Computer culture is sometimes a bit paradoxical - I thought moving hand to the mouse from the home row was a big no-no, but now suddenly it's all OK to move them hand from that row to a gear shift!
In any case, a cool project, and the naming of it is top-notch!
It's the rule of cool. Everything must be as ergonomic as possible, unless of it adds to the cool-factor, which a functioning stick shift for your computer certainly does.
In any case, a cool project, and the naming of it is top-notch!