<s>
The	O
Joyboard	B-Device
is	O
a	O
balance	O
board	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Joyboard	B-Device
worked	O
by	O
installing	O
the	O
four	O
directional	O
latches	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
joystick	B-Device
could	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
via	O
a	O
standard	O
Atari	O
joystick	B-Device
port	O
placed	O
next	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
cable	O
goes	O
into	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
similarities	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
function	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
games	O
with	O
their	O
feet	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
more	O
advanced	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
pressure	O
sensors	O
under	O
each	O
foot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mogul	O
Maniac	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slalom	O
skiing	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Amiga	O
Corporation	O
and	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Off	O
Your	O
Rocker	O
,	O
another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Amiga	O
,	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
,	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surf	O
's	O
Up	O
,	O
a	O
surfing	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	O
computer	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
developers	O
became	O
so	O
frustrated	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
frequent	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
that	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
relaxation	O
technique	O
,	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
sit	O
perfectly	O
still	O
on	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
so	O
not	O
to	O
engage	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
latches	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
infamous	O
Guru	B-Device
Meditation	I-Device
error	O
originates	O
from	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
homage	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Ian	O
Bogost	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Persuasive	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
has	O
developed	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Guru	B-Device
Meditation	I-Device
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
legitimate	O
zen	O
meditation	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
Joyboard	B-Device
,	O
they	O
must	O
sit	O
perfectly	O
still	O
on	O
it	O
with	O
their	O
legs	O
crossed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Bogost	O
worked	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Atari	O
fansite	O
AtariAge	B-Application
to	O
manufacture	O
ten	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
cartridge	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
