A developer has connected a Xiaomi treadmill to World of Warcraft so that in-game character actions can control the belt speed, and the treadmill's movement can affect the character, according to a report circulating online.
Hobbyist integration · World of Warcraft × treadmill
A treadmill linked to World of Warcraft through the screen
A developer reportedly connected a Xiaomi treadmill to the game so in-game actions control belt speed and movement affects the character. The bridge is visual: the add-on draws colored squares that an outside program reads from the display.
How the visual bridge works
Step 1
Game add-on draws three small colored squares in a screen corner
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Step 2
External program reads the colors from the screen
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Step 3
Colors are translated into treadmill commands
The reverse direction (treadmill movement affecting the character) is described as working the same way in principle.
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small colored squares used as the signal between game and treadmill
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standard direct channels for add-ons to talk to outside applications
2-way
direction of control described: game to belt, and belt to character
Channels between the add-on and an outside app (blocks = count)
Standard direct channel vs. screen-based signaling used in this project
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Standard direct channel
Why it stands out
Shows how AI coding assistants can help hobbyists cross software boundaries
Uses visual output as a bridge between sealed applications
Needs little formal programming expertise, according to the account
Open questions
Whether the approach fits more serious integrations
Whether game publishers would treat it as a terms-of-service violation
Whether the reverse direction has been demonstrated in full
Not yet confirmed
The available material describes the concept but leaves key details unverified.
Color codes
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