VibroSkate is a skateboarding simulator with a small, low-cost locomotion interface that reproduces the exact haptics and kinesthesia of feet. When a player hops on VibroSkate and kicks the treadmill, the virtual skateboard performs just like a real one. The more you kick the treadmill, the faster the skateboard travels. The player feels the ground and the acceleration, with realistic skateboard vibrations.

Many VR research devices are huge and/or require multiple motors because they try to reproduce vestibular senses, so they are not practical for home entertainment. In contrast, VibroSkate, is a living-room-scale device that provides realistic moving sensations, while kinesthesia and feedback force deliver a strong moving sensation. It also provides realistic vibration feedback, which enables performance of a realistic and exhilarating skateboarding experience. In real-world skateboarding, vibrations caused by wheel friction are transmitted to the feet, which perceive the different textures of ground and speed. Vibroskate reproduces those vibrations using two large transducers that present vibrations sampled from a real skateboard rolling over various surfaces.

This force-input locomotion interface allows players to experience a real sense of distance while skateboarding through scenic virtual worlds that they have never seen in real life.