small ideas for tweaking this setup: Secondary shoulder buttons installed in the form of grips, which are installed in your backpack to stimulate holding the packages for balance. Downward- Pulling strap that can be adjusted based on how much weight Sam has on his back. The heavier the load, the more pressure is pulled down to stimulate the weight you're carrying in- game. A waist guard that keeps you standing up to some degree for safety. Shoulder-controlled turning system. When you turn your shoulders about 15 or so degrees left or right, it activates the camera directions by a small threshold, or 25 for a larger one. Adjustable, of course, for comfort. Action buttons connected to the treadmill, itself, rather than using the controller. Maybe even fashioned to resemble an arcade machine?

Hey if you ever want to revisit this, i think a better approach would be to leave the lft stick and pressing it forward makes the character move like normal HOWEVER it also causes the treadmilll to move, and sprinting causes it to move faster.

If this was required for any game, gamer population would either drastically decrease, or we'd have thighs thicc enough to choke an elephant

*"I am walking, I am walking in real life and in the game."* 5 seconds later, horrendous accident ingame that would have paralyzed an average person. LoL

i think a better control scheme would be a relay between the battery and controller. when W falls under a certain level, the controller turns off

Damn, this has a lot of potentials. With a proper Arduino and some investigations I see so many things that would make the experience much more enjoyable: - buttons and joysticks moved to the side rails, for easier access - a proper reading of the treadmill speed to properly simulate stuff, instead of having thresholds - ideally, have the slope of the treadmill linked to the slope of the terrain (probably need a camera to read that, if it's written anywhere on the screen) - change the resistance of the treadmill based on the weight of the package you are carrying. That would be so great.

Imagine if gyms incorporated this technology into their equipment, imagine all the nerds that would be in there screaming and yelling like the ones in the video.

“Nice torture device.” Fun fact: the treadmill was actually intended to be a torture device where prisoners mill grain by stepping on a wheel endlessly, hence the name of treadmill.

I think that's my zip line at 8:07 when I was playing the game I did whatever I could to put ziplines at every delivery point I rambert climbing the archway not too far back from where he is when he starts the game just so I could avoid the bt zone so if that is my stuff then I'm very happy that people are repairing these helpful ziplines I spent hours building! Keep on keeping on porters!

“How do i turn this on”. “I have a degree in electrical engineering”.

Now we can feel the pain of making our gta character run across the airport

Now you only need to connect a vr headset^^

I appreciate your editing. This is a great video. ❤️

Imagine playing like this in Outlast while being chased

I'd love to see what this would look like of he added some kind of button to the bars so that you can stabilize yourself with your hands and press the buttons.

12:06 you gotta avoid the ghosts 12:24 William: i aM SpeED

I wanna be the first one to say: *This guy just invented realistic VR equipment*

Man accidentally discovered resistance training

If you could somehow attach the l2 and r2 to pressure plates on the arm rails of the treadmill that would take this game to the next level!! You would also need to add the right joystick to one the arms for camera control. And probably ease the resistance of the treadmill so its not as punishing.

Man, this is like this thing I always wanted to make that's a treadmill that goes along the x axis, MADE of much smaller treadmills that go along the y axis, and each axis has a tachometer. You get an omnidirectional treadmill that outputs x and y direction and magnitude! It should be able to straight-up replace the analog stick on a controller!

Now i wanna see a livestream of someone actually playing through this game like this... :D

The pure joy he had when he started to run,I love Jabril.

Have you considered a more old-school approach by simply having a variable voltage ie. walking fast or slow actuating a variable solenoid which then protrudes as you apply the voltage in varying amounts to push on a controller's paddle or as you slow down not push on it as much?

I love death stranding, can't explain why, anything that mixes good story and good lighting always gets me

A strand type exercise

Have Michael hook up a shock vest for when you fall or get damaged. Just his sort of shtick.

Since i am a huge death stranding fan this has to be the best DS content I've seen so far, now I want full playtrough🤣🤣🤣

SUPER SUPER project.. this a real interactive and energy consumption system of gaming ... LIKED so MUCH

If you do this for a year, you'll probably be as godly as one punch man.

This was so funny watching all the people trying to paly the game using the treadmill!! Yet again you made a funny cool video!! I think these videos are great and really important because i think you are inspiring the next generation of engineers, scientists, coders or just plain computer or all things electronic enthusiasts!! So I really jsut wanted to leave you a comment on here telling you how good your videos are and how important they are!!! I truly think you are a great role model for the younger generations and just like how you grew up inspired by the myth buster i truly think kids will grow up inspired by the youtubers who are big into this kind of stuff!! SO THANK YOU MAN KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! Also its late here so sorry for rambling like crazy ( i hope i made sense LOL)!!!!!

Considering a lot of the late-game emotional impact of Death Stranding comes from how far you’ve come to get there, a treadmill sounds like a good way to make me bawl like a baby by the final scene.

I NEED this in my life. I've been thinking of getting one of those standing desks for my gaming pc and some sort of compact treadmill to put beneath so I don't feel like such a LUMP sometimes....lol

this awesome. something to anticipate in the near future

I need the uncut version of his Death Stranding rant.

That's impressive considering you were fighting the motor brake the whole time lol!

This looks super awesome! If you add some turning controls onto the treadmill handles and reduce the resistance against the conveyer belt (so that people could spend more than 5 minutes on it) then it would be a real entertainment experience!

Seeing Jabrils on an Allen Pan video while wearing a Coding Train shirt is the best freakin crossover ever

6:46 man delivering a pizza falls down a mountain for a solid 10 seconds, 2020, colorized

Imagine putting a VR headset on during this

4:50 Wait a minute, Michael mentioned that Allen stole his shirts during a party. Is that Offline TV shirt one of those stolen shirts?

to improve this, you can either harness the bag to the ceiling or create a controller mount with arm rest/arm supporter at the front to lessen the balancing issues at staying up while running and holding the controller so you have more focus on the legs I have similar project still on planning stage due to funds issue cause I need to commission a frame which can be strapped to the upper body and balance by being hanged on the ceiling and has a part that is directly mounted to a wired separated left analog stick so mine has less tension since I won't use a treadmill to move (so hard to explain but I hope you get what I mean), I'm so amazed you nailed the realism very much using the treadmill you just literally made a legit vr 1(or 2?) direction controller, all you need now is a vr headset

"obsessed with the game" "played 50hours". Our definition on the word obsess, when it comes to games, is definetly not the same.

Allen just play Ring Fit Adventure like everyone else

The way you explained what death stranding is was gold.

You could have made it so when you press forward on the analog stick it increases the speed of the treadmill so you are forced to run if you want your character to run. This would also be good because you would have more control over the game.

"He is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer f**king will"

Nintendo: makes a game about working out This guy: "doesn't own a switch" I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move

Loved the Jabrils feature! You should have him on more!

I motivated myself and started exercising by playing a game called “sale hunting.” It’s only viable to play this game if you live in an area where there are a lot of garage sales/front lawn sales. I go on a run and bring a backpack to try and find as much stuff that I can take from a garage sale/front lawns as possible. So far I’ve gotten: - 4 scarves - 2 Kathmandu jackets - 1 backpack - 1 blanket - 1 knitting set - 2 Xbox One S Controllers - 2 Stools And that’s it. Looking forward to getting more stuff.

7:42 *uncontrollable laughter* "This is so stupid!" Whatever it is I love it.

Me : Looking for a Tredmill for years Alien Pan: Finds one randomly in the street Me: Wat

Mad props on the design great new controller

I just keep coming back to this video. It's so funny. IDEAS! 1. Integrate the controller into the backpack. So to balance you actually grab the straps. No idea what to do with the other buttons. 2. The straps that hold you in place should pull to the left or the right to mimic the imbalance in game. Obviously it needs to be live so as it happens to Norman it happens to you. (I don't even think this is possible but would be so cool. Well cool to me.)

It's just so precious how much fun he's having with it.

"Yeah!! I'm running and he's running! We're running together!! Yeeeaahh!! This is so stupid!" Lol!

Hahahahaha fitness and getting in shape resolutions for January 1st 2020 Right up there with going outside more and attending more social functions!

11:03 i think that those ladders were from one of Croatias RU-vidrs. This was a very good video, really enjoyed it!

"I once watched this guy build an airplane that dumps water on Jesus fires." - Allen Pan 2020

that is my top of the list favorite game and I would love to have a treadmill controller for this game. cuz i am sure in a week time I will be toned like an athlete for the amount i spend on this game daily walking hahaha. what we need is a treadmill that is very easy to walk, run (not like yours as you have to use too much power to push it) something that does not have that much friction. and that the friction is generated by a motor or something to treadmill whenever the character climbs up to simulate strenuous efforts on our side. I wish these type of controllers will start showing up soon and we can play our fav games for hours and stay fit too

As someone who loves video games and has VR. I would love to have a treadmill hooked to my game. Plus a VR head set on and but for controllers we need to move away form the bulky hand held motion controllers and get into a glove. Imagine playing a game like Skyrim or Fallout 4 which i own in VR and Flat-screen. The biggest issue i have with Fallout4 VR is they didn't do anything to the firearms to make them feel real like in Onward. I would love to a virtual belt/vest on your character which is like your hot key's. And a virtual holster on your leg for pistols. And over the shoulder holster for rifles. And the other shoulder would be your virtual back pack. You have to put your arm back like your grabbing something and move the backpack in front of you and open it to access the inventory. Have a place on your virtual belt to grab mags and you have to take your mag out of your firearm first before putting another in. Basically fallout 4 VR with Onward gameplay / controls. But really enhanced and toned.

This could be so revolutionary for the VR area of gaming kinda like in ready player one, super cool man

10:14 "cuz you have to walk to walk" Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes

"Airplane Rain Man" Yis.

Just like oasis in ready player one movie, so cool man. love your videos man.

I worked as a courier for some time and I love this game, I´m a marathonist too so I wished I could actually play the whole game like this...

Learns how to walk in the game, almost got Norman Reedus killed.

How electrical engineering students use their degree. My parents: ur degree will give u a futrue. These guys: .... 😂

😂omg guys, you're hilarious, I've laughed my head off)) Looking forward to ideas how to add a jumping and kicking option to fight the mules))

This is AMAZING!

I imagine removing it’s resistance, or using an elliptic would function better, since it looks like you have to push in order to move

this is honestly genius and we should all have something like this in our homes...

Hopefully you or one of your programmer friends revisit this project in the future with a better / omnidirectional treadmill for improved steering and speed control! Being able to do all of the walking, jogging and sprinting speeds would be the perfect experience. This game is all about the journey of reconnecting the country, and it's really interesting to see how people struggle with coordinating things like running and handling the controller at the same time. There are so many situations in the game where you have to push through things like water, tar, and snow, where the resistance of a treadmill would suddenly go right up, as well as changes to the incline when climbing or descending. The next challenge is finding a weighted package controller that sits on your back, and it pushes you around if you lose balance. I thought it was pretty mean to actually make them drink monster energy in real life though, that stuff is nasty.

This is great! i have been meaning to build something like this for ages but i kinda know i'll just stop playing videogames with it once i do.

As a wise man once said: *I'M WALKIN' HERE!! I'M WALKIN' HERE!!*

Me: *makes this thing* Me after Completing the game: *T H I C C L E G S*

man this youtube channel is awesome!

Good Job i want buy that will help with Sport!I love this 🥰🥰

6:38 Allen: WOOOO IM DOING IT YEAH *proceeds to fall 70 feet down a mountain*

Omfg, I love how Allen has little touches. After he finds out Micheal doesn't live with them anymore, he's wearing a "Loading... OfflineTV" shirt. GOLD

This is honestly the best thing i've seen ever

Your humor is so unrivaled 😆🤟

Interesting addition: If you put triggers on the left/right side (possibly the hand contacts for the heart meter?) for the balancing shoulder buttons. So it's putting your hands down and taking them off to balance.

3:59 the mouse pads strapped to the wall😂😂😂

Damn this is creative broo👏🏾👏🏾

I actually love this and would totally play this.

10:10 "This is the most realistic game that you could possibly play because you have to walk to walk". Just *E P I C* .

8:37 he's complaining that he sweats, but wears a jeans for running

What a fascinating time capsule

This is PERFECT