Human-Scale Soccer Video Game
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Replace that flimsy, plastic Guitar Hero axe with a soccer ball.

These DIY freestyle-footballers play their full-sized, wall-mounted "Football Hero" with skill, achieving a 76 percent accuracy rating after only 17 games.

They kick soccer balls at the control pads (pressure sensitive piezo sensors) on the fretboard projection, controlled by the Arduino platform.

Sure beats soccer practice.

Football Hero Demo

Via crunchgear

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