In one embodiment a control arrangement for operating a video game console is disclosed. The arrangement includes a mat having foot panels, a matrix scanning circuit, a peripheral warning track, a MCU, a first transceiver module, a foul line crossing sensor module, and a foul line crossing warning module; a wireless controller including a second transceiver module; and a detector including an oscillation circuit, an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver, and a warning module adapted to make an audible sound when a distance between a user and an obstacle is less than a safe distance. The foul line crossing warning module is adapted to make an audible sound when the warning track is stepped by the foot.