Diy virtuoso johnny chung lee has already more than proven himself with his wiimote whiteboard and fingertracking hacks to say nothing of the. Johnny lee double fist pump come on wii game designers. It has a motion sensor, and a tiny camera to track points of light from an. Any software on this page is primarily meant for developers and may not run. Johnny lee saw a surprisingly good infrared camera that could make innovative computer interfaces affordable. If someone made a wii remote battery cover with a fitting for a camera tripod, then we could use existing camera tripods for mounting the wii remotes. The update rate of the wii remote data is not necessarily the frame rate of the camera sensor. Googles johnny lee is out to solve vrs biggest problem. In addition to a mouse click, the remotes buttons can also be assigned to various key combos.
You may purchase your software license key and it will be emailed to you or included in your oder. If you thought johnny lee was done making us all buy wiimotes, you were wrong. Johnny chung lee human computer interaction research. This is a demo of johnny chung lee s wii remote whiteboard in action. The wii remote is also used in fields outside of standard computing. Gnu general public license gpl gnu general public license gpl. Using infrared ir light pens and the wii remote, it is possible to create very. Dec 10, 2007 the update rate of the wii remote data is not necessarily the frame rate of the camera sensor. Product title wii repair part remote control battery door cove. It uses the infraredir camera built into the tip of each wii remote to track the location ir light pens.
Compatibility with 64 bit windows tested on windows 7. Tokyo want to try out johnny lees wiimote headtracking demo. Dec 10, 2007 if someone made a wii remote battery cover with a fitting for a camera tripod, then we could use existing camera tripods for mounting the wii remotes. We will examine the devices functionality and capabilities as well as its strengths and weaknesses. Tilting causes the mouse to move up, down, left, and right.
I updated johnny chung lees original wiimote whiteboard with a couple of new features and bug fixes including. Using the infrared camera in the wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar two. Jun 20, 2010 wiimote whiteboard with windows x64 support. Using wiinremote, you can have the wii remote control your pcs mouse.
It is based on johnny lees original wiimotewhiteboard program that is. Case studies in this lecture, we are going to discuss the nintendo wii remote input device and how it can be used to develop 3d user interfaces. This makes the wii remote one of the most common computer input devices in. The wii remote, also known colloquially as the wiimote, is the primary game controller for nintendos wii home video game console. My program uses java to allow for some platformindependence and is, up to my knowledge, currently the only such program for the mac. Users can upload design files and shapeways prints the objects for them or others. Johnny lee demos his amazing wii remote hacks, which transform the game piece into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a headmounted 3d viewer. The wiimoteproject forum has become the discussion, support and sharing site for lees wii remote projects and other newer developments. Johnny lee, whose creative uses of the nintendo wii remote. Software to run the grid program you see in the video. Updates, which were downloaded via the systems internet connection wiiconnect24, discontinued, allowed nintendo to add additional features and software. Here is a video showing him demonstrate his technology. Johnny chung lees wii remote whiteboard implemented in ruby wedesoftwhiteboard.
Dec 21, 2007 if you thought johnny lee was done making us all buy wiimotes, you were wrong. This software has been downloaded half a million times. This program allows you to use the wii remote wiimote to turn any surface into. My program uses java to allow for some platformindependence. With these extra components, the wiimote is out of the reach of being moved by accident through teacher or student movement youll get countless questions about whether you have a wii or not, and the batteries in the remote will never need to be charged.
This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. The wiimote communicates what it sees with the wii through bluetooth. Smoothboard contains a customizable floating toolbar that. A head tracking application based on a modified version of johnny chung lees desktopvr software that supports a regular web cam instead of the wii remote control. I wish i had a windows box handy at the moment, as id like play around with this. Wiimotewhiteboard allows you to use the wii remote wiimote to turn any surface into a lowcost interactive whiteboard. Wiimote whiteboard faq and adv discussion johnny lee. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perfom this with the wii remote. By sharing his wiimote experiments using video and social media in 2008, johnny lee spawned a movement of experimentation and software.
Johnny chung lee carnegie mellon university i n november 2006, nintendo released its. This software application allows you to use your nintendo wii remote to create a very lowcost interactive whiteboard system or tablet display. The system is based on the fact that the wii remote is a high quality infrared camera. And theyre putting it to uses its designers never intended. When a new update became available nintendo sent a message to connected systems notifying them of the. Wiimote desktopvr faq and adv discussion johnny lee. This provides a cheap relatively solution to the other piece of hardware that would need to be included with a headtracking game. Positonal tracking is the fundamental vr technology that unlocks. Users can have objects printed from a variety of materials, including foodsafe ceramics. Thirdparty accessories for the wii remote wikipedia.
Head tracking for desktop vr displays using the wiiremote. The wii system software is a set of updatable firmware versions and a software frontend on the wii home video game console. Diy headtracker takes wiimote hacking to dizzying new. Apr 14, 2008 nintendo wii devotees are likely already familiar with johnny chung lee as the guy who appeared one day last year on youtube with a mindbender of a demo on how to use the wii remote and sensor. Software applications developed for it have the additional. This is a user submitted video under user submitted category. Johnny chung lee born 1979 a computer engineer famous for his inventions related to the wii remote. Using an ir led array and some reflective tape, you can track fingers in thin air using the wii remote by johnny chung lee from carnegie mellon university.
I made this myself following the projects on the internet, johnny chung lee s advice and general principle and applying my own. Wii remote software downloads download32 software archive. I am trying to load my wii remote so that i may use my whiteboard as an interactivve device, but it does not show that it is downloaded. Johnny lee demos wii remote hacks 32 translations dotsub. I updated johnny chung lee s original wiimote whiteboard with a couple of new features and bug fixes including. The united states government has experimented with. Although the submitted content is moderated, realitypod does not guarantee the accuracy of information. Nintendo wii devotees are likely already familiar with johnny chung lee as the guy who appeared one day last year on youtube with a mindbender of a. Include the software license with your order and it will be shipped free. Darwiin remote does lots of other cool stuff as well. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to. Johnny chung lee projects wii as of june 2008, nintendo has sold nearly 30 million wii game consoles. Free or cheap wii remote hacks inspired to educate. The one that was recommended by johnny lee is the vishay semiconductors tsal6400.
An essential capability of the wii remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing, using accelerometer and optical sensor technology. We have become an authorized reseller of the registered smoothboard software. Using the infrared camera in the wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar two ir leds, you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This significantly exceeds the number of tablet pcs in use today according to even the most generous estimates of tablet pc sales. It is typically easier to add new devices with whatever software they packaged with your adapter. By putting the wiimotes ir camera under a tv screen, and fitting a cheap ir sensor to. Lowcost multitouch whiteboard using the wiimote youtube. I was actually on my way out of the show, just trying to get past the crowds of people and. This program allows you to use the wii remote wiimote to turn any surface into a lowcost interactive whiteboard. Johnny lee, of cmu, has created a very useful hack of the common wii remote to effectively replace the need for a smart board. Smoothboard 2 is the latest wiimote whiteboard wii whiteboard software that allows you to turn any screen surface into an interactive whiteboard easily with just a wii remote and an infrared ir pen. For windows only, boon jin has enhanced johnnys software and. The wiis remote handsetor, as fans dubbed it, the wiimoteis the main reason for the game consoles appeal.
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