It seems that the wrong blog was linked for the studio II presentation...
LINK
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
more wiimote complications...
I decided to have another go at using the wii-mote's with my laptop, and got it working again, just your basic mouse and desktop controls such as volume and mouse buttons etc...I also got Johnny Chung's grid program working, it essentially lets you use IR LED's to resize and move a grid around.
However, I did discover one particular problem, which was compatibility. Essentially, some programs and scripts will only work with the wii-mote using certain bluetoth adapters, i was using a standard toshiba stack.
using the toshiba stack I could get programs such as wiinRemote and glovepieworking, however Johnny chungs software would not work unless i was using blue soliel.
Thats before i got the mac OSX and Vista incompatibilities.
For a safe bet, the original design for a multi-touch surface will be implemented.
email me if you have any inquiries...
However, I did discover one particular problem, which was compatibility. Essentially, some programs and scripts will only work with the wii-mote using certain bluetoth adapters, i was using a standard toshiba stack.
using the toshiba stack I could get programs such as wiinRemote and glovepieworking, however Johnny chungs software would not work unless i was using blue soliel.
Thats before i got the mac OSX and Vista incompatibilities.
For a safe bet, the original design for a multi-touch surface will be implemented.
email me if you have any inquiries...
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Wii remote idea fails
So I connected the Wii remotes up to my laptop, got the basic application of using an IR light as a mouse working, however, due to the..well i dont know what to call it, but for what we want to make the Wii remote set up will not suffice, therefore we are going to build an actual multi-touch system.
Will post designs and ideas soon...
Will post designs and ideas soon...
Monday, March 3, 2008
And it begins...again
So Bill and Myself are going to build a multi-touch system.
Okay, so now we have a starting grounds for this system, and it is all thanks to....(drum roll).....A Nintendo Wii Remote.
Thats right, some genius has figured out how to hook up a wii remote to a computer and make a multi-touch for about $400 - $500 less than it would usually cost, and although he uses IR LED pens for his, I am sure we can find a way to use a persons hands.
For those who don't fully understand what a multi-touch system is, essentially it is like a touch screen, except you can have multiple points interacting with the screen at the same time, rather than just single touches.
Obviously there are endless possibilities for a system like this, and Bill and I intend to make a few applications.
here are some links to the youtube vids that showed what can happen when you mix innovative thinking with a laptop and a wii remote...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ&feature=related
- whiteboard multi touch using IR pens and wii remote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
- Head tracking(really cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i8to9njUo
- head tracking + CompizFusion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0awjPUkBXOU
- Using the nintendo wii to track finger movements
So as you can see this is going to be a fun project, especially seeing we will need lots of testing :D
Okay, so now we have a starting grounds for this system, and it is all thanks to....(drum roll).....A Nintendo Wii Remote.
Thats right, some genius has figured out how to hook up a wii remote to a computer and make a multi-touch for about $400 - $500 less than it would usually cost, and although he uses IR LED pens for his, I am sure we can find a way to use a persons hands.
For those who don't fully understand what a multi-touch system is, essentially it is like a touch screen, except you can have multiple points interacting with the screen at the same time, rather than just single touches.
Obviously there are endless possibilities for a system like this, and Bill and I intend to make a few applications.
here are some links to the youtube vids that showed what can happen when you mix innovative thinking with a laptop and a wii remote...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ&feature=related
- whiteboard multi touch using IR pens and wii remote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
- Head tracking(really cool)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i8to9njUo
- head tracking + CompizFusion...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0awjPUkBXOU
- Using the nintendo wii to track finger movements
So as you can see this is going to be a fun project, especially seeing we will need lots of testing :D
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