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I think Cybershoes work better than these.

https://www.cybershoes.com/

Cybershoes are fun but limited. They have to be used whilst seated (and it came with a dedicated stool for this). Also game support is limited. There’s a list of supported games on the site, and I don’t think anything new has been added for several years. My guess is that it needs developers to write to its API, so it can’t serve as a drop-in replacement for any game with free locomotion. (If the Freeaim can support this, that’d be a good selling point.)

Having said that, I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyment from using them to walk across the world in Skyrim VR. The movement required (rolling your feet back towards you) is different to walking but feels convincing enough when you’re in the game.

Of course limited but I doubt that treadmill shoes will work reliable without risk for injury.

Cybershoes looks cool, but what makes you say they work better?

I just doubt the treadmill approach will work without risk of injury or very limited motion speed.

Cybershoes are just a kind of controller for your feet you use while seated. Less risk of injury and no speed limit, maybe the game but not the player.

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