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The Holoseat is an open source Arduino project which turns activity on exercise bikes/elliptical machines (generally recumbent models) into the keyboard command for locomotion (usually walking triggered by the w key). The current version only works with PCs and Macs, as they can have multiple keyboards for input devices (including joysticks if a keyboard mapping program like JoyToKey is used). Current development is focused on productizing the initial prototype (shown in the video below). The Holoseat will be available as both a kit and a completed product. Later development will investigate the possibility of connecting the Holoseat control unit inline with USB controllers for use on game consoles and in games which directly support controllers.