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Re: DRIVER STATION DESIGNS

We've gotten plenty of compliments about ours before. I'll see if I can dig up a picture of our station and post it tomorrow (All our media files are on the school network) but I'll try and describe ours:

Basically, we started with a snowboard. We then painted it black. Slapped on some velcro that fits a laptop size, and left enough space on both sides for at least 2 joysticks each. (IE max configuration of our board could theoretically be 2 joysticks - laptop - 2 joysticks. ) Usually how it ends up being configured would be 2 joysticks, a laptop, then our operator box.

I'd say that if there's one thing we could add to it, it would be a carrying handle and or wheels. Make it kinda longboard style...
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