Setup

How does it work?

I have two apps on my phone in my pocket, one that makes me move forward in game when I walk in place, and the other that counts my steps! Both apps have 7-day free trials, so be sure to try them out if you want to do this!

What are the apps called?

One of them is Stepl! This is the cheapest and easiest way to walk in games. If you put your phone in your pocket and walk in place, it presses W on your keyboard! This is Android only, and only for PC games, primarily with keyboard and mouse. Here is a guide on YouTube I made for setting it up! 

The other app is reWASD! This is the most customizable and lowest latency way to walk in games.  This one is a little bit more complicated to set up, but basically it uses your phone's gyroscope (motion detector) to press whatever you want to use to go forward on a PC game! This one is for Android and iOS and can be for keyboard and mouse or controller! Here is a guide on YouTube I made for a more basic usage of it! 

Which one should I use?

If you are wanting to use this for casual games, or just a casual walk around a game world, then I recommend Stepl! It is so much simpler to set up and use, but there is a bit of a delay when you start and stop walking in place and when your character starts and stops walking. The only thing I recommend for this is a Standing Desk!

If you are wanting to use this for more difficult games, or even PVP games, then I recommend reWASD! It is a little bit more complicated to set up and use, but these is significantly less delay when you start and stop walking in place and when your character starts and stops walking. Plus my current setup allows me to move in any direction as long as I press that direction on my keyboard or controller and walk in place. I have not made a guide for this yet, but it's coming soon! reWASD also works much better for an Exercise Bike!

I have made some reWASD configurations for my setups here! I will be making some YouTube videos for how to use my configurations soon!

Which one do you use? 

I use Stepl to count my steps, and I use reWASD for the actual walking in game since I am usually playing games that require a bit more control. But if I am doing a casual walk in a game, then I will just use Stepl!

Can this work on console games?

I use Stepl to count my steps, and I use reWASD for the actual walking in game since I am usually playing games that require a bit more control. But if I am doing a casual walk in a game, then I will just use Stepl!

Can you make it so you have to move faster to move faster in game?

I've not been able to figure out a good way to do this reliably, unfortunately! So as of right now, sprinting in game is just by holding the sprint button.

Can you make it so you have to jump to jump in game?

I have a DDR pad that I have considered using for jumping in games, but my focus is to encourage movement, for myself, as well as for my audience! I feel like if I overcomplicate it, other people won't want to try it!

Why not use a treadmill?

Because when I start and stop moving in real life, I start and stop moving in game! So it would have to be a manual treadmill, and those are expensive!

Why not just play VR games?

For a few reasons! VR gives me major motion sickness, even with a setup like this. Additionally, my current PC could not handle the games, and VR, and streaming all at the same time. And finally, as I mentioned, I want to simplify the setup as much as possible so that other people will try this themselves!