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No touching at this dance May 7, 2007 - by Ian Bogost
Gizmodo lavished praise upon the gadget, but I'm not so sure. While the photo at right is compelling, you can't actually see the lasers while the thing is running (that's how lasers work, see, unless you want to douse your living room with chalk dust). The grid is just drawn in for effect. One of the most lasting aspects of DDR's design is its fantastic continuous feedback; you step and get immediate praise or blame. I can't imagine there would be enough feedback in this device to make it usable. And it's still as big as the pad anyway :/. (via Kotaku) Comment from Mark Nelson on May 8, 2007
Well, chalk dust isn't so good for the lungs, but I could imagine it being kind of cool to play with a few inches of dry-ice fog along the floor. POST A COMMENT
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