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How to create an Interactive Whiteboard with a Wiimote

By Stevie Smith Dec 18, 2007, 6:12 GMT

Are you sick of using a traditional mouse and keyboard control system on the PC? Are you a college professor with a penchant for technically tweaked teaching methods? Are you an aspiring businessman in need of a cheap and alternative presentation method? And, more importantly, do you have a spare Wiimote hanging around the joint? Johnny Chung Lee shows you how to save thousands of dollars... by fully utilising the powers of the Nintendo Wiimote. Credit: JohnnyLee.net

Johnny Chung Lee shows you how to save thousands of dollars... by fully utilising the powers of the Nintendo Wiimote. Credit: JohnnyLee.net If you can reply in the positive to the final question, and fit into any or all of the preceding categories, then this little creative film is just for you. In actuality, if you’re a Nintendo Wii fan, you’re simply going to love the idea of seeing the Wiimote easily overcoming yet another tech challenge.In this short YouTube film, dedicated Wii fan, technology guru, and Carnegie Mellon Unversity Ph.D graduate student (breathe) Johnny Lee shows us how to make a "Low-Cost Multi-Point Interactive Whiteboard," worth several thousands of dollars, using only the Nintendo Wiimote. Sounds interesting? Strangely, it is… it’s also quite tempting too, just to control the PC via a desk projection and an infrared LED light pen. So, what are you waiting for? Marvel at Johnny Lee’s knowledge and prowess in the world of Wii-based technology, and do your best to fight the clawing sensation that says: ‘Hey, I need one of those!’Want to see more of Johnny in action? Simply click on this link (http://johnnylee.net) to be whisked away to his official Web site, where you can enjoy the wonders of "Spirit Fingers: Tracking Your Fingers With A Wiimote." We kid you not.

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danDec 23rd, 2007 - 05:04:24

They had an undergrad demonstrating some other Wiimote stuff at a poster session a few days ago; they're apparently working on a Java API that you can just use for stuff. Looked pretty sweet.

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