Usability Corner » Wii http://usabilitycorner.com Some random thoughts about psychology, user experience, conscious thinking, design and technology Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote http://usabilitycorner.com/index.php/2008/12/31/creating-tech-marvels-out-of-a-40-wii-remote/ http://usabilitycorner.com/index.php/2008/12/31/creating-tech-marvels-out-of-a-40-wii-remote/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:52:11 +0000 Manish Vashist http://www.usabilitycorner.com/?p=161 Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.

This is… amazing, just… wow! I am attending RPI this fall as a freshmen, and i plan on going into mechanical engineering and design. As soon as i saw this video i was literally agape and on the edge of my seat! I gave the link to all the other people going to RPI next year including Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and other Mech. Eng.
I have a Nintendo Wii, and an extra controller, so you can count on me bringing this set up to my Dorm room next year. With the interactive 2-point white-board alone i can think of either great fun or great ways to improve on how I do my work. Can this be set up to a CAD software or similar software for 3-D design?

Honestly Mr. Lee, I have so much respect for you right now. First for realizing this could be done, second for developing the software to make it happen, and last but far from least, for making the information widely distributed, the software free to everyone, and as you said, opening the field of research to such a broad range of people. You certainly deserve that standing ovation. Bravo!!!

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